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HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the continued detention of individuals serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences beyond their…16 Jul 2026HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, as the Minister has just confirmed, he said in the exchange with us on July 6: “Noble Lords who know me will know that I do not lack ambition ”.—[ Official Report ,…16 Jul 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillMy Lords, I see that I have gone down on the speakers’ list as “B Ludford—first half”, presumably in the expectation that I will make the second half of my speech later. I am only…14 Jul 2026HANSARDEuropean Entry and Exit SystemMy Lords, the root cause of the EES misery that British people are suffering is Brexit. There is no running away from that. But my enthusiasm for the EU does not blind me to its…09 Jul 2026HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection PrisonersMy Lords, can the Minister, whose personal commitment is not in doubt on this issue, tell us why the Government continue to reject a significant proportion of recommendations by…06 Jul 2026HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, Ministers are facing three Oral Questions about IPP prisoners within a fortnight, the third being mine. That is because we are determined, co-ordinated and—speaking for…02 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillMy Lords, the Minister says the Bill is intended to criminalise only seriously abusive conduct and not, for example, to impinge on parents’ rights to bring up their children. So…01 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, I was pleased to co-sign the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. All the amendments in this group—Amendments 1, 3 and 4 in particular—are expressing…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillNot at all. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for all the work that he has done on this topic, both individually and as chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights. I had the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, as my noble friends have said, we on these Benches strongly support the Bill, but with some caveats about process, scope and drafting. We felt bafflement and frustration…23 Jun 2026HANSARDHong Kong Economic and Trade OfficeMy Lords, the Minister talks about things that are unacceptable and will not be tolerated, but the Chinese Communist Party is using the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as a…22 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026I am not entirely clear how Border Force would address the safeguarding risk. I am not an expert on Border Force methods, but the Explanatory Memorandum says that “the continued…15 Jun 2026HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, for securing this important debate and for her consistent work in keeping our attention on Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I…11 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeMy Lords, the Minister referred to the British way of doing things. Does he therefore agree that although various speculative issues have been raised around enforcement, in…03 Jun 2026HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, Russia is undoubtedly stirring tensions to undermine western security and Bosnia’s progress to EU membership. As has been said, the UK has always played a strong role in…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, like others, I wish to speak about EU partnership, and I very much agree with the remarks by the noble Baroness, Lady Gill. As my Lib Dem group leader, my noble friend…14 May 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataMy Lords, my question to the Minister follows on from the previous question. How will we know that the necessary cultural revolution among stewards of medical data has taken…28 Apr 2026HANSARDStudent VisasMy Lords, is it really not possible for the Government to have a more targeted approach—similar to what my noble friend Lady Hamwee suggested—by increasing the workforce to assist…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksMy noble friend Lord Palmer quoted his local rabbi as saying that this is unacceptable for us as a nation. That is what I would like to emphasise. The Minister has given us an…27 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresDoes the Leader of the House welcome, as I do, what I think is a new spirit of intention, moving from proceedings to services that support Members, to engage with and respond to…21 Apr 2026