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HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.03 Feb 2023HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]With noble Lords’ indulgence, I would like to make a few remarks. I warmly thank all who have supported this Private Member’s Bill and the cause of refugee family reunion in the…03 Feb 2023HANSARDEmployment Rights LegislationMy Lords, when this came up in Questions on 23 January, the Minister, in response to the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, said that he had not seen the comments of CBI…01 Feb 2023HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland Protocol: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (European Affairs Committee Sub-Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, came through that terrifying experience to share his wisdom with us today, not least as the former president of the…20 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I shall be brief, because I know that noble Lords are waiting for the Statement. I thank the Minister for his reply. His first point was that the Government wanted to…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI will speak to the question of whether Clause 87 should stand part of the Bill, which is in my name. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I will also speak to the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 76, I will also cover the other three amendments in my name—I am afraid I dominate this group 1, which is all concerning proposals made by the report…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for calling these amendments simple but important. I am grateful for his support. On…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I assure the Committee that this will not be a one-woman show all afternoon. I can be very brief on Amendment 80 because we will be hearing about Amendment 81. The Bill…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillWell—my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed asked the obvious question of what happens next, and we got a rather obscure answer. I hope the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, will be able…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for introducing this group. As he noted, I will speak to Amendments 61 and 63 in my name, which are inspired, as usual, by the…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillAnd mine with you. I look forward to the debate on Clause 28. The Government’s response, which we finally received, does not seem very strong. It says: “The Government considers…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI apologise for interrupting but, before the Minister moves on to Amendment 63, can he explain something? It may just be my inability to see it but, in their response, the…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, the debate on Amendment 4 flows fairly naturally from the previous debate. The amendment flows from the report by the JCHR, which I am a member of, and is designed to…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I was just looking up to see whether the words “intended to benefit a foreign power” were actually in the Bill, but I did not have time. In skimming through, I did not…19 Dec 2022