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HANSARDNational Security BillI assure the noble Baroness that they absolutely would.19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I was going to say quite a lot this afternoon, but my noble friend Lord Evans and I did not share each other’s speeches beforehand, and he has said most of what I wanted…06 Dec 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee Amendments to the Code of Conduct (7th Report, Session 2021–22, HL Paper 188) be agreed to.24 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeI am obviously not auditioning to be a government Minister. I beg to move that the report be agreed to.24 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeThank you, my Lords. I assure the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, that I shall remain vigilant, and so shall my committee. I shall just make a correction on Valuing Everybody. The…24 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I last stood at this Dispatch Box in my capacity as chair of your Lordships’ Conduct Committee eight working days ago. That was my first time. I hope to do so as…24 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Pendry (8th Report, Session 2021-22, HL Paper 194) be agreed to.12 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to Standing Order 68, which states that Motions on reports “resulting from an investigation under the Code of Conduct” must be “decided…12 May 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeTo resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Pendry be suspended from the service of the House for a period of one week; and that, in accordance with Section 1 of…12 May 2022HANSARDAgeing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I join my colleagues in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for his wonderful leadership of our committee and his patience under provocation from Zoom, not to mention…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, in September 2001, shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, when I was deputy head of MI5, I flew to Washington with the head of MI6 and the…18 Aug 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I swapped my slot with my noble friend Lady Meacher, at her request. In the gracious Speech, Her Majesty the Queen referred to “measures to increase the safety and…18 May 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI was expecting to follow the former chair of the ISC from when I was there, but I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. I do not intend to repeat what I…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am not going to repeat what I said in my speech, but I want to make three small points—[ Inaudible .] The first is to correct an impression that the noble Lord, Lord…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to speak to Amendment 46 and to say a few general words. I have heard lots of excellent speeches today. Unfortunately, I could not be at Second Reading,…24 Nov 2020HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, I was never very good at maths, but I think I am speaker 237 on this subject, if we take the debates before Christmas into account. Therefore, the chances that I can say…14 Jan 2019