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HANSARDConduct of Undercover Policing and Surveillance Operatives Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to support my noble friend Lady Hamwee’s Bill and her absolute determination to close what is a clear gap in the legislation. I am not a…17 Jul 2026HANSARDRights of Boat Dwellers Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, in his long campaign on this issue. My noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville has long fought for…17 Jul 2026HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy Lords, I welcome the Statement, but does the Minister agree that marine areas are very important both in terms of climate change, as a carbon sink, and in terms of…14 Jul 2026HANSARDReview Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what diplomatic steps they intend to take following the absence of consensus at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that…09 Jul 2026HANSARDReview Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. She will appreciate that the threat of nuclear war is as great as it ever was. The fact that the NPT did not reach a consensus was…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNature’s Rights Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for providing the timely opportunity to examine this concept. As we have heard today, it involves…03 Jul 2026HANSARDLegal Protections for Ancient TreesMy Lords, I am happy to hear from the Minister that the recommendations will result in the tree action plan by the end of this year, but will she bear in mind that there are no…23 Jun 2026HANSARDLegal Protections for Ancient TreesMy Lords—23 Jun 2026HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for the opportunity to debate this important SI—although I am still a bit mystified as to why she is so unhappy, since…09 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate all four of our maiden speakers, whose speeches were very moving and inspirational. I have been reflecting that, if this were the King’s own speech,…19 May 2026HANSARDCivil Preparedness for WarI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. I sincerely thank my noble friend for her excellent introduction and for talking about the national conversation. My point…20 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way, but perhaps I could give him a very small example of something that is completely relevant to what he says. On 5 March this year, the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was very pleased to add my name to this amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. To me, it is the most important amendment to the Bill, and she…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI would like the noble Lord to give way to my noble friend.05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, for adding his name to our amendment and especially for spotting the rather attractive typo in an earlier Marshalled…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. There was a theme running through the debate of the difficulty faced by those in rural areas of isolation. The noble Lord, Lord…05 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025My Lords, there is no doubt that the noble Lord, Lord Winston, expresses lots of practical and ethical opinions that we might agree with, but that does not change the fact that…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025Perhaps I may clarify, as a member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, that this matter was raised and the chairman, Sir Bernard Jenkin, told us that it was not for…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have my name to Amendment 461—02 Feb 2026