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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I was pleased to add my name to Amendments 266, 479 and 480. I also support the amendment proposed by the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationMy Lords, in begging leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice, I draw attention to my role as chair of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationI thank the Minister very much for her comments. I thank the Government for their considered and thoughtful response, published today. I thank the Minister and her predecessors,…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to commemorate the Covid-19 pandemic.13 Nov 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the overall principle of this group. There are three interesting amendments, which are slightly different, and I am sure that Ministers, if they are ready to…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to speak briefly in overall support of Amendment 427C, which has just been so well moved and spoken to by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Oxford, on…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, before we were so rudely interrupted for lunch, I was going to speak to Amendments 430 and 436 in this group. Amendment 436 is the substantive amendment relating to the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate on such important topics. I declare my interest as chair of the national Careers & Enterprise Company. It is a great pleasure to…01 May 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I would like to add my support to Amendment 58, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Woodley. I am sorry that I did not spot that it was down in time to add my name to…02 Apr 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025The Minister is setting out a clear case, with which I, and I think many others in this House, disagree. To cut to the chase, the Minister has just said that the Government…24 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for her engagement on this issue, not just with me but with Members across the House. It has been very much appreciated, including when she was not…24 Feb 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls on TrainsI thank the Minister very much for his Answer. Will the forthcoming Bill relating to the creation of Great British Railways contain a clear statement of the Government’s…24 Feb 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls on TrainsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the passing of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024, what discussions the Department for Transport has had with…24 Feb 2025HANSARDLifelong LearningMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord and particularly to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Curran, on her maiden speech. As the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, said,…06 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly on this group. Like other noble Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, on her tenacity. As the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, said, she…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 124. I am sorry that I was not able to speak on this issue at Second Reading. I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of…16 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to support the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, on her excellent Private Member’s Bill. It is also a pleasure to follow all other…13 Dec 2024HANSARDElectronic Media: False InformationMy Lords, false information is as likely to be spread through online platforms with smaller numbers of users as those with many users. We have heard about the role of Telegram in…12 Sept 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak on this very important Bill. I am delighted that it covers so many vital issues and will proceed, we hope, to Royal Assent before Parliament is…23 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill30 Apr 2024