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HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am going to start by banking an agreement with the noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury. I completely agree, as I think the whole House does, that the quality of…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI completely understand that point, but the noble Lord is raising something much broader, which goes beyond the existing procedures we have for handling secondary legislation. I…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I hesitate to rise to speak, given the entrenched views already expressed, both in this debate and in earlier debates this afternoon, but I think the reaction to Clause…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillAt the end of the day, there is a requirement for Parliament to agree. That is an important part of the framework. It is not something the Executive can do alone. It would need to…10 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell, was kind enough to quote me from when I spoke in Committee on this. I want to underline that what I said was: “I cannot…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I will speak only on Clause 3 stand part and not on the more detailed amendments, because I am sure that my noble friend the Minister will reply in his careful way about…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillWe have it because it is just possible that the courts could find a way in. We have seen them getting involved in areas that we never thought they would get involved in before.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I do not often agree with the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, as he knows, but I did agree with his closing remarks on Second Reading: “We should never take…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, my Amendment 114G amends my noble friend Lady Newlove’s amendment and removes “or gender” from subsection (3) of her proposed new clause. When my noble friend tabled a…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI believe I should deal with my amendment to my noble friend’s amendment before she gets into winding up. Much as I would love to wind up the whole debate, I will confine my…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this is a probing amendment. It increases the maximum sentence for the offence of sexual penetration of a corpse in Section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 from two…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this has been a short but important debate, and it will be particularly important for the families of those who died who were abused by that man. Clearly, they have…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I thank those noble Lords who supported the amendments that I spoke to in this group. There was a small, select bunch of us, but it was a high-quality debate. I am…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, we will all be relieved that we are on the final amendment of this Report stage. Amendment 20 would have the effect of requiring the consent of the Secretary of State if…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill14 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021Leave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to approve the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2)…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I spoke about the freedom of information aspects of these two amendments in Committee, and I repeat that I think it is reasonable to exclude ARIA from the freedom of…14 Dec 2021