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HANSARDPublic Order BillIs the noble Viscount aware of any statistics on the number of people now who are being prosecuted or who have been convicted of harassment of people at abortion clinics? I am…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIs the noble Lord saying that we should have buffer zones outside every location at which somebody can get, for example, the medical intervention for abortion, such as Boots the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDSchools: ResourcesWill the Minister assure the House that full funding will be made available for the increases in salary to which she has just referred, so that schools will not have use their…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, there is no doubt that there has been a growing incidence of public order situations recently. We even had a demonstration in Central Lobby a week or so ago. What I have…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI will—I have very little to say. I ask noble Lords to bear with me; this is an important point. That clause is inconsistent with the common-law presumption of innocence and the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillYes; I will do so shortly. Surely we do not think it appropriate to criminalise those who seek to exercise their rights to free speech by advising, persuading or informing or even…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillCan I ask the noble Lord whether he thinks that the Government’s intention to call a Northern Ireland Assembly election on Friday will assist matters?25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I speak as one who lives in Northern Ireland and experiences on a regular basis the impact of the bureaucracy associated with the operation of the protocol. I spoke at…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords—11 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I served as a member of the sub-committee on the protocol under the excellent chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Jay. As has been repeatedly stated, the Bill…11 Oct 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessMy Lords, many of us in your Lordships’ House are of a significant age. The message that has been given in the media and generally is one of serious danger to the elderly and…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Operation KenovaMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the international steering group for Operation Kenova, on which I have served for six years. Is the Minister aware that Operation…14 Jul 2022HANSARDWomen’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that it would be both illogical and embarrassing for the United Kingdom to make representations to the US on this issue? The US Supreme Court…28 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022At end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations (1) disregard the statutory role of the Northern Ireland Assembly and ignore the devolution settlement, and (2)…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank all those who have spoken in the debate today, particularly those who have spoken with me on my amendment to the Motion. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, I…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, as the Minister said, there has been and continues to be very significant opposition to the imposition of the extreme abortion regime in Northern Ireland by this…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAmnesty International Report 2021/22My Lords, can the Minister assure the House that there will be no erosion of the human right to due process, under the rule of law, in prosecutions in the United Kingdom, and…27 Apr 2022HANSARDThe Future of the Northern Ireland AssemblyMy Lords, is it not the case that abortion was imposed on the people of Northern Ireland by this Parliament in 2019 against their will, and in the event that the power-sharing…30 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, what is proposed in this amendment is a fundamental change in the law. What we must look at is, I think, fundamentally for each woman, what actually happens in each…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, it was a privilege yesterday to listen to the brave and compelling words of President Zelensky on the situation in Ukraine. We are at a pivotal moment in the history of…09 Mar 2022