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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillSorry, it is me again, but this is me as myself. Can the noble Lord explain why it is different for academics working at the margins of their fields but not experts in other…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to yet another amendment from my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire. I was reminded by the comments of the right reverend Prelate that I speak as a…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 1 and other amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire, with his permission, as he cannot be with us in Committee…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I wish to speak briefly in my own right, as opposed to speaking for my noble friend Lord Wallace, apart from one point about Amendment 1. The point of adding “within the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill31 Oct 2022HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Singh, just made very clear, genocide is genocide wherever it happens. There is a simplicity to that statement, but I think belief in it is…28 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen, Peace and Security Bill [HL]My Lords, I suspect that this is going to be one of those rare debates in your Lordships’ House in which everyone across the House says similar things. We all strongly agree with…28 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Public Well-beingMy Lords, this is a very serious debate. I am delighted that the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, brought this vital question to the Floor of this Chamber. It is perhaps disappointing…20 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineIf there are no other Back-Bench speakers, I would like to ask a question on behalf of my noble friend Lord Campbell, who is absent from the Chamber. I think he perhaps…20 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, as so often on these occasions, I rise in many ways to endorse all the questions and comments of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and to echo the support for His Majesty’s…20 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraine: NATOThe right reverend Prelate mentioned the drone attacks yesterday. What assessment have the Government made of the impact on Ukraine of the loss of power—about 30% of power has…18 Oct 2022HANSARDArmed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is a pleasure to rise after the noble and gallant Lord, who brings a wealth of expertise to this afternoon’s debate on this statutory instrument. Like him, I am…18 Oct 2022HANSARDArmed Forces (Service Court Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022My Lords, like the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, on reading the overriding objective as outlined in the statutory instrument, my sense was that it appears in some…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, from these Benches, I also associate myself with the comments made from the Opposition Front Bench that we strongly support the Government’s response to support Ukraine…12 Oct 2022HANSARDRussia: Tactical Nuclear Weapon DeploymentMy Lords, when I stood to intervene a moment ago, I had planned to point out that the head of GCHQ had pointed out that any talk of using nuclear weapons was highly dangerous. I…11 Oct 2022HANSARDRussia: Tactical Nuclear Weapon DeploymentMy Lords—11 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, in responding to the initial Question, the Minister pointed out that various ships are in dock having PIP done. That is great—but what went wrong with the original…10 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I have not been watching British politics and economics for quite the 60 years that the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, referred to. My first memory of the British…10 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022The noble Lord says from a sedentary position that it has nothing to do with Brexit—10 Oct 2022