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HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My Lords, I start by joining the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, in the comments that he made about my beloved home city. I also pay tribute to the Nottinghamshire Police and all the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023The noble Lord, Lord Coaker, is giving a customarily powerful closing speech. Will the noble Lord at least acknowledge that it is not just, as he is alleging, the Government who…13 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome government Amendment 135A and the inclusion in the Bill of the new offence of cyberflashing. I understand why questions have been raised, and indeed arguments…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Allan, has clearly and comprehensively painted a picture of the complex world in which we now live, and I do not think that anybody can disagree…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, about half an hour ago I decided I would not speak, but as we have now got to this point, I thought I might as well say what I was going to say after all. I reassure…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sorry to interrupt, but may I clarify what my noble friend just said? I think he said that, although he is open to increasing the transparency of the procedure, he does not…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. I am grateful to him, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Viscount, Lord Colville of…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I start by commending my noble friend Lady Morgan on her clear introduction to this group of amendments. I also commend the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on her powerful…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have held back from contributing to this group, because it is not really my group and I have not really engaged in the topic at all. I have been waiting to see whether…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome the amendments the Government have tabled, but I ask the Minister to clarify the effect of Amendment 50E. I declare an interest as chair of the Communications…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWhat my noble friend said is absolutely fine with me, and I thank him very much for it. It might be worth letting the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, know that Amendment 127 has now…11 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I always argue and indeed believe that legislation is improved by the process of scrutiny in this House. However, until the powerful and welcome statement by the noble…10 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, your Lordships will want me to be brief, bearing in mind the time. I am very grateful for the support I received from my noble friends Lady Harding and Lady Fraser and…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, in introducing this group, I will speak directly to the three amendments in my name—Amendments 46, 47 and 64. I will also make some general remarks about the issue of…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I wonder whether I can make a brief intervention—I am sorry to do so after the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, but I want to intervene before my noble friend the…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord McNally, for namechecking me and the amendments I have tabled with the support of the noble Baronesses, Lady Featherstone and Lady Bull,…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI do not know who advised the noble Baroness—and forgive me for getting up and getting all former Leader on her—but this is a practice that we seem to have adopted in the last…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBefore my noble friend moves on, when he is reviewing that back in the office, could he also satisfy himself that the concerns coming from the journalism and news organisations in…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, my contribution will be less officious than my intervention earlier in this group. In the last couple of years since I returned to the House—as I describe it—having…27 Apr 2023