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HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am so sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but can she please give us a timescale for that?04 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillAs the noble Lord has mentioned me by name, I feel duty-bound to respond. It is far from my responsibility to feel in any way concerned for the noble Lord, Lord Green, but I am…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, like everybody else who has spoken in the Committee so far today, I share the objective of returning to the status quo ante and repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, I was rather taken with my noble friend Lady Sanderson’s questions: what are e-scooters for and who are they for? In the absence of answers to those questions, I am even…20 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Walney. Noble Lords will recall—if they were present in Committee—that, in supporting the Bill, I did none the…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI was not going to intervene in this debate, but I will do so briefly. First, I will not stand behind anyone else in a queue of people showing respect and admiration to my noble…17 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am not going to give most of the speech that I had prepared for today’s debate, because if I did I would sound as though I live on a different planet. Listening to…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPostmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsMy Lords, we are clearly united in agreeing that this is a scandal, and in our regard and respect for my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot. I refer to the 555 sub-postmasters who…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 59 I will also speak to the other amendments in my name as part of this group. I will try to take as little time as possible, because I know that…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his and the Government’s ongoing support for resolving this matter, and particularly for the Private Member’s…13 Dec 2021HANSARDFreedom of SpeechMy Lords, it is a great privilege to take part in the most reverend Primate’s annual debate. I think it is the first time I have done so since becoming a Member of your Lordships’…10 Dec 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, as the final Back-Bench speaker, I cannot help wondering whether I have been so placed because I supported the Fixed-term Parliaments Act when the Bill came through your…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI did make the point that I was not wholly comfortable with what was being said about noise in the legislation, and I was looking to my noble friend the Minister for some…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I may be able to tone down some of the hyperbole. Let’s go back to first principles on what this Bill is about. I think we are all united in this country in support of…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, before I get to the amendment, I think I can speak for all of us in saying that our thoughts are with the Amess family this evening. Noble Lords who were in the Chamber…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister and to all noble Lords who have spoken today. First, in response to my noble friend’s last couple of points, of course…22 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]This is the first time I have spoken on the Charities Bill since it was first introduced to your Lordships’ House. I must declare a recent, albeit ceased, interest, to which my…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord. Sorry, my point was this: what would happen if the Attorney-General responded during the 60-day period with an acknowledgement that the clock…18 Nov 2021