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HANSARDZoological Society of London (Leases) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Randall, on his introduction of the Bill and on this rather joyful debate. On Report in the Commons, my honourable friend Chris…10 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWhen the Government first released Up N ext , the White Paper that preceded the Bill, it made no reference to genres such as entertainment, drama, science and religion being…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser. As she was speaking, I was thinking, “Oh, I wish I’d said that”. It was a very coherent laying out of the issues. I also thank…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, Amendment 13 in my name hopes to force a discussion raised by these Benches and by the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser. The amendment seeks to introduce a safeguard so that,…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I also enthusiastically support Amendment 34 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin. These are important matters. If the Bill is to look to the future, we must…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, for her wonderful peroration and saying exactly the right things. I thank the Minister for his answer, but I confess to being…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I am delighted to respond to this group and speak to my Amendment 11. I think that, by now, the Minister will be aware of the strength of feeling about these matters in…08 May 2024HANSARDPeriod PovertyI thank the Minister and the Government for the scheme in our secondary schools; we have 99% take-up, so we can safely say that it is important and welcome. However, period…07 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillEarlier in the debate, it was quite clear from our discussions about the report on Hillsborough that it should cover everybody who gives evidence and is involved in an inquiry or…30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI thank the noble Earl for his usual comprehensive and very straightforward summing up, but we do not agree with him. Part of the problem is that, although the Hillsborough…30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, we had a very full debate on this issue in Committee. From these Benches, we are deeply committed to these two amendments. This is a victims’ Bill, and it seems to me…30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 113 on the duty of candour in place of my noble friend Lord Ponsonby and with the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and the right…30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am only going to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan. I think she has shown huge patience and persistence. I am not surprised, because my honourable friend…30 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapMy Lords, Labour has a long-term plan to tackle racial inequality after the longed-for general election, if we are elected, including through our racial equality Bill, which will…25 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is really a pleasure to respond to this group from these Benches, because there is real progress. It is important to record thanks to everybody who has made this…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, there is great consensus across the House to say thank you to the Minister and his team for the steps that have taken us forward. I went through all these amendments to…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillWhy are the Government aiming to have an estimate? We need to know the actual number of these children.25 Mar 2024