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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti. I echo her thanks to the Minister for her offer of a briefing. I support Amendments 67 and 70. On…10 Dec 2020HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyMy Lords, to follow on from the question put by the noble Lord, Lord Best, domestic gas boilers are widely used, not least in blocks of flats. To end reliance on fossil fuels,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIn thanking the noble Baroness for her characteristically thoughtful response and her offer to meet noble Lords, I ask her also to include a discussion of journalistic sources,…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, in speaking to Amendment 77, I should first declare that my daughter wrote on this subject in a book on powers of investigation and human rights. I should also add that…01 Dec 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsMy Lords, I am grateful for the answer from the health department on 24 November to my letter of 8 June about the disparity of health outcomes from Covid-19 for Gypsies,…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I would just add, in respect of Amendment 37, that we are rightly chary of imposing retrospective guilt, so how can it be right to impose retrospective immunity for…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I concur that the Bill is necessary, but it is too loose. It is apparently compatible with the Human Rights Act, but there are other rights which could be breached as…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThank you. As I am on the phone, it probably will work. My Lords, I concur that the Bill is necessary, but it is too loose. It is apparently compatible with the Human Rights Act,…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIs that better? I concur that the Bill is necessary, but it is too loose. It is apparently compatible with the Human Rights Act but— [ Inaudible .]11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I concur that the Bill is necessary, but it is too loose—[ Inaudible .]11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, the Welsh Government have explicitly included Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children along with other minority ethnic groups in their list of groups that are particularly…27 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I have little to add to the magisterial introduction made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, to Amendment 27A, but I will emphasise the deficit of the Bill as it stands…06 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, the Home Office funded a project in 2019 which led to findings that many migrant children from the European Union who were eligible to apply for settlement status were…05 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, following on from the earlier question, what thought have the Government given to the need for retraining to open up the new kinds of jobs that will ensue?01 Oct 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumMy Lords, the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities were very grateful to be included explicitly in the Minister’s guidance to local authorities about their safety in relation to…24 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Spending per PupilMy Lords, schools might be saving money on the large number of children being home educated, many of whom then miss out on proper education entirely and are vulnerable to being…23 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperMy Lords, while agreeing with my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer, I would have welcomed many of the proposals in the White Paper when I was a magistrate—but I was depressed…21 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I regret that I was deterred from joining the crowded ranks for the Second Reading of the Bill. I support all the amendments in the group and I shall speak to Amendment…14 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this potentially useful Bill raises many questions. I declare my interests as patron of the British Stammering Association—I am a stammerer myself—and vice-chair of the…02 Sept 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, the Foreign Secretary said that the United Kingdom will help the world in standing up for human rights. Will he also apply this very commendable aim to the United…08 Jul 2020