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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWe certainly hope that this will gain traction. I agree that in most circumstances it is better to encourage voluntary action, as long as it works. This is very much a work in…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI take the noble Lord’s point entirely. I think that I said that the definition I referred to was non-exhaustive. It is quite deliberately non-exhaustive, because it is a…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, we have begun our debates in Grand Committee with a group of amendments all of which, in one way or another, address the main duties in the Bill relating to freedom of…31 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health Bill CommitteeMy Lords, the Bill of Rights fulfils a key manifesto commitment of the Government. We have already conducted a thorough and detailed consultation on it, which is why we think it…04 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health Bill CommitteeThat it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Mental Health Bill presented to both Houses on 27 June 2022 (CP…04 Jul 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, this has been a memorably good debate. I thank all speakers for the knowledge and personal insights that they brought to it. I am grateful particularly to those noble…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.28 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell’s words from 1945 remain just as apposite today. I hope…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThat it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:…28 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, it is quite correct that the Army will be smaller and, therefore, will require fewer units in the infantry. This means that there is a requirement for one less…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy noble friend is absolutely right: our reserves are intrinsically important to the future Army and our Future Soldier transformation programme. Integrating the reserves with…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, the integrated review and defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on defence capability rather than troop numbers in response to changing threats and…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, let me emphasise that the Government recognise the need for the rapid modernisation of our Armed Forces. As part of that, we have committed to the biggest investment in…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, I emphasise that the programme that we have called Future Soldier is the most significant transformation of the British Army in more than 20 years. As I say, it will…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeThe noble and gallant Lord is well aware that we are not in a place that we would wish to be in, which is exactly why Future Soldier has defined the path over the next few years.…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, through history, the same effects have been delivered by fewer and fewer people due to the smart employment of new technology. In our own day, robotics and artificial…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeThe noble Baroness will remember that, as part of the spending review of 2020, MoD secured a generous £24 billon uplift to its budget. This will enable the Armed Forces generally…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, I always listen with care to the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt, who has immense experience in this area. I assure him that under current plans the Army will be balanced to…27 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyMy Lords, although the clock has passed 15 minutes, I am afraid it was the turn of the Liberal Democrats. I will allow the noble Lord to ask his question: I think that would be…07 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Kamall, who has already spoken to Motion H, I beg to move.05 Apr 2022