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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I speak today with some fear in my soul because, unusually for a Liberal Democrat, I have very little grounding in local government—or, as one of my colleagues said to…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I hope this is one of those occasions when we agree that what is coming here is a good thing—something that is designed to deal with an evil and thus is necessary. I…04 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingMy Lords, I applaud the intention behind the Government’s announcement, but does the Minister agree that there will be no real reform unless there is capacity within the school…03 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Statutory Guidance on the Meaning of “Significant Influence or Control”My Lords, when I saw that we were going to pray against the Bill, I thought, “Oh, this is interesting”, because I know that the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, is good at this. He…02 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv FansMy Lords, we have had a long and unpleasant experience of football violence in this country, going back a long way. We also have set drills for keeping fans safe and getting them…26 Nov 2025 Bills sponsored (3)