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HANSARDA Failure of Implementation (Children and Families Act 2014 Committee Report)My Lords, for me it was a real pleasure and honour to sit on this committee. I learned a huge amount, not least because I had effectively been away from the House for a period of…06 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 155, which is in the same terms as it was in Committee. I am extremely grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Ludford and Lady Prashar, and…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, as far as Amendment 155 is concerned, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this fairly short debate. The person who took much the longest was me, and I am not…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill03 Jul 2023HANSARDEmergency CommunicationsMy Lords, I ask this question as an ex-police and crime commissioner. What assurances have Ministers sought from the emergency services that there were no serious issues as a…26 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am proud to have signed Amendment 120 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. I will address my own Amendment 120A, as well as the Clause 4 stand part notice,…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, what rights people have when they come into this country—unlawfully, the Government claim, although some of us would disagree—is surely an essential part of this…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will of course withdraw my amendment. This has been an excellent debate and I have to say that, were it not for the late hour, it would have been even better. This is…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI think I heard the Minister right when he said that the Government think it better for the Secretary of State to decide, because she has all the facts. To me at least, that is a…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, before speaking to Amendment 76C, can I say for my own part how disgraceful I think it is that we are debating these important and serious matters at this hour in the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we have heard some very good speeches on this group already. I want to revert to the speech of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and the points he made about…05 Jun 2023HANSARDFormer Chief Constables: Gross MisconductMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the meeting he arranged, but will he please guarantee that the Home Office will never again stand idly by in a situation where a police and…22 May 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdThe Minister agrees that some leaseholders will need advice, but who is going to pay for that advice? Do the Government think they might extend legal aid to cover it?17 May 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, following on from the noble Lord’s Question, are the Government aware that the office of the Cleveland police and crime commissioner has delayed answering a series of…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWhat could the value be in an outsider—someone who is not elected as part of the authority—having a vote? Perhaps the Minister can give us some examples of it being valuable for…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillEach district council has to have a community safety committee, which is made up of district councillors, others and the local police—it is very much involved in policing. As has…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister. I thank her for what she has said so far, but I want to ask her why there is no need for consultation of any kind under Clause 59. She…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I start by congratulating the clerks who made up this group—it is an astonishing achievement to have managed to get so many completely separate issues all in one group.…13 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee for having not spoken at Second Reading, but I am keen to support the principle behind this group of amendments, and I am pleased to have…02 Mar 2023