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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I share many of the reservations expressed already and the analysis given on both the provision and the circumstances which have led to it. I ask the Minister, in his…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, it is no surprise that the noble Lord supports the Bill even though he had to offer an explanation for having supported the Fixed-term Parliaments Act in the first…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will speak to two amendments in my name. By way of preface, I must say how much I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, in his masterful presentation of the case…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this is a simple and straightforward amendment implementing the wishes of our Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. It deals with the “serious disruption to…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, much as I would welcome publication of the response, what matters is what it contains and whether, even at this stage, the Minister recognises that it is still possible…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWill the Minister explain that a little further? In relation to the recent announcement about not proceeding with the Yorkshire leg of HS2 but instead carrying out a variety of…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat is very helpful of the Minister. It probably means that the announcement made last week about HS2 not proceeding but various other kinds of rail works going ahead will mean…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the amendment. My support goes back to the time when I served as chairman of the Justice Committee in the House of Commons. I became utterly convinced that the…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I strongly support my noble friend. When I came to this House, I was told that this was a place in which, line by line, we scrutinise legislation to make sure that,…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI remind my noble friend that it is worse than that. All you have to do is induce the animal to accompany you.24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWe have always been able to rely on the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, for ingenuity when difficult problems have to be resolved. This one seems to have got lost in the Home…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I very much agree with noble Lords who have said so much about the retail workers on whom we have depended so greatly and will continue to depend in the future and who…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I do not intend to fall into a bit of disagreement with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, with whom I worked happily in the Constitution Committee, but the present state of…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very glad to support the right reverend Prelate and the noble and learned Lord who has just spoken. The right reverend Prelate gave us a very careful analysis of…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI wonder if the Minister could be a little clearer. A moment ago he cited figures for the number of cases under existing law in which, apparently, mandatory sentences are not…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, there have been some powerful contributions to this debate. I agree with the comments that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and my noble friends have made. It is…08 Nov 2021HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) Network Rail, and (2) Train Operating Companies, about the delay to the proposed East Coast Main Line…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineMy Lords, the timetable was withdrawn by Network Rail because it could not be operated reliably on the existing infrastructure and because there was such a hostile public reaction…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill01 Nov 2021