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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, on his maiden speech and look forward to those maiden speeches that are to come. If there was precious little in the gracious…19 May 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, many noble Lords who have spoken today also spoke quite vehemently about the dangers of the theft of copyright in AI. We were asking to shut the stable door before the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have some sympathy with the noble Lord Jackson, especially around people stealing mobile phones. However, when I read proposed new subsection (2), about people…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will add just one small point, and in doing so congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, who I regard as a friend. It is a great thing that these amendments are not…02 Mar 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMy Lords, joint enterprise has given rise to a certain notoriety in the criminal justice system. Given the way that gangs of children tend to go around together, is not the age of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak extremely briefly, because, compared to the expertise of my noble friends on the Cross Benches who have spoken thus far, I would probably merit nothing…15 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I was schooled in this subject, if I was schooled at all, by the late noble and learned Lords, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood and Lord Judge. They both took me…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, put his finger on something very important when he said to us that we must be careful about giving hope and then dashing it. But without…03 Dec 2025HANSARDTeachers: Music, Drama, Art and Design, and DanceMy Lords, the previous Government and this Government have recognised the problem that we have in getting teachers—for music in particular and for the arts generally. Therefore,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, and I join others in the House in paying tribute to Baroness Newlove. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti,…12 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will be even swifter than the noble Lord, Lord Randall. There are some good ideas in these amendments. If we can protect bats in the belfry and great crested newts in…15 Sept 2025HANSARDProstate CancerMy Lords, my story is slightly different from that of the noble Lord, Lord Bailey. A few months ago, I had an elevated PSA. Within 36 hours, the surgery to which I go, run by the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren: Dangers of Screen TimeMy Lords, does the Minister agree that if schools—especially those for younger children—were to place more emphasis on reading books, that would help ameliorate the problem to a…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1My Lords, I will not repeat everything that we have heard. I agree very much with the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, but on one point she brought up, surely one way that we could…17 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, when I was appointed to your Lordships’ House, I was summoned to an interview conducted principally by the chairman, the noble Lord, Lord Jay. He said to me at the end,…09 Jul 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, looking around the Committee at the legal expertise present, I feel rather underqualified. However, I worked as a trustee for the Koestler Arts trust for some years, and…04 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: Tax ChangesMy Lords, one of the welcome moves from private schools over recent years has been the extension of their facilities, cultural and sporting, to state schools. Have the Government…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMusic Education: State SchoolsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, on securing this vital debate, and I am delighted to precede the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Debbonaire.…24 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Leave out from “49F” to end and insert “, do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 49P, 49Q, 49R, 49S and 49T and do propose Amendment 49U as an amendment in lieu of…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend Lady Kidron has been inspiring during the passage of the Bill. She has inspired me to take up the cudgels on behalf of our creative industries: writers,…11 Jun 2025