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HANSARDSir Richard Henriques ReportMy Lords, is it not the case that this sorry story might never have unfolded if anonymity remained for victims until the police are ready to charge?08 Oct 2019HANSARDPolicy-making: Future GenerationsMy Lords, when the Government are criticised over the lack of music in schools and on syllabuses, they point to the success of the music hubs. I salute that success, but these…01 Oct 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsI am very grateful to the Minister for that Answer, which amplifies the point I wish to elucidate, which is that we do not know how widespread this crime is. I declare at this…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent increase in thefts of catalytic converters; and of the impact of these thefts on (1) motorists, and…20 Jun 2019HANSARDEbola Outbreak: Democratic Republic of the CongoMy Lords, Sir Peter Piot, the Belgian microbiologist who with others more or less discovered Ebola in 1976 and went on to help discover the AIDS virus, told me the other day—I…20 May 2019HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersI thank the Minister for giving way. There is a great deal of unhappiness around the House, and I think in the Palace of Westminster, about the blight on Sir Edward Heath’s…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will depart for a moment from the beauty of facts to perhaps more abstract philosophy. We have heard about the movement of people with respect to the creative…13 Mar 2019HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health EducationMy Lords, in paragraph 79 of the draft guidance there is a reference to FGM. Recent events have made it very clear that getting prosecutions, however desirable they may be, is…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, on the question that the Minister has just addressed, have the Government made any assessment of the likely impact on the creative industries, a sector whose income they…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillI ask this question as someone who is not a politician and who therefore sometimes gets quite confused about the repetition of entrenched views, which have led us to the undoubted…04 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble and learned friend Lord Brown for his reassurance on the point that was raised. The reason I am grateful is that when I attended and listened…01 Feb 2019HANSARDFloods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will introduce the words “climate change” at this point, simply because it seems, to follow on slightly from the noble Lord, Lord Deben, that constancy and vigilance…22 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, I want to make two points. I completely appreciate that it is easy to be wise after the event in terms of Gatwick, for example, but the Department for Transport’s paper…07 Jan 2019