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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, first, I apologise to my noble friend for wrongfooting him. I arrived about 15 minutes ago, having sent a message to the Front Bench earlier today that, since my train…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who took part in this short debate. I must admit I felt a bit guilty, in that the Bill was due to go through on the nod a week last…03 Dec 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]03 Dec 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to move the little amendment in my name and, since the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth, has also signed up to it, I can cut my speech down from one hour to no…03 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am moving this amendment in my name and those of my noble friends to defend the rights of female prisoners. This is not something I ever imagined I would have to do.…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe noble Lord is looking at me and implying that I suggested that transgender men were a threat to children. I said no such thing at all. I quoted the case of a male rapist who…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is customary for every Peer who has moved an amendment to say that it has been a worthwhile debate. I genuinely think it has been a worthwhile debate because, as the…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as chair of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, I support Amendments 33 and 41 in my name. I intend to speak only once on the whole Bill, unless the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I am used to hearing powerful speeches from my noble friend Lord Alton of Liverpool, but what a delight it was to hear also the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. He…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes: Sir David Amess MPMy Lords, I was also elected in 1983, but I first discovered Sir David’s fundamental decency, integrity and courtesy when I was a junior Whip. Later, I was David’s Chief Whip for…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, I do not want leaseholders, nor the taxpayer, to pay a single penny towards these remediation works, but I want the housebuilders to pay for every pound that it takes. I…18 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, in the impossibly restricted time available, I can only advise the House on the key findings of the Delegated Powers Committee, which I am privileged to chair. We…14 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. It would be churlish of me not to congratulate my noble friend and the Defra Bill team on making these technical amendments.…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as on the register. I want to comment briefly on two amendments. First, I welcome my noble friend’s Amendment 89; it is important to keep under…13 Sept 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]It is irrelevant since breakfast as well, actually. It was based on the employment situation in this country in 2016. It is now all ancient history and I am delighted to see that…10 Sept 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support this Bill and applaud the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, for his excellent introduction. I must confess that I have paid attention to this Bill only because…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to support the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, and his excellent amendments. Like him, I regret that we did not get this on the face of the Bill. My noble friend the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS: Nursing WorkforceWhy should patients with vulnerabilities and vulnerable conditions, who have obediently had their injections, risk their lives by attending hospitals or medical facilities and…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to listen to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, but I was getting increasingly worried, over the years, that I was tending to agree…06 Sept 2021