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HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawMy Lords, seven former Home Secretaries have written to the Prime Minister today, asking for this matter to be expedited, given that it is almost 18 months since the end of the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]It is a great pleasure, as it always is, to follow the noble Lord, Lord Norton. I commend him for bringing forward this Private Member’s Bill, which I am sure every Member of this…18 Nov 2022HANSARDPeerages: Letters PatentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what precedent exists for peerages to be recommended by the Prime Minister but with a request for the Monarch not to issue Letters Patent until an…17 Nov 2022HANSARDPeerages: Letters PatentI beg leave to ask the Question that has stood in my name for four weeks on the Order Paper.17 Nov 2022HANSARDPeerages: Letters PatentMy Lords, perversely, the topical Question granted for yesterday helps us to clarify the Government’s position, not least on the difference between an MSP and a Member of the…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I declare my registered interest in the universities sector. Like the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, I am not a lawyer, but I often find myself—this is an embarrassment for…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: BacklogsMy Lords, I recognise that the noble Lord is new in post and the Secretary of State is sort of new, having been in and out and then back again. But the backlog in repairs is…09 Nov 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionMy Lords, another day, another Justice Secretary—bedevilling any coherence and continuity in policy. Does the noble and learned Lord agree that putting in place the expert panel…27 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMy Lords, I know that the Minister, of all people, will understand the sensitivity of what I am putting to her, but I do so nevertheless. Is it not true that there could be two…27 Oct 2022HANSARDUnemployment FiguresGo for it.20 Oct 2022HANSARDUnemployment FiguresMy Lords—20 Oct 2022HANSARDMinister for EqualitiesMy Lords, my views on identity politics are pretty well known both in this House and publicly. I might help the Minister by suggesting that it might be that the inclusion and…20 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I would have made a very similar speech to the noble Lord. As he has made my speech for me, I will not keep the House any longer, other than to say that when the big guy…12 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Evans, and to thank her for her time as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House. Much has been said, and there will…09 Sept 2022HANSARDEmergency Services Mobile Communications ProgrammeThe noble Baroness knows that I have a great deal of sympathy with the situation, given the appalling dealings we had with the tech system all those years ago. In the transition…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAirports and Airlines: StaffMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. Would it not help passengers to fly if the Government could manage to sort out the renewal of passports? Also,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I support the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, and declare my interest as the honorary president of the Association for Citizenship Teaching—and I put on record that I…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Surely not.18 Jul 2022HANSARDHealthy Homes Bill [HL]My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, on this initiative. I declare my interest as a poor vice-president of the TCPA; I say “poor” because of my lack of…15 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, in moving the amendment in my name on the Order Paper, I wish to indicate a debt of gratitude to all those who have strived to find a way forward, from the original…13 Jul 2022