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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, reference has understandably been made to one of the Acts which came to fruition when I was Home Secretary, and I do not resile from that. I speak this afternoon because…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I cannot do justice in five minutes to what needs to be said, suffice it to commend the excellent speech of my noble friend Lord Rosser from the Front Bench, and the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry to do this to the Minister, but the context of the Bill has to be seen in the light of the pronouncements of the Home Secretary. When I was Home Secretary, I knew and…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am not sure this is protocol, but it might help progress if I indicate to the House that, in discussions with the Minister, we had come to an understanding that we…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOn the basis of the Minister’s statement, and not wanting a pyrrhic victory, which would end in defeat and even greater hopelessness for those we seek to help, I beg leave to…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, first, I thank everyone who has made it possible to get to this group of amendments before the business at 7.30 pm. I repeat the thanks, in which I think all others…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeMy Lords, on that very point, will the Minister take back to other departments the immediate expansion of the pilot programme for the passport that allows the assessment to be…09 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Families Act 2014: Education, Health and Care PlansTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the Children and Families Act 2014; and in particular, the eligibility requirements for obtaining an Education,…08 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Families Act 2014: Education, Health and Care PlansMy Lords, attention has rightly been paid over recent days to the disappeared children, who have not attended school or anywhere else in the last 18 to 20 months. One of the worst…08 Dec 2021HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, but I cannot help but reflect for a moment on the self-regulation of the Liberal…01 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I realise that I am breaching protocol because I was not here at the beginning of the debate on Amendment 265. I apologise profusely to the House and to the Minister. On…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 208A with its proposed new clause, I give my wholehearted support to the other amendments which have been laid, to which I have appended my name, and…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, there can be no disagreement that this has been a thoughtful and deeply impressive debate—the kind of occasion that does massive good to the reputation of this House. I…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice: RecruitsI know the Minister will join me in congratulating the police and services across England and Wales on what is a very impressive recruitment programme, taking us back to the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice: RecruitsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many recruits to the police service were taken on as (1) uniformed officers, and (2) community support officers, between 1 April 2020 and 31…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, it is not my intention to delay the House, given the length of the previous debate on procedure, but I want to make three points. First, in the debate in this House on…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes: Sir David Amess MPMy Lords, we have heard wonderful tributes by people who knew Sir David much better than I did, but I want to put on the record very briefly some messages that I picked up from…18 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak extremely briefly, otherwise I think we will lose the amendments that we want to support. I declare an interest, because I have assisted Pearson’s with its…12 Oct 2021