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HANSARDSentencing BillBefore my noble friend on the Front Bench replies, could he also reflect that this took place on a Court of Appeal ruling two years after the implementation of the Act in 2005?…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, my contribution this evening will be brief, only because there is a long evening ahead for the many noble Lords on the Front Bench and no lack of enthusiasm and…03 Dec 2025HANSARDForthcoming Fiscal ChangesDoes my noble friend agree that the investment in Sheffield Forgemasters, and through BAE Systems in other aspects of defence procurement in Sheffield, has substantially improved…25 Nov 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, before my noble friend from the Front Bench responds, I ought to say, in the spirit of this morning, that there is a four-legged member of this House here beside me who…21 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsMy Lords, I was not sure who I was giving way to, but I am glad that God is on my side. Does my noble friend agree that, as part of that neighbourhood approach, two things should…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality Review ReportsWould my noble friend accept—13 Nov 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend’s energy, commitment and drive on this issue. Would she talk to her new Secretary of State, whose team might then talk to the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIn moving Amendment 435, I am grateful for the support of my noble friends and of the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes, who quite rightly drew attention in the last debate to…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am very grateful for the final intervention by the noble Baroness opposite. Collective memory has always been a problem in government. It is nice to know that there is something…10 Sept 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025: ImplementationMy Lords, I declare an interest as a Sheffield Wednesday supporter. I think that noble Lords will understand why I am returning to the issue of what is unfolding as a Greek…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTackling Unsustainable DebtMy Lords, reinforcing the point that global co-operation and international institutions need to be not only defended but promoted in dealing with world debt and poverty, it is…17 Jul 2025HANSARDPrimary Stock Exchange ListingsMy noble friend raises an important issue, and I am grateful for his reply. The noble Baroness raised the large companies, but surely the real problem is the rebalancing over…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I really enjoyed that speech. I was thinking more of the “1812 Overture” than the “Rite of Spring”, given how many borders and immigration Bills I have been through here…02 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we have heard some highly respected voices this afternoon, and I want to put two or three things on the record. The noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, rightly draws…20 May 2025HANSARDBBC Sounds: Access from AbroadSince laying this Question, and as a supporter of the BBC, I have been pleased to have a dialogue, but I am sure my noble friend would agree that if it is to be “our BBC” then…14 May 2025HANSARDBBC Sounds: Access from AbroadTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about its decision to deny access to BBC Sounds for people travelling or living abroad; and what the…14 May 2025HANSARDPupil AbsenteeismI mean that she is too young to remember the school bobby, who turned up at my parents’ house only to find that I had been sent away to a school for the blind. Is it not true…07 May 2025HANSARDPupil AbsenteeismMy Lords, I am sure my noble friend will know that, in the last academic year, the number of those absent more than 50% of the time went up by a staggering two-thirds—so we have a…07 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness. I offer a very warm welcome to and look forward to the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley. I know that he…01 May 2025