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HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support my noble friend’s amendment, but with reservations. My reservation is that which has been put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Howard. It is not…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, I do not fully recognise the picture portrayed by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, in relation to myself, but I am deeply saddened by the portrait of 10 Downing Street in…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I shall disagree with the noble Lord who has just spoken by opposing the inclusion of Clause 3 in the Bill, but first I thank the noble Lords, Lord True and Lord…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThe noble Baroness and I agree that the circumstances in which this situation arises are unthinkable, so why should we have the dangerous precedent of this ouster clause in the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the noble Lord asked for an example of where a Prime Minister might illegitimately ask for a general election. I will give an example not a million miles away from our…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationMy Lords, could the Minister give us a little more precise guidance about the effect of these developments today on the timing of Sue Gray’s report? Can that report still be…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I regret that I am going to share the self-satisfaction of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. I believed from the outset that the 2011 Bill was misconceived. Partly through…30 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, some 35 years ago my father was in the final stages of dying from pancreatic cancer. He knew that he was dying, his family knew, his doctor knew and the nurses in his…22 Oct 2021HANSARDGambling ReformMy Lords, in their response to the Select Committee report, the Government said, “The Committee is also right to say that further progress to make gambling safer does not need to…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsMy Lords, the use by Ministers of private means of communication is dangerous on all sorts of grounds, and Ministers need good advice about that. Following on from the question of…29 Jun 2021HANSARDFinance BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, who chaired our sub-committee with great competence, and I shall have a word to say about that later. I start in the…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I too believe that the noble Lord, Lord West, is right in insisting that the Government and the other place look again at another way of giving the ISC an explicit role…28 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityMy Lords, I cannot support the change in departmental responsibility suggested in the right reverend Prelate’s Question, but this is clearly a matter that raises the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, in my rugby-playing days I played in the back row, and I think I am right in saying that the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, played on the wing. However, I am very happy, in…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has added his name to this amendment, although he is not able to speak today. I shall also speak to other amendments in this group.…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am grateful for this debate. I am afraid that I have to say to the Minister that, while he may have used his own words in answer to the debate, he used the brief that…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Benyon, Lord Khan and Lord Cruddas, on their maiden speeches. I make a single point on the proposed 1% pay increase for the National…12 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to be the first to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Shafik, on her charming and hugely impressive maiden speech. This debate shows the House is…28 Jan 2021