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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions, particularly those of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester and my noble friend Lord Murray. I turn briefly to the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDSafeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the detail and rationale for this order. I make no comment on the on the observations just made by the noble Baroness and…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUK Border Strategy: Single Trade WindowMy Lords, given that this is the second delay to the single trade window announced by this Government since they took office, and that the rollout will be halted until April 2026…25 Feb 2025HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, again, my thanks go to the Minister for setting out the background to this order and for the specific detail that he outlined. As he said, it is a matter of the…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2025As ever, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her helpful introductory remarks and for her kind words about me and my brief stint as a Minister in the Scotland Office. I feel…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abusers: ReoffendingMy Lords, everyone’s thoughts will be with those who have been victims of domestic abuse, and supporting such victims is rightly of paramount importance. Given that the Government…24 Feb 2025HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingMy Lords, the Minister has mentioned this already, but can he outline what progress the Government have made towards fulfilling their manifesto commitment to recruit additional…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEmergency Service Network ProgrammeHis Majesty’s Opposition look forward to monitoring this programme according to the timescale set out today. What assurances can the Government give that the emergency service…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of my noble friend Lord Davies of Gower’s amendments in this group, specifically Amendments 21A and 23A, and I hope to do so very briefly. It…05 Feb 2025HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness for setting out the background to this statutory instrument. We will not be opposing it. As she set out, its purpose is to enable the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to ask the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in very general terms for their views on retrospectivity. Do they believe that the changes to data…10 Dec 2024HANSARDBail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for her opening remarks and add my thanks to the Civil Service officials in the various departments that have worked on this order. We will not…28 Nov 2024HANSARDScotlandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen Scotland’s position within the United Kingdom.04 Nov 2024HANSARDScotlandOf course, one way to strengthen Scotland’s position within the United Kingdom is to support our key industries. However, last week’s Budget saw a 2.7% increase in spirits duty—a…04 Nov 2024HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024I thank the noble Baroness for introducing this order. She spoke of collaboration between the UK and Scottish Governments. It is important to note that the collaborative process…29 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her remarks in introducing this statutory instrument and I note her comments on the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament. Having…15 Oct 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, it is a very great honour for me to be standing here before your Lordships and to be delivering my maiden speech in a debate secured by my noble friend Lord McInnes of…14 Mar 2024