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HANSARDNational Security BillNo, I am not letting the noble Lord in now. I am sure he will make a speech if he wishes to in a moment. I will respond to the noble Lord’s intervention, if I may be allowed a…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I rise with some trepidation to disagree with these amendments, for reasons that I will try to give briefly. Amendment 8 and, indeed, all the others in the group are…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I agree absolutely with the Government’s aim in that there are certain British interests that they wish to protect. However, the way the Bill is drawn leaves an area of…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillThe noble Lord asked to make an intervention, which is why I allowed him to, and I regret that he used the procedure of the House to make a speech. He will be free to make a…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 deals with investment and the transfer of more than 25% of the equity in certain…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI have been listening very carefully to the noble Lord, whom I always listen to with great respect. Can I take it that he or his party will put down an amendment to the Long Title…19 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyI thank the most reverend Primate for initiating this debate and, above all, for the characteristically profound ethical foundation of his speech. I also commend three truly…09 Dec 2022HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, can the Minister point to any empirical evidence or analysis that demonstrates that the doubling of the prison population in the last 40 years has made this country more…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, a benefit of my removal to the Cross Benches some years ago is that, very occasionally, I have the pleasure of following the noble Lord, Lord Beith. As ever, he spoke in…06 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and in the widest sense I agree with her—but I come at it from a rather different angle. I am concerned…16 Nov 2022HANSARDRussia in GeorgiaGiven that Vladimir Putin is an unprincipled opportunist, can we take it that the Government are aware of the danger that the exodus into Georgia of Russians apparently wishing…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIf I am to be corrected, I am, but may I just offer a view? It is an offence to wilfully obstruct the highway. Of course, if you obstruct it because a person in your car is having…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Balfe. I absolutely agree with his fundamental point that here we are trying to create offences which are not necessary…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillWill the Minister at some point explain to us why Section 78 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, introduced by this Government, does not meet exactly the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I will make a very serious request of the Minister, who is dealing with this difficult Bill with great courtesy and who is very amenable to comment, even if he…16 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThat is what noble Lords have been saying.25 Oct 2022HANSARDParole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022In the jurisdiction in which the Minister is so expert, namely competition law—as he knows, I have sat with him in the Competition Appeal Tribunal—economists and other experts…18 Oct 2022HANSARDParole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022Is not the noble and learned Lord confusing two quite different things? The expert does not give an opinion on whether the person should be released, as the noble and learned Lord…18 Oct 2022HANSARDParole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022My Lords, I speak in support of my noble friend’s regret Motion, which she moved with such clarity. She speaks with great experience and authority, as she told us at the beginning…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend Lady Gohir on her excellent maiden speech and the noble Baroness the Minister on her new appointment, and wishing the right…10 Oct 2022