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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillWith great respect to the noble Lord—and I do admire him—he is a relative newcomer to this place. I am not replying to all the points that were made by all Members; I am making a…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, sites come into potential because of changes in the usage of buildings around London. Quite apart from the sites referred to by my noble friend in moving this amendment,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI apologise for interrupting the Minister, but he has come to a point where he has just said “if” another planning inquiry is held. In Committee, he was asked on a number of…11 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the amendments ably introduced by my noble friend Lady Finlay. They make laws slightly differently in Germany. When a law is made relating to something that…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank the Government for introducing what I hope will leave this House as an improved example of vital legislation for children. Every generation owes it to the next…01 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the guidelines recently issued by the Sentencing Council.02 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesMy Lords, will the Minister please tell the House, first, how can the proposed Bill justifiably be regarded as emergency legislation when, plainly, a non-statutory resolution is…02 Apr 2025HANSARDApple: Advanced Data Protection ServiceOn a non-operational matter, can the Minister confirm that all decisions of the kind that have been mentioned will routinely be referred to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal so…31 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I start with a reference to Amendment 38, to which my noble friend Lord Inglewood just spoke and which I support. The starting point of this legislation is that…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I have been listening carefully to this debate and asking myself the question: for whose benefit is this memorial to be created? For whose benefit did the noble Lord,…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I apologised to the Minister before we started, as I am down to introduce the debate in the Chamber on the Crown Court. I came up in the ballot, so I am obliged to be…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThat is what the noble Lord just suggested.20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill20 Mar 2025HANSARDCrown Court Criminal Case BacklogMy Lords, I shall say just a few short points in closing. First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for his considered reply. May I gently urge him to look at the research of…20 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Sector: Working From HomeDoes the noble Baroness agree that her impact in the Division Lobby would be much decreased if she was online? Does she also agree that in important meetings the impact of…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillIn his argumentum ad historian, is the noble Lord suggesting that the rest of us do not know our history of the Holocaust? If so, that is extremely insulting.20 Mar 2025HANSARDCrown Court Criminal Case BacklogMy Lords, it is an honour to introduce this debate on the troubling issue of the backlog in the Crown Courts. I am grateful to those who have indicated that they wish to speak in…20 Mar 2025HANSARDCrown Court Criminal Case BacklogThat this House takes note of the Crown Court criminal case backlog, and the impact of delays on reliability of evidence, experience of victims and fairness of proceedings for…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Pickles, that it was a little unworthy of him to say that I moved this amendment so…20 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Tariffs on EU GoodsMy Lords, bearing in mind that the issues raised by the noble Baroness are seen by Northern Ireland business as raising huge complexities, will the Minister consider the practical…18 Mar 2025