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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendments in this group. In so doing, I refer your Lordships to my entries in the register of interests, particularly as patron of the AIDS…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord Touhig, I was not going to speak to this group of amendments because the arguments have been put so brilliantly. However, I cannot remain…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and I agree with every single word he said in respect of protections and securities for the most vulnerable. I…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for his patience and graciousness. Given the amendments that I raised, which I co-signed with others, particularly with the noble and learned…05 Jun 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesMy Lords, I will return to the issue of values and rights, as introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, in his excellent opening speech. I am afraid that our views will…25 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for giving way and therefore I will be brief. I am not a lawyer, but I come to these matters from a very personal perspective. I stand here as…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I speak in favour of the amendments in this group, including my Amendment 8; I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, for adding his name to it. My amendment…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt is a brilliant speech, which reminds us that what was done hundreds of years ago is still being done: othering. “You bid that the strangers be removed”. These strangers have…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt is this side; an independent has just spoken.24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak plainly. I believe the Bill to be a thoroughly reprehensible piece of legislation that would be more suited to a party of extremists than the party that saw…10 May 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak in favour of the amendments listed. I look to the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and assure her that I will not, at this point, offer my support to her…23 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests, and in particular to my role as a patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust. As the noble Lord, Lord Black, said, opt-out…15 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 1 and 51 in the names of my noble friends Lord Collins of Highbury and Lady O’Grady. It seems to me that the amendments in this group…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords—09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, in my old profession this session was called the interval act—the act charged with getting the audience back from the bar, and it very often failed. The Minister has…21 Feb 2023HANSARDEducation (Non-religious Philosophical Convictions) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, on this Bill, which is long overdue; the Library Briefing refers to calls for it going back to 2013. I shall…03 Feb 2023HANSARDSchools: Transgender GuidanceMy Lords, discrimination is on the rise, and I welcome this Question because it is clear that we have to do something. A YouGov poll commissioned by GALOP and published today…25 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate. It is a rare privilege that I will remember for a long time to listen to the way the noble Lord, Lord Pickles, introduced this…19 Jan 2023HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords, it really is a privilege and a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, with whom I agree entirely. There have been a lot of references to religion and…09 Dec 2022