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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, by far the most important reason for opposing this Bill is the fact that it is a clear breach of international law and gives Ministers powers to free themselves from…11 Oct 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I did not think I would sit and listen to more than about 10 minutes of this debate, as I expected to hear a very familiar argument about the morality and legality of…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022The availability of the service is much more restricted in Northern Ireland. If I said that the issue was the legality in Northern Ireland, that was a slip. There is no doubt that…21 Jun 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I attended throughout the debate on the Bill yesterday and remained completely silent, and I arrived today intending to follow that good advice again, because I was…27 Apr 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I fully support these sanctions and I congratulate the Government on the packages brought forward. I look forward with interest to the replies to be given to several of…03 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillYes, as I am having various motives attributed to me. As I said, I came here with a dilemma. I do not think we will turn British public opinion round to the views I personally…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am not accustomed to the practices of this place; I am quite happy to see the debate alternate between different sides. I arrived at this debate—I regret that I have not got to…01 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I feel very guilty that I was unable to arrange my diary to take any part in the Bill as it went through because this is the part of the Bill in which I would otherwise…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I apologise and feel rather guilty about the fact that I have neglected this Bill during its passage through the House because I was simply unable to attend and I…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I am sorry—I know that the point has been made—but I find this an extraordinary approach to legislation. Everything that the Minister has said so far has given examples of things…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend kept thanking us all for introducing these amendments, which is very kind of her. I think we all thank her for the skill and courtesy with which she…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Layard, and myself. We discussed it in Committee, without much response from the Government. I travel more…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes: Sir David Amess MPMy Lords, I knew David Amess when he first came in because I was elected before him. For nearly 40 years, I was on good and friendly terms with him as a parliamentary colleague. I…18 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for her reply, and I realise the constraints a Minister has in replying to a debate of this kind in the Lords. She was obviously trying…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I tabled Amendment 76 in collaboration with the noble Lord, Lord Layard, and I am glad to see that my old friend, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has added his name in…19 Jul 2021HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a rather remarkable experience, as quite a new Member of this place, to find myself taking part in such an extraordinary and unusual debate, loaded with such…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI realise that I have only four minutes to talk on this matter. That is one of the bizarre arrangements in this Chamber that I am getting used to. No other parliament in the world…19 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I find it difficult to express how strongly I am amazed and deeply dismayed that any British Government of any complexion should produce before Parliament a Bill which…19 Oct 2020