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HANSARDNational Security BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 122B in lieu—21 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI take that point, and I apologise if I suggested it was the other way around. The point I am making is that the Prime Minister, according to the information here, used to go and…21 Jun 2023HANSARDUkraine: Ministry of Defence StrategyMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that of course there are always discussions between us, Ukraine and our allies, including about how we disseminate information and to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDNottingham IncidentI very warmly thank the Minister for his remarks.15 Jun 2023HANSARDNottingham IncidentMy Lords, I thank the Government for this Statement, and the comments made by the Prime Minister and many others in the other place yesterday. This is a particularly poignant…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPersonal StatementMy Lords, I am sorry to delay the House for a few seconds. I repeat what I have declared in the Register of Lords’ Interests : that I am a trustee of the Human Trafficking…15 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thought the most reverend Primate the Archbishop would welcome my support for what he said about our country regaining its confidence. To reassure the Minister, I was talking…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to address the Chamber briefly in support of the amendment before us from the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury. My points will…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillJust to show how it can be done: may I just say that the noble Lord might have a point?14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Swire, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, that I have for months been calling for more statistics from the Government and for…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Minister has just asserted that he cannot improve on those words. I put on the record, on behalf of His Majesty’s Official Opposition—other noble Lords can speak for…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt had not occurred to me—but it has now. The serious point is that there must be a plan. It cannot just be a question of, “I know—we will buy a barge, get a liner or buy this…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the noble Lords, Lord Carlile and Lord Kerr, will be pleased with my remarks because this is my plea for the impact assessment. I am delighted to see that we may get a…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this has been another very important debate on the Bill, on safe and legal routes. We support much of what has been said and the majority of the amendments in this…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillNo, it does not surprise me that the noble Lord asked the Question. I had not noticed it, but the Answer does not surprise me. The serious point is that the Government are clearly…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to make a short contribution on an amendment that we very much support. Before I make general remarks, I ask the Minister to reflect again on the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My noble friend predicts what I was going to say next, in a calm, reasonable, rational way. I was going to ask whether the Minister could confirm whether the other place…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023I will read a couple of sentences from it. Paragraph 6.8 provides a reason why the measures are being brought back in this instrument; the justification of promoting “consistency”…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My Lords, in moving the regret amendment in my name on the Order Paper, I should say that there were contentious and furious debates over the Public Order Act in the Chamber and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in what has been an interesting debate. I start by saying to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, that nobody is saying that the current…13 Jun 2023