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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will say a little more than I have on the two previous groups. I think Amendment 36, which the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, has tabled with the noble Lord, Lord…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I shall be exceptionally brief as we had a number of significant debates on statelessness last week and we are only too aware of the crucial issues that we need to reach…01 Feb 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaMy Lords, in the 2020 report the committee found that until recently, the Government had badly underestimated the response required to the Russian threat and were still playing…31 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportMy Lords, it is important for Russia to know that Her Majesty’s Opposition stand fully with the UK Government in the actions they are taking with respect to Ukraine and the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryMy Lords, following the failure of the Government to deal with record numbers of migrants crossing the channel and, rightly, the abandonment of policies such as wave machines and…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, the Minister has just said to this Chamber that what we have witnessed and seen is a state threat to our country and its institutions. I would respectfully say to her…19 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillWe strongly welcome Amendments 3 and 9 in this group, which are about the early commencement of the Bill, as the Minister explained. We fully support them and are pleased that the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I move this amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Rosser; it is also in the names of my noble friend Lord Dubs and the noble Viscount, Lord Colville of Culross. I…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I add our strong support for this amendment. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Royall, the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, and the noble Baronesses, Lady…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWhatever: they will have been on various demonstrations. Whether they were on behalf of the Countryside Alliance or not, the principle would have been the same and noise would…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI was not born yesterday. The noise was massive during the poll tax and the miners’ strike protests. The disruption outside Parliament was absolutely enormous: rattling the gates,…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply and all noble Lords who spoke in the debate. These amendments deal with existing parts of the Bill; we will come to the new clauses…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we strongly support the amendment in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, and my noble friend Lord Ponsonby of…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe Countryside Alliance.17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply and for the courteous way in which she always tries to engage with the issues. I also thank all noble Lords who joined the debate. The…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I start this debate by deploring—I hope the Minister will pass this on—the anti-vaxxers who targeted the home of Sajid Javid MP, the Health Secretary, in early January…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have listened carefully to this short debate and the points made by the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra and Lord Paddick, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. It…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat is a different point. I accept some of that. It was not what the Minister was saying, but I take the point. The noble Baroness raises legitimate points. I do not agree with…12 Jan 2022