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HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am acutely aware of the call from the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, so I will try to avoid speaking for too long, but at times there are points of principle that one has…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for introducing these amendments at this stage. I know that we will have further debates but, like him, I think it is really important to set…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the noble Lord for that response. We will return to this issue. I opened my remarks with the Russia report. The Government have said that they have responded to every…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I hope the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, will speak in this debate, as Clause 19 sort of addresses some of the issues that he raised in the previous discussion. I am not as…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am taking the unusual step of trying to get a debate going about a particular word. It may not last long but, knowing my ability, I suspect it will go on for a bit…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this is a probing amendment, but it is highly topical. I am trying to see the relationship between the registration of parties and the sanctions legislation that we…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am sorry to interrupt, but one has to see the context of that response. Our argument tonight is that this clause does not do that—it does not provide clarity. I wish it did, and…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the noble Lord for that response. Clearly, we are coming to a much more detailed debate about the clause in the stand part debate, but, in the light of the explanations…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for her comments. Of course, I am trying to get on record some political points here, so I am going to repeat them. I understand the statutory requirements…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I come back to the comment I made on the earlier group of amendments: what is broken? What is this clause trying to put right, and does it solve it? I think we have…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillJust out of interest, with the application for registration as a political party, was there an awareness of the other application as a third party? Did that not get questioned,…15 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, Saturday’s massacre is the largest execution in Saudi Arabia’s history. The Ministry of Interior, in explaining, said that it “will not hesitate to deter anyone who…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 12 March, and whether they will make representations over the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillOnce again, my Lords, the debate has generated more areas of concern than it has put at ease. Undoubtedly, we will need to think about coming back to some of these issues,…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillJust for the record, I am not Lord Kennedy.10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMay I interrupt again? The Minister jumps from the specific to the general and keeps saying that this statement is going to be innocuous. The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, says it…10 Mar 2022