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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am sorry to interrupt but I am most grateful to my noble friend. The noble Lord, Lord Empey, made a very powerful and constructive speech. I listened to what my noble friend…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillHe has done so.07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, I hope to be able to be present for the unveiling of the portrait of the late John Hume. It is a pity that our recently departed colleague Lord…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillOf course, everything is discerning and discriminating. I would like the Minister to give us two reasons, or even one, why it is sensible to carry on with this Bill. We have heard…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am following up what the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, just said. The implication of what my noble and learned friend said from the Dispatch Box is that there…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, here we are again. I could not disagree with anything that has been said by anyone who has spoken. I would like the Minister, for whom we all have real affection and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the tragic inquest on Molly Russell illustrated that the greatest crime of the 21st century has been the progressive destruction of…07 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, while I understand that my noble friend does not want to tell people what to eat, could the Government not encourage people, particularly at this time of year, to eat…03 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI should just like to ask a question of whichever Minister will reply to this brief debate. I am of course entirely on the side of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I want to make yet another appeal to my noble friends on the Front Bench to pause this ridiculous Bill. We heard a very powerful speech from my noble friend Lord Deben,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyMy Lords, it is frequently said, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, but on this occasion it is broke and it does need fixing. Will my noble friend take that message, from all…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisters: Government BusinessMy Lords, some of us think that government was rather more efficient before the advent of social media. Would not it be a good idea to make twittering an offence?02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillAs so often, the noble Lord puts it very well. It ought to be a parliamentary lesson to us all: never seek to take to yourself powers that you would not be happy to see the other…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI understand my noble friend’s desire for clarity and certainty, but the Government would be performing an enormous public service if they withdrew the Bill today.31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIn effect, we have heard this evening a reiteration of Dunning’s Motion in the reign of George III: “The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, what provisions have been made for this new community, which we warmly welcome, to meet in an emergency? Is there to be a small—I stress “small”—secretariat so that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsIn most democratic contexts, they are pretty awful numbers. Did my noble friend see the report in the Times this morning quoting the chief constable of the West Midlands, in which…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, Harold Macmillan, that great Tory Prime Minister, had a quotation on his desk or wall—I forget which—by WS Gilbert: “Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles every knot.”…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, that is entirely understandable, and one would not expect my noble friend to say anything else. Nevertheless, I think it is a widely held view in this country that His…27 Oct 2022HANSARD50th Anniversary of the Expulsion of Asians from UgandaMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Alton. I deliberately call him that. Today I follow everybody else as well and it has been a remarkable…27 Oct 2022