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HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, we are all indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for making that point very clearly and pointedly. I am grateful to him. I want to take a different approach.…05 Jul 2022HANSARDNigeriaMy Lords, on behalf of the House, will my noble friend salute the intrepid bravery of the noble Baroness, Lady Cox, who time and again goes to dangerous places to report back to…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsMy Lords, I apologise for being one minute and 30 seconds late, but may I return to a point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem? There is the figure of 2.5% of…04 Jul 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationI am grateful to my noble friend for his reception of my suggestion. It occurs to me that if we could have a public ceremony in, let us say, Westminster Hall, where these people…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, we are all very grateful to my noble friend the Minister, and to my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot. He and Minister Scully have pursued this with vigour and deserve our…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools: Citizenship EducationMy Lords, there was a suggestion a few years ago in your Lordships’ House that all young people, as they left school, should go through a citizenship ceremony similar to that…29 Jun 2022HANSARDWomen’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesMy Lords, I am glad my noble friend has reiterated that point; it is an important one. There are many Christians in this country who are very troubled about the whole subject of…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness; she makes stimulating speeches. She does tend to overegg the pudding a bit; nevertheless, I listen to her…28 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the noble Lord has made a very reasonable request in the circumstances. This is yet another example—and I have raised many in the past—of the Government treating…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsAlthough I have total sympathy with what the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, said, would my noble and learned friend agree that it is vital that we never lose sight of the basic…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillIndeed, shame. I believe we have had that dealt with. We know about the counterculture and the cancelling because earlier this year four of us were complained about to the…28 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards of Behaviour and Honesty in Political LifeI live in hope. My noble friend talked about the Lord Chancellor, and about having a Lord Chancellor who is in a destination office. He used the analogy of the station. We are…23 Jun 2022HANSARDUnited Kingdom: The UnionMy Lords, it is a real honour and privilege to follow the right reverend Prelate’s short but moving speech. This is a bittersweet moment for us all because, as he said, he has…23 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards of Behaviour and Honesty in Political LifeMy Lords, it is a very great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher. We are all indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Morse, for giving us this opportunity. I begin by…23 Jun 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, perhaps I may first say how grateful I am to my noble friend the Senior Deputy Speaker, in particular for arranging a meeting that I had this morning with the Clerk…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022It would appear that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland do not wish to see the protocol swept away—amended yes, but swept away most certainly not—and that is not a…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022A majority of people recently elected to the Assembly accept the protocol.21 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish BaccalaureateMy Lords, does my noble friend not accept those famous words that, without vision, the people perish? We have vision in this report from the Times . Will my noble friend at the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is impossible to have a pick-and-mix constitution. I approach this entirely from a constitutional point of view. My views on abortion are similar to those expressed…21 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness has made a very interesting speech and said some extremely sensible and some provocative things. However, sitting through this debate, and when I…20 Jun 2022