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HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureMy Lords, it is fairly clear that all this sprang from obscurity of legislation, so it is very proper that we should use these processes to bring legislation into clarity. One…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine AvailabilityMy Lords, whatever the eventual outcome, we must assist countries that are poorer than ours. However, I am concerned that we should not be caught on the back foot if the…14 Jul 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, CEDAW has often been cited in support of the regulations. It is notable that abortion is actually never mentioned in it. My noble and learned friend Lord Mackay has…15 Jun 2020HANSARDOffender Management: Checkpoint ProgrammeMy Lords, I spent a great deal of what I used to regard as my middle age, and now regard as my youth, addressing the problem of keeping children out of crime. I am delighted to…27 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: TinnitusMy Lords, having suffered from tinnitus for some 30 years, I do not share the Minister’s enthusiasm for reminding people that they have it. The most effective survival technique…05 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI have just a small point. I understand that under Dublin III “specified family members” refers not just to parents but to grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings. When she…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election BillMy Lords, we need to learn from our experience. It seems to me self-evident that a House of Commons which has lost not only the respect but the confidence of the nation is…30 Oct 2019HANSARDElectric ScootersDoes my noble friend agree that it would be a wasted opportunity if, in the review, something is not done to deal with bicyclists who whizz along the pavement, zigzagging all over…29 Oct 2019HANSARDNet Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, at the risk of irritating my noble friend, can he answer my noble friend Lord McColl of Dulwich who asked for evidence that all this activity would have the desired…29 Oct 2019HANSARDSyria: British Armed ForcesMy Lords, my noble friend has referred twice to Daesh, which is much bigger than ISIL. Events are moving very fast in the region, but Daesh goes by different names in many…24 Oct 2019HANSARDSharia Law: MarriagesMy Lords, the Government may not recognise the courts but a great many people in this country do, of whom a large proportion cannot speak, read or understand the English language.…23 Oct 2019HANSARDDevelopment Aid: PakistanMy Lords, if the answer to my question is not in his answer to the previous questioner, will my noble friend undertake to let us know through the Library or whatever other means…02 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) BillWhile my noble friend Lord Cormack’s words are fresh in your Lordships’ ears, I remind the House of what happened in 2005, when the then Labour Government sent a Bill providing…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I would draw to the noble Lord’s attention the fact that assertions by English politicians about the opinions of the Northern Irish are no substitute for actual…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillNo, it is not an instruction.17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI do not question that things have changed a great deal, but I do say to my noble friend on the Front Bench that the Commons do not send us instructions and our function is not to…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIs the noble Baroness not going to take any notice at all of the fairly fatal criticisms, in some respects, made by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan?17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I will make three brief points. First, if I were a better historian, I would be able to tell your Lordships when the parliamentary procedure that brought the Bill to…17 Jul 2019HANSARDUnited States: Migrant Detention CampsMy Lords, have my noble friend and his colleagues noted that whereas a reassuringly large and vocal number of the United States population are complaining about this, a worryingly…16 Jul 2019HANSARDReligious PersecutionThat this House takes note of the extent of persecution of people of faith in this century.11 Jul 2019