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HANSARDIllegal Migrant Returns AgreementsMy Lords, I welcome the prospect of a returns agreement with Iraq, but some of those who come across from Iraq on boats may not be anxious to return, for one reason or another.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, I congratulate the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Smith, on her excellent maiden speech. I also greatly look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady…26 Nov 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: CapacityMy Lords, the Minister described very well the process which he undertook when sentencing somebody, giving them a sentence of imprisonment only when other avenues had been…22 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice: Firearms OfficersThe Minister said that the jury was wholly unaware of the recent evidence that we have now been given in relation to the victim and various activities that he had been involved…22 Oct 2024HANSARDMedical Product LiabilityMy Lords, in other areas of the law of limitation of actions, courts do not necessarily have a hard and fast line: the court is given a discretion to disapply the limitation…16 Oct 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on his appointment. He is of course doubly there—he is not only elected but appointed, which gives him particular status on the Front…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will not talk about House of Lords reform—I think there will be plenty of time to discuss that. I want to talk about the question of constitutional reform more…23 Jul 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I think my interests have already been well and truly declared in this debate but, for the avoidance of doubt, I have been the chairman of the Independent Press…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI am not precisely sure of the figures. Certainly, the ownership of the press is a matter of record. I am not in a position to respond to that. It is perfectly true that it is a…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe appointment of Sir Bill Jeffrey was the result of a decision by the board. The identity of the board is available to anybody who seeks to find out who is on the board. If by…22 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response on that issue. I asked him the same question that I have asked throughout these proceedings—it is the same question posed by…14 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMany of your Lordships will be familiar with the arguments we have had on the Bill. The important point to stress is that there has been a general welcome of this legislation. I…14 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendments 9 and 19.”14 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I also pay tribute to the Government, Ministers, officials and lawyers for their speedy response to the amendment put down on Report by the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell,…26 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI have one more question, if I may? I asked about the change in wording in the Enterprise Act from “material influence” to “influence”. I suggested that there might be a reason…26 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I invite the House to cast its mind back to the debates we had on the first group. Amendments 13 and 35 are both concerned with the use of “proportionality”. The debates…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill11 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, Amendments 13 and 35 are in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Stowell and Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. The Bill has…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill11 Mar 2024HANSARDCriminal JurorsMy Lords, we are all extremely grateful for the task that jurors perform extremely conscientiously, but there is a very significant backlog in the Crown Courts at the moment of…06 Mar 2024