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HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way, but I remind him that, during that long deliberation, I moved an amendment that changed the Title of the Bill to the Olympic and…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, until the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, spoke, I was beginning to feel incredibly isolated as a rugby fan in your Lordships’ Chamber. Only two of us have now mentioned rugby…03 Jun 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, the Government are right to focus on economic growth. But in parts the plans are timid and in others they are, frankly, bizarre and wrong. They are timid about…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, the Government are right to focus on economic growth. But in parts the plans are timid and in others they are, frankly, bizarre and wrong. They are timid about…18 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform and as chair of Action on Gambling. I thank the Minister for her very kind words just now. As she said,…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Cohesion Action PlanMy Lords, there is much to welcome in the plan, including the agreement to produce an integration plan. It would obviously be very helpful if the Minister could tell us when that…16 Mar 2026HANSARDSocial Cohesion Action PlanMy Lords—16 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, before I do exactly that, I thank the Minister for her very warm response. I am well aware of the difficulty around the issue of planning and licensing. The Minister…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, rather like the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, I apologise for being a Johnny-come-lately, having left my noble friends to do all the heavy lifting on this Bill. I have come…05 Mar 2026HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsMy Lords, further to the point raised by my noble friend, the Minister himself confirmed that the Home Office’s current arrangements are that, “at their own discretion”, carriers…26 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, as the chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee, it is a pleasure to lead this debate. I look forward to the five maiden speeches from new Members; I welcome them…12 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Justice and Home Affairs Committee Better prisons: less crime (1st Report, HL Paper 153).12 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, not least those who have given us five excellent and thought-provoking maiden speeches. I am sure that all will make valuable…12 Feb 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, during our various deliberations throughout the passage of the Bill, I have on a number of occasions expressed great support for many of the measures within the proposed…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform and chairman of Action on Gambling. Amendments 95 and 99 are based on concerns that I have previously…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for what have been very constructive conversations on these issues, both with him and his officials. In light of what he said, I hope he will be…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, in moving my Amendment 88, I will also speak to the other amendments in this group. Before I do so, it is important for us to understand why the various proposers have…03 Dec 2025