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HANSARDXinjiang: Forced LabourMy Lords, the Government’s Statement, for which I thank my noble friend the Minister, is clear and well motivated, but, if I may say so, it is only so far, so good. Does he agree…19 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Defamation Act 2013I declare my interest as a media law practitioner at the Bar of England and Wales and the Bar of Northern Ireland but not, as my noble and learned friend will be glad to hear, as…11 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, there is barely time to declare my interests in the register, not enough properly to welcome my noble friend Lord Wharton—although I warmly do so—and none at all to set…08 Jan 2021HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawMy Lords, as other noble Lords have said, democracy and respect for human rights in Hong Kong are being snuffed out in front of our very eyes. Does my noble friend the Minister…07 Jan 2021HANSARDAntique Firearms Regulations 2020My Lords, I recommend the article by Rupert Jones, “Firearms and Fury: The Rise of Gun Crime in the UK”, published in Counsel magazine for June 2018 and helpfully drawn to the…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, I refer to my relevant interests in the register. Does my noble friend accept that the pandemic has brought with it administrative problems for the management of…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, to save time, I ask your Lordships’ House to read into my remarks the kind words of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, about those behind this Bill. I think it is…02 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is always a joy to have the support of my noble friend. No British Government, and certainly no British Conservative Government, should be in the business of persuading the…02 Dec 2020HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, always informs our debates. One of the fears that I had during the Brexit debate before the referendum was that if we left the EU, we…26 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend’s last answer. We are all against the hatred of women, but does my noble friend agree that we do not need to create more offences when there…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, without the new clause proposed by the noble and learned lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, the common framework system is redundant and, without a change of attitude by the…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, my noble and learned friend Lord Stewart has made both his first appearance at the Dispatch Box and his maiden speech. He spoke kindly and accurately of our noble and…11 Nov 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, regardless of the need for a royal commission, does my noble friend agree that the growing backlog of cases in the Crown Courts and the magistrates’ courts means that…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, unlike the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, whose vigorous reasoning I respectfully reject, I will be voting to remove Clauses 42 to 47 from the Bill. I am…09 Nov 2020HANSARDPrisons: RemandMy Lords, I follow on from the right reverend Prelate’s question. Will the Minister accept that, while aggravated by the Covid crisis, the failure to reduce the trial backlog long…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, on her excellent maiden speech and by saying how much I look forward to hearing from my noble friend…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, this Bill contains some necessary and useful provisions, but it may take some time to be sure. We are still assessing the good effects of the Counter-Terrorism and…21 Sept 2020HANSARDRule of Law: Law OfficersMy Lords, may I take it from his earlier answers this afternoon that my noble and learned friend agrees that the law officers’ first duty is to the rule of law, their second is to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Secure MarshalsMy Lords, I was most grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his telephone call this morning, but can he tell us what legal authority there is for the appointment and payment…15 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020If the demographic information given by my noble friend Lord Ribeiro is correct, there needs to be some sort of framework, as there is in other countries, to explain to people why…29 Jul 2020