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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords—23 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, in endorsing what the noble and learned Lord has just said, I think it would be remiss to allow my noble friend Lord Ashton to hide behind his natural diffidence.…21 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will be brief. What is the basis of the clerk’s—09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the Minister give way?09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will be brief because I cosigned and spoke to this amendment in Committee. The amendment seems to me to be bathed in common sense and one that this House should accept…09 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesWhat are the current Government going to do about the current problem?08 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesMy Lords, I think the public are getting a bit bored of the mantra of blaming the previous Government—that is a long time ago now.08 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beith, for initiating this debate and the Constitution Committee for its thought-provoking report. It is also a great pleasure to follow the…04 Jul 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, for his continued campaign in this area. I also thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, and my noble friend Lord Moylan…04 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)No doubt the noble Baroness will have noticed that I was not referring to any of those three people.04 Jul 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord Hailsham, I begin my remarks by apologising for not having been able to attend the earlier stages of the Bill. However, I am happy to say that,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDJimmy LaiWhat have been the practical consequences of the many conversations the Government and their representatives have had with Hong Kong and other Chinese authorities? There is a lot…22 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionMy Lords, since we discussed the CCRC last week, it has become apparent that Mr Chris Henley KC, who wrote a review of the CCRC in relation to the Malkinson case, thinks that the…20 May 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010I said that the judgment of the Supreme Court is not difficult to understand, is it?19 May 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010The Supreme Court’s judgment is not difficult to understand, is it?19 May 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I hope I match some of her enthusiasm, but she may be disappointed. I begin by drawing attention to my practice at the…15 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the Criminal Cases Review Commission.07 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionMy Lords, does the Minister share the view of the chief executive of the CCRC, given to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee last week, that she thought it appropriate to…07 May 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapMy Lords, can we not get too bound up about a 25-year road map, whatever it is called? What we are worried about is a 25-month road map. The farming sector is under great strain…28 Apr 2025HANSARDJournalists and Media Workers: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend for initiating this debate and by referring to my interest as a member of the media law Bar. In the brief time available, I will…24 Apr 2025