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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, without wishing to repeat points that I made on earlier amendments, I will refer briefly to the amendments put forward by the noble Lords, Lord Willetts and Lord Stevens…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillDoes the Minister think it appropriate that there should be left in place two possible routes for a complainant—a regulatory route and a Clause 4 route—without there being any…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, the premise of the amendment moved by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, is a presupposition that the clause remains. I will be a little more ambitious by…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, if I may respectfully say so, I was extremely interested in the observations of the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Marylebone, in support of the two amendments to which his…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. On the point made a moment ago by the noble Baroness, one of the oddities about the Kathleen Stock case—the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, knows a…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I will be brief. In his remarks, the noble Lord, Lord Mann, gave some extremely significant examples. Some very bad stories are no doubt out there but, with great…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillLooking at proposed new subsection 5(a)(ii), I do not really understand why the noble Lord wishes to confine this to “academic staff of any other higher education institution”. A…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillIf I may respectfully say so, that is a terribly important point. It is obviously critical that people give careful consideration in advance as to whether they are going to invite…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I also apologise for not having participated at Second Reading. I have a perfectly excellent excuse: I was having knee surgery, which I am afraid has not worked out as…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am sorry to interrupt, but the Minister said a couple of times that subsection (11) is a definition of freedom of speech. I respectfully suggest that it is no such thing; it…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, is this not another example of why it would be helpful to have a definition provision in the Bill? If there was one, “academic staff” and “members” could be defined, and…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, on the point we have just been discussing, is this not a very good example of the kind of matter that could be very conveniently addressed in a code of practice? If the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, I support this amendment. In view of the hour, as well as the great clarity of the explanation given by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, in moving it, I can be brief. The…14 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I disclose my interest as—I am afraid—another practising barrister and occasionally as an arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations. In my career, I have acted…20 Apr 2021