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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 192A. There can be nothing more comfortable within the terms of parliamentary debate than to find oneself cossetted by the noble Baroness, Lady…25 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI feel a little intimidated to follow such an intervention. I am not a lawyer either, but I am a member, as I have said repeatedly in the past, of the delegation from this…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, 87 people originally signed up to speak in this debate, and I was one of them. There are slightly fewer now, but I know that if 187 had signed up I would still have…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, may I ask in a more timely manner what I was going to ask earlier? The most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury asked whether…10 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to be collaborating with the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan. We seem to have been briefed by the same people, been to the same meetings and drawn the same…09 May 2023HANSARDUN: Individuals Displaced by ConflictMy Lords, I hope that I may make a valid point too, on the noble Lord’s assertion a moment ago on the amounts of money given by the Government to the UNHCR. I am off to Strasbourg…20 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I want to say something simple in support of what has already been said. If it is true that the Bill’s purposes are already scattered in the course of the Bill and…19 Apr 2023HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti asked a Question last week relating to the British Government’s position over the use of capital punishment. Widespread comments from…27 Mar 2023HANSARDCouncil of Europe: Death PenaltyMy Lords, I declare, as a possible conflict of interest, that I am a member of the Council of Europe and this Parliament’s delegation to Strasbourg. Last week, I was in Paris for…20 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I rise as an unconfident man hoping to make some kind of contribution of a positive nature to this terrifically important debate. A week ago today, my wife and I headed…10 Mar 2023HANSARDEducation (Non-religious Philosophical Convictions) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a privilege to take part in this debate and I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving us this opportunity to do so now. I say also, with an extraterritorial…03 Feb 2023HANSARDTransport: South WalesMy Lords, we have heard mention of Swansea, the north Wales corridor and various other places of great importance. From time to time, I have to get to Lampeter. It used to have a…02 Feb 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, this is the first time I have spoken on this subject at an event of this kind, and I am terrified that my words will go towards trivialising the important subject that…19 Jan 2023HANSARDBBC: Future Funding (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I add my voice to those who have already articulated a response to this committee report, and I add my voice also in expressing appreciation for the chairing of our…16 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Asylum and Refugee PolicyMy Lords, what a privilege it is to follow that. The prodigious amount and breadth of work that my new noble friend has done in his community—his communities—is extraordinary. He…09 Dec 2022HANSARDArts and Creative Industries StrategyMy Lords, I too must express my gratitude to my noble friend for allowing us to debate this very important issue. Mention has been made, lavish mention, of the opera as an art…08 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesAnd what about the Channel Islands?08 Dec 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, I declare an interest as a Methodist minister nearing 50 years since I was ordained and someone who enjoys the fellowship of humanist celebrants in funeral services in…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Thornton not just for making this debate available to us but for her having demonstrated stamina beyond the normal in the way that she has…17 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisters: Government BusinessMy Lords, the Minister has told us that she is unwilling to talk about case histories and so on, although she has given us a pretty fulsome step-by-step report on the Home…02 Nov 2022