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HANSARDFreedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, and to pay my thanks to the outgoing chair and, indeed, my obeisance to the incoming chair, as I seek to…27 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, it is a privilege to take part in this debate. We all know the troubles that the late Queen lived through. I have a list of them but, in obedience to the Chief Whip, I…10 Sept 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth III feel there is a consensus: “We have an anchor that keeps the soul Steadfast and sure while the billows roll, Fastened to the Rock which cannot move, Grounded firm and deep in…10 Sept 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesMy Lords, I hear the word and will try to observe it. First, I must express an interest: I have a 20-year association with the Central Foundation Schools of London, for over half…14 Jul 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionMy Lords, as part of promises made during the debate about leaving the European Union, an assurance was given to Wales that it would not suffer one penny less in terms of the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDConstitutional CommissionMy Lords, I am a shooting star for a minute and a half, with due thanks to my noble friend Lord Wigley. In the time that I have been in your Lordships’ House, I have noticed a…09 Jun 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, by popular acclaim and knowing that some have greatness thrust upon them, we will begin the proceedings. If there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the…09 Jun 2022HANSARDUpholding Standards in Public LifeMy Lords, I have never used the language that has just been adduced in the previous speaker’s question, but I have used the language that was used by the Prime Minister in the…08 Jun 2022HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow all those who have offered their praise and gratitude to this remarkable person, who has reached a milestone moment in the history of this…26 May 2022HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumMy Lords, I have heard the noble Baroness’s replies to the two previous questions and that leads me to ask mine. With the freedom that she describes to choose the ethnic-minority…16 May 2022HANSARDDigital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)My Lords, it is a privilege and a pleasure to follow the authoritative words spoken by previous speakers; I am grateful to them. It is also an unexpected delight to see the…11 Mar 2022HANSARDPeerages: RecommendationsMy Lords, I am very happy to speak in Comrade Balfe’s debate. Now that I know his true provenance, I feel that he has hidden virtues I was unaware of. I rise to speak wondering…03 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy Lords, our minds are filled with the terrible things which are happening in Ukraine, so much so that it would be easy to push other essential issues out of focus, but we must…01 Mar 2022HANSARDAutocrats, Kleptocrats and PopulistsMy Lords, we are indeed grateful to my noble friend Lord Browne for giving us this opportunity to discuss these important matters. I hope that he and other noble Lords will…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I speak in place of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, and welcome the opportunity to speak on the amendments she proposed. I wish she could be here to…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, since an illustration I gave has been added to the discourse of the noble Lord, I feel I must interrupt. While I was painting the pig with lipstick—a squirmy pig, very…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, what a debate this has been. I thank all those who have contributed to it. It has certainly laid bare the points of difference that are going to have to be resolved at a…01 Feb 2022HANSARDDevolved Governments: Public ExpenditureMy Lords, perhaps I might take a moment to remind the House that, as well as Scotland, Wales has a devolved Government. I believe transparency there is of an order of which we…20 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, I add my voice to all others in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for bringing this debate to the Floor of the House. I would just translate a change in the wording…06 Jan 2022