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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I have very little experience in the making of laws; unlike the noble Lord who preceded me, I am not a politician. I have even less experience of interpreting and…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFreedom of SpeechMy Lords, for a Methodist Minister to be standing second to the Archbishop of Canterbury is the nearest that he will get to preferment. I hope that it will guarantee some quick…10 Dec 2021HANSARDBBC: Government SupportMy Lords, it is indeed a pleasure to be part of this debate, brought forward by my noble friend Lord Bragg. I have had the honour, twice on television and once on radio, to be…02 Dec 2021HANSARDAge Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]My Lords, we are deeply indebted to the noble Baroness for bringing this matter before us in this Bill, and doubly in her debt for the extraordinary speech with which she…19 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Appointments ProcessMy Lords, I suspect that some of us have more agreement with the noble Lord than perhaps he suggested at the beginning. However, I am worried about all the scurrilous references…18 Nov 2021HANSARDGambling Commission: DataMy Lords, through the pandemic the use of data in the National Health Service has made it obvious to all of us what a good database can help us achieve. Surely a database of a…20 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, it is with some trepidation that I add my voice to those who have spoken already on this matter. Some of the speeches will live with me for a very long time, in the way…11 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding: Intergenerational ImpactMy Lords, I am very happy to follow that intervention. I recognise its accuracy and pointedness, but I cannot feel—yet anyway —that this is an either/or, although certainly the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for bringing this to our attention. Even though there is major legislation on the way, these things cannot be…10 Sept 2021HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Evans, and indeed to take part in a debate initiated by my noble friend Lord Blunkett. He set the case before us, and it…09 Sept 2021HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe realities are all around me, as I can hear from that response. If we consider ourselves a Committee of the whole House and if the word “nobility”, freed from the word “friend”…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCultural and Education ExchangesMy Lords, I just want to thank the noble Earl for introducing this debate. It is not the first time we have talked about this matter. The last time I spoke to it was on 9 June in…22 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful for the introduction of these themes by my noble friend Lord Knight. I am astonished that they were capable of being read in the way that the noble…16 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Freedom of Religion or BeliefMy Lords, it would be churlish not to recognise the provisions made on the matter before us and the reports that have received such positive responses from the Government. They…08 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, we are indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for this debate. He stands like Prometheus after defying the gods and surviving the Woolsack. Unbound, he has come to…01 Jul 2021HANSARDPassport and Visa MeasuresMy Lords, I am mystified. Will the Minister encourage her colleagues to look again—but not in the way that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, asks—at making it so that children from all…09 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, what an honour it is to be given the opportunity to address a word on behalf of all noble Lords to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth—the ex-Bishop of…12 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIt is the easiest thing in the world to segue from this tribute to the right reverend Prelate to the remarks I wish to share with the House today. We heard from my noble friend…12 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportMy Lords, I received the report we are discussing with great sadness and echo some of the disappointment—to say the very least—at its findings, but I want to move in a slightly…26 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, poverty lies at the heart of what I want to contribute to this debate. My noble friend Lady Lister is publishing a second edition of her seminal work on this very…14 Apr 2021