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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have been asked by my Front Bench not to speak at all and, if I break that, to speak in the shortest possible terms. I can do that, because I completely support the…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am a Member of this House whose memory of legal aid probably goes back to before others were here. I was called to the Bar in 1963 and took an active part in legal…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am afraid I have dropped my notes.28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have found my notes—they were at my feet—and so will intervene now, if I may. I support Amendments 6 and 10, and I hope all other noble Lords will similarly support…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI have listened intently to the argument that was presented, particularly by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and I just make a very simple proposition. Would it not be…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for their persistence on these issues that they have brought before the House. I hear…26 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I rise—when I get my papers in proper order—to support my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett in her Amendment 128A. As she explained, the purpose of this amendment…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWell, my Lords, I do not know whether the noble Lord thought my speech about sympathy was repetitious. I have not heard it yet today, and I give those words of sympathy with great…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, with apologies to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, I will intervene briefly. I very much want to hear what is said by my noble friend Lord Coaker, who will be speaking…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 4 for all the reasons that almost every Member of the Committee has expressed in the debate, but I will not repeat any of those arguments. I am a…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the noble Lord looked at the national statistics on immigration for 2022, he would see that the figure is about 47,500 immigrants coming in by boat, but of those, there was a…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDid the noble Baroness refer to Amendment 32 just now?24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillShut up.17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will not get into the debate with the noble Baroness, Lady Foster. The fate of the Bill and how it is here has been correctly described by my two noble friends. I…17 May 2023HANSARDSentencing Act 2020 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, the House is fortunate in having my colleague and noble friend Lord Ponsonby, and with some reason because he has sat for many years on the magistrates’ courts and has…16 May 2023HANSARDSentencing Act 2020 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Before the Minister sits down, has he any figures for the occasions when the magistrates do not consider that they have sufficient powers under the current regime and therefore…16 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will move the House away from the Bay of Biscay and back to this Bill. I tabled Amendment 7, that Clause 1 should not be retained, but I will not move it in view of…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI got a prompt from beneath me that we are discussing this on Wednesday. I will not go into further detail; I just wanted to bring your Lordships’ attention to one example out of…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the Minister sits down, can he explain assimilated law? The present position—it is clearly shown in the schedule—is that either the European provision turns up as a…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillClause 16 has always been the most offensive clause in the Bill because it was giving excessive power to the Executive and no power to Parliament. But on the horse, if I may put…15 May 2023