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HANSARDPolice: Sarah Everard VigilsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they had with police chiefs about vigils on 13 March in memory of Sarah Everard prior to those vigils taking place.17 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice: Sarah Everard VigilsMinisters have made it clear for months that there should be a tougher approach to Black Lives Matter, climate emergency and anti-lockdown demonstration, and all that is reflected…17 Mar 2021HANSARDPrisons: Self-harm Among Women PrisonersMy Lords, the levels of reported self-harm are extremely concerning. Five and half years ago my review, C hanging P risons , S aving L ives , found that the despair that led to…15 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsThe noble Lord told the House on 1 March that he was content to be in legal breach, as the ends justified the means. That is a very slippery slope for a Government. Was it…11 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. The Blackett review into critical dependency on the GNSS was published in January 2018. What progress has been made on the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: PayMy Lords, I should declare that my wife works in the NHS. Does the Minister agree with his ministerial colleague Nadine Dorries that the 1% settlement is generous because it is…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccine CertificationCovid passports would make things easier for travellers, care homes, venues and businesses, but there are also concerns about confidentiality and straying into making vaccines…04 Mar 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccine CertificationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 23 February (HC Deb, col 627), when they will provide further details of their review of the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDStop and SearchI refer to my interests in the register. We all want proper scrutiny of stop and search, but we have also seen highly disturbing clips on social media of what appear to be…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid Contracts: Judicial ReviewThe Minister is on very thin ice. He is following Machiavelli’s teachings that the ends justify the means. He should be careful— this is the same argument that led to French…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Surplus Vaccine DosesThe Minister continues to be suspiciously vague about whether the Government will simply transfer the right to buy vaccine supplies rather than pay for them themselves. No doubt…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19The variants of concern are already here, so self-isolation is vital for those who test positive in the community, yet many fail to do so because they will lose wages. Four…11 Feb 2021HANSARDShawcross Report: Compensation for VictimsOh, come on, my Lords: the Government have sat on this report for almost a year. The first excuse, which the Minister has repeated, was Covid. Then, in response to an FOI request,…08 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, we were all delighted to hear my noble friend Lord Woodley’s maiden speech. I welcome him to your Lordships’ House, and I suspect noble Lords will find him a unique and…04 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Risk RegisterTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce annual reporting to Parliament on the state of national preparedness for top-tier risks in the National Risk…03 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Risk RegisterMy Lords, of course there are some preparations that it would not be right to reveal publicly, but that is what the Intelligence and Security Committee is for. Covid has already…03 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Risk RegisterMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name.03 Feb 2021HANSARDSolarWinds CyberattackMy Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. The response from the noble Lord has been complacent. A large number of systems in the national infrastructure use…25 Jan 2021HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, I refer to my registered interests. The national risk register orders the reasonable worst-case scenarios for each of the risks that it considers in terms of their…20 Jan 2021HANSARDLaw Enforcement: Brexit ImpactsMy Lords, I draw attention to my interest in the register and beg leave to ask the Question in my name on the Order Paper.06 Jan 2021