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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, has put forward an important group of amendments. When I think about this, I am guided by two principles. The first is that anything the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I listened carefully to the speeches which have been made. The noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, talked about sledgehammers cracking nuts; I slightly wonder whether…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSchools: Citizenship EducationMy Lords, the noble Baroness is answering on citizenship, but does she accept that, in this day and age, citizenship requires young people—indeed, all people—to have a much better…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, has put his finger on it. It seems to me that, if it is a large tent and 500 people are gathered within it, then somebody ought…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I am pleased that we are having this debate. I am not going to decry the three previous groups, but this actually comes to the nub of what I suspect what this Committee…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I have to admit to being unclear, after what I hope will be a short debate of 20 minutes, as to what exactly this amendment is for. It may be that the noble Lord, Lord…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat is what it means to consider your risk appetite: you consider the risk of something dreadful happening and the risk and the consequences associated with trying to address it.…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, I refer to my chairing of the National Preparedness Commission. I welcome the Government’s response to the module 1 report. The nation is on a journey, which was started…23 Jan 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. Existing civil nuclear power stations are protected by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, which is, of course, wholly armed. What…22 Jan 2025HANSARDLive Events Ticketing: Resale and Pricing PracticesMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for bringing this forward, and I welcome what is there. Until three and a bit years ago, I chaired National Trading…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. I will also start by paying tribute to Figen Murray: tempered by her own experience of the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy Lords, the Minister referred to the counterterrorism strategy. He will be aware that the Prevent strand of Contest has had very difficult and sometimes very poor press, perhaps…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentMy Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register, as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. Do we not have to look at defence holistically? It has to be a…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. He will have seen the reports this morning that the person who supposedly shot the insurance executive in New York was…10 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of guns manufactured by 3D printers circulating in the United Kingdom.10 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, before my noble friend sits down, the rubric states quite clearly the expectations that there are on Members of the House. Those are of course maximum time limits, not…09 Dec 2024HANSARDUndersea CablesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent severing of two fibre optic cables in the Baltic Sea and of the arrangements in place to protect…03 Dec 2024HANSARDUndersea CablesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply and the recognition of the criticality to the UK of these subsea connections. What consideration are the Government giving…03 Dec 2024HANSARDUndersea CablesMy Lords, I refer to my interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.03 Dec 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, the Minister has talked about food security and we have heard a number of issues raised about different challenges to it—there are in fact a huge number. My noble friend…02 Dec 2024