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HANSARDHouses of Parliament: Co-locationMy Lords, I first welcome, as everybody else has done, the opportunity to contribute to this debate, so ably opened by my noble friend Lord Norton. I am speaking on behalf of not…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: WeaponsMy Lords, I welcome the contribution that the British Government, along with the Americans, have made to support Ukraine in terms of the provision of arms. I understand that the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDThe Politics of Polling (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, before I start my comments in relation to both the committee and the Liaison Committee’s review, I pay credit to the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, for his chairmanship. He…19 May 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I shall cover two or three points. I shall not go into detail about some of my concerns about the Electoral Commission, except to make a limited comment about…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I note the welcome for that from all sides of the House. I am getting slightly embarrassed—this is the second time this afternoon that I have had support from all sides…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, before I make any comments in relation to this group of amendments, I want to pay credit to my noble friend Lord Holmes. I chose not to speak in the previous debate but,…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank my noble friend for his response, which I find reassuring, but I find more reassuring the clear statements from all sides of the House and the emphatic manner in which…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I first welcome my noble friend the Minister back to his place. He has dealt, as manfully as he possibly could in the circumstances of his ill health, with queries that…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, referred to my Amendment 171 in this group, to which I would like to speak. Before I do, and with the indulgence of the House, I refer…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillBefore my noble friend moves off that point, and picking up a comment made by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, although I have referred on a number of occasions to Tower Hamlets, I…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will follow on from the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, on undue influence. I think that a large part of this stems from Richard Mawrey’s judgments in the Tower Hamlets…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, earlier this evening the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, made reference to the original secret ballot of the 19th century. To a large extent, what we have seen over the last…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank my noble friend for his positive replies to a number of the amendments, and I apologise for the fact that, in my need for haste earlier, I did not give credit to both him…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this is a small group of technical amendments, and I will speak to Amendments 88 and 91 first. When I quoted Richard Mawrey of the elections court on Tower Hamlets…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am sorry to intervene again but is the noble Lord aware of the report of foreign observers who watched the elections in Tower Hamlets? He seems to display complete ignorance of…21 Mar 2022