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HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 5 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. I was reassured by my noble friend’s introductory speech and the deal that has been…16 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am of course impressed by the list of initiatives being taken by the Government and the roll call of money being spent, but it has not answered the question. We are not asking…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lord Attlee has just said, I have tabled Amendment 211 in this group, and I have been very grateful for the cross-party support that I have had from…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, it is very late and I have not participated in the Bill before, so I shall be extremely brief. My interest is not so much in the matter we are debating; I understand…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare an interest. I am chairman of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, which has reviewed these regulations, but I speak this afternoon not as its…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have not yet participated in the discussion of light pollution during the stages of this Bill. That is not due to idleness: it is because at the times the Committee or…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend the Minister was kind enough to refer to the official review of the 2006 Act that I carried out now nearly 10 years ago. I take a certain paternal pride…07 Jul 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I put my name to Amendment 57. The essence of the case has already been well covered so I shall be brief, but brevity should not be taken as indicating that I do not…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I had better begin with an apology to the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, for not having name-checked…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 54 and will speak to Amendment 55. I am grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, on Amendment 54 and of the noble Baronesses,…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, made a very important point about impact. I will come back to it in a moment in my remarks. In the first instance, we heard from the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Green of Deddington, has ploughed a lonely furrow on immigration for many years; not just a lonely furrow but a furrow that many Members of your…27 May 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Taylor of Holbeach. I have a long-standing interest in the charity and voluntary sector. I have written a number…26 May 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, since this is the first time I have spoken at this stage of the Bill, I add my thanks to those of my noble friend Lord Lansley to the members of the ministerial team and…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendments 11 and 12, tabled by my noble friend Lady Noakes, which concern mandatory notifications, as she made clear. However, I am equally…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, once again I have the pleasure of flying in the slipstream of my noble friend Lady Noakes. Before I turn to my own Amendment 18, I will say that I entirely support the…15 Apr 2021HANSARDAdministration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021My Lords, I have been tracking pre-packs and the complications thereof for many years. I begin by adding to those of other noble Lords my thanks to my noble friend the Minister…22 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 48A, I shall speak to Amendments 67B and 67C, and propose that Clause 30 should not stand part of the Bill. On the first three amendments, I have…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lady Noakes said, Amendment 67 deals with Clause 18 on the voluntary notification procedure. I entirely support what she has said and her amendment.…16 Mar 2021