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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI could not disagree with that. I suspect that there are a whole host of issues behind habitual offending which we need to think about, of which drug addiction is one. People…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the chance to participate—I thought I was going to be cut off at the knees at the end of the last session when the Committee was adjourned promptly. I…31 Jan 2024HANSARDMeasles CasesMy Lords, for those who were involved in the vaccine reluctance programme 20 or more years ago, the major difficulty was that the simultaneous MMR vaccine had a stabiliser called…22 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, for those Members of your Lordships’ House with whom I have debated immigration and migration over the years, it will come as no surprise that I support the Government’s…22 Jan 2024HANSARDFinancial Stability: Private Equity FirmsI declare an interest in that I am involved in the private equity industry. If we in the industry do not calculate the risks properly, build into our modelling the necessary…13 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the British people place great emphasis on the concept of fairness? A system that rewards people for undermining the existing system by…07 Dec 2023HANSARDCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Substitution of Cut-off Date Relating to Rights of Way) (England) Regulations 2023I sense that my noble friend has reached his peroration. Could we just go back to Oflog? I absolutely accept his good intentions and what he has told us, but we know that we will…27 Nov 2023HANSARDCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Substitution of Cut-off Date Relating to Rights of Way) (England) Regulations 2023That this House notes the laying of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Substitution of Cut-off Date Relating to Rights of Way) (England) Regulations 2023, welcomes the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Substitution of Cut-off Date Relating to Rights of Way) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I have tabled a parallel regret Motion but, before I get to that, I will say what a pleasure it is for those of us who have followed this through the long night—many…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013My Lords, does my noble friend recognise that there really is a win-win situation here—a proven method of investment, offering individuals an opportunity to invest in new…13 Nov 2023HANSARDDormant Assets (Distribution of Money) (England) Order 2023My Lords, I congratulate the Government on bringing this proposal forward. As my noble friend pointed out, we discussed it in the final knockings of the Dormant Assets Bill on 9…24 Oct 2023HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by adding my thanks to my noble friend Lord Harrington. He has been infinitely patient in dealing with us gadflies, and I am grateful to him for that. I also…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall Bill [HL]My noble friend really cannot be allowed to get away with that statement. The fact is that we have made a distinction between trustees who are seat-holders and are therefore…19 Oct 2023HANSARDLand Use in England Committee ReportMy Lords, I am tail-end Charlie and also an interloper, so I need to begin by drawing the House’s attention to my entry on the register. I congratulate the committee, as others…25 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe issue with remote admissions is that you completely lose control of the system, because it is run on a multibased system around the world. We need, quite simply, to be clear…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAbsolutely—that is why, in my opening remarks, I said that the noble Lord’s Amendment 163 was movingly produced and discussed. My question on the cap was aimed at Amendment 164,…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the House will know that I support the direction of travel of the Bill. I have therefore listened with particular care to the heartfelt, heart-rending speeches from the…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the House will be aware that I support the direction of travel of the Bill quite strongly. It represents a serious effort—it may be a vain one, and will certainly be so…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIf the noble Baroness had given me another two sentences, I would have finished. I was going to say we need guard-rails to make sure that future Ministers do not swerve off in…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have looked through these amendments but not put my name to any of them. I have to say that they—in particular Amendment 8—drive a coach and horses through much of…28 Jun 2023