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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken in this short debate and, in particular, to the Minister for her explanation. If I may concentrate particularly on government…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillYes—I have got them the wrong way round, as I frequently do. But it does not really matter, because we are talking about the same thing, which is the particular problem that I was…07 Dec 2022HANSARDTechnology Rules: The Advent of New Technologies in the Justice System (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, on securing this debate. As another non-member of the committee, I join the previous speaker in congratulating her and…28 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I do not want to prolong this debate, which has been extremely interesting and very rewarding in many ways. I want to make one or two short points, both relating to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThe noble Baroness is wrestling with the same problem I had in dealing with “reasonable excuse” in relation to locking on. There seemed to be cases where people might have had a…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am not objecting to the idea behind that clause; all I am saying is that the wording seems to me a bit defective because the word “occupies” does not have a target. I am sure…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 11, 30, 34, 41, 57 and 63. That may seem a bit of a mouthful but they are all in exactly the same terms. They refer to the reasonable…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIs there a prospect of the Minister coming up with definitions in time for Report, to prevent us having to discuss this all over again? It would be a great help if he could come…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, my name is to Amendments 6, 27 and 38, which have been mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. They answer a question which was posed by the noble Lord, Lord…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am grateful to the noble Lord because I am coming on to deal with exactly that. Indeed, it leads me into the next paragraph in my notes. I am just making the point that one has…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThe crucial point that I was trying to make is that we are dealing here with serious disruption. I have been trying to get a definition of what that really means. These two points…16 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, two words in the amendment cause me some concern: “overly reliant”. The problem is that no touchstone is provided in the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDArmed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I congratulate the Minister on being so very well prepared.08 Nov 2022HANSARDArmed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I intervene out of order, encouraged by what the noble Baroness just said. One point that attracted my attention is that the regulations apply to all parts of Great…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I hesitate to intervene in this debate as I am not an academic. I look on the wording of the provisions in the Bill as a simple lawyer. For my part, I like the very…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I have to say that I am in two minds about the Bill. One must give credit to the Government for trying to find a solution to some of the most pressing public order…01 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 2, which is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Triesman. The amendment seeks to do two things. First, it seeks to explore what the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, much has been rightly made of Her Majesty’s deep religious conviction. At the other end of the huge breadth of her character are her corgis and wonderful sense of…09 Sept 2022HANSARDRemote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am sure this instrument will be widely welcomed. As the noble and learned Lord has explained, this builds on experience, which it is good to do, in two beneficial…19 Jul 2022HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Single-Use Plastics) Regulations 2022My Lords, I very much welcome these regulations. I should explain that I am a member of the Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee and it is in the light of my experience on that…12 Jul 2022