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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI recommend that the noble and learned Lord refers to Treasury 2 because I made exactly the point that he was trying to make and I was overruled by the others. They said, “You…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI shall say just a few words. It is very strange that there is nothing in the Explanatory Notes to explain why this presumption is in the Bill at all. I have searched the notes…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendment 69 as well, and I support exactly what my noble and learned friend Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd said about it. It is worth noting that the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I supported these amendments in Committee and I should like to do so again today. I cannot help feeling that there is just a hint—as the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, put it…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I want to add to that list of questions. Does the Minister have any information on where the CMA is to be based? It is one thing if it is in London, and quite different…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, one problem that legislators always face is the inability to look with complete clarity into the future. Trying to predict with any degree of accuracy how this system…09 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. I will say a few words about the provisions in Part 1 of this Bill as I have had some experience of the issues…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMight I add to my noble and learned friend’s question? To whom is the information to be given? Who needs to know about this direction? It is rather important to understand how the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, when the Minister comes to reply, would he explain the purpose of Clause 47(6), which requires that the direction must be published? We need to understand the purpose of…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and I agree with what he has just said in support of it. As he mentioned, it will be apparent from…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I added my name to the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, and to join the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell, in seeking to remove Clause…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I too pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Coussins for the determination with which she has pursued this argument. As a user of the court, it is crucial to have complete…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have one point to add to what has been said by my noble friend Lord Pannick. The word “publisher” troubles me a bit. It is not defined in the amendment, and I am not…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I warmly support what my noble friend Lord Pannick has just said. It is a great mistake, certainly at this stage in our affairs, to attempt to legislate in this matter.…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. My point is that I would be drawn into arguments with myself about policy in deciding whether to do what Parliament has asked me to…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will say a few words in support of Amendment 82A dealing with short custodial sentences. The value of this amendment is that it places greater emphasis on alternative…15 Dec 2021HANSARDConsumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation of the background to this instrument. Of course, it is set out very clearly in the Explanatory Memorandum, which I have…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCivil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2022My Lords, I very much welcome this order for a particular reason, if I can give a little bit of history. As the noble Viscount will be aware, I sat as a Lord of Appeal in the days…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate, and in particular to the Minister for his careful attention to the points that I have raised and…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill13 Dec 2021