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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I will add just a few words to what the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, said in support of Amendment 13. The provisions to which it is addressed which are of…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, I first met His Royal Highness 57 years ago. He was chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. I was a student, eight and a half years after leaving school, close to…12 Apr 2021HANSARDIndependent Review of Administrative Law UpdateMy Lords, of course Parliament has the power to legislate to limit or exclude judicial review. The question is how far it should go. I was a member of the panel of the Supreme…22 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. Before I say a word or two in the light of what he just said, I should explain that I put my name to Amendment 26…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 14 for all the reasons that the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, has given. But I also wish to speak to Amendment 36 in my name, which would…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I spent four years at an earlier stage in my career as a prosecutor in Scotland. I was one of the Lord Advocate’s relatively small team of Crown counsel, known as his…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillMy Lords, I have a great deal of sympathy for what the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, Lord Greaves and Lord Lucas, have said in support of these amendments. For some…24 Feb 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillMy Lords, the formula proposed by this group of amendments raises an interesting practical question. I support what the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, said on Amendment 6 about the…24 Feb 2021HANSARDBribery Act 2010: Post-legislative Scrutiny (Select Committee Report)My Lords, I very much welcome this report, and congratulate warmly all those who have contributed to it. As it happens, I was a member of the Liaison Committee when it considered…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDunlop ReviewMy Lords, the Dunlop review is about meeting the challenge of strengthening and maintaining the union. As each day passes, that task, as seen from Scotland, becomes more and more…01 Feb 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, there are indeed various reasons to be concerned about the Bill but I should like to concentrate on two of them: the omission of torture from the list of offences which…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas of Winchester. My interest is in the second of the two Bills before us about the exemption from rates for…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Massey of Darwen, and to express my support for the amendment she has just moved. I have to say that I am wholly…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, as the speeches that we have been listening to in this debate have made so very clear, this surely is the most difficult part of the Bill and, as we search for a…13 Jan 2021HANSARDExtradition Arrangements: European Union Member StatesMy Lords, what steps have been taken to identify and appoint those persons who are to serve as our representatives on the very important specialised committee to which Article 83…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, the agreement with the EU covers such a wide variety of matters, and the time for scrutinising this Bill is so very short, that one has to be selective. My choice has…30 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAt end insert “but do propose Amendments 1F, 1G, 1H, 1J, 1K and 1L in lieu— 1F: Clause 10, page 7, line 23, at end insert— “( ) The Secretary of State must by regulations under…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those who have contributed to this short debate. I would like to pick up on some words that the Minister said in his reply. The words “mutual respect”…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in moving Motion A1, I shall speak to Amendments A1F to A1L in my name. I am grateful to the Minister in the other place, Chloe Smith, and her Bill team, for taking time…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAt end insert “and do propose Amendments 1B, 1C and 1D in lieu—09 Dec 2020