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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military BaseThe fact that the Minister has made this case so effectively raises a question about what happens next. With great respect, I do not think he has answered the question about what…03 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, what a pleasure it was to listen to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Nichols of Selby. I am so glad that she took such trouble to explain the complicated…07 May 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillWe were presented, in the committee, with a plan that showed that, during construction, the whole of the garden area would have to be regarded as subject to works—in other words,…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I hope the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, will forgive me for intervening. I certainly do not wish to prolong these proceedings, and I agree with a great deal of what he said…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I shall make one point about the amendment in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Devon. Until the Law Lords were removed from the House, these peerage claims were decided…25 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) BillMy Lords, I very much welcome this Bill and it is a great pleasure to follow the former moderator, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness. This is indeed a…19 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendment from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans on closure dates. I was a member of the Select Committee, which, as he told us,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who took part in this short debate, and especially to the Minister for his very helpful reply. On the first part of my amendment,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble and learned lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for adding their names to this amendment, which is in my name.…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]05 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I added my name to this amendment for the reasons the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace, has given. It is, obviously, quite important to bring the Scottish position…04 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I would like to say a quick word about Amendment 3 from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. It has the attraction of introducing the word “safe” into the Bill, which does not…26 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group, which seek to mitigate the effect that the measures in this Bill will have on charities that provide social care. Particular…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I will say a word about Amendment 24B. It is quite unusual for a tribunal or a court to be required by statute to deliver its judgment within a “reasonable time”. I can…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful. Will the Minister undertake to think again on the point I made about certainty when you meet resistance from people with a temporary facility wondering whether they…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 3, which is in my name. Like the amendment which has just been moved by the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, my amendment addresses the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackDoes the Minister agree with me that, leaving aside our obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it would be unwise of us to use an incident as extreme and…27 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I would like to give one example from the social care sector which concerns this group of amendments. Cyrenians is a charity in the south-east of Scotland that supports…21 Jan 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response to my amendments and for his assurances on the way forward that he sees on these matters. I would like to make two points.…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for adding their names to this amendment in my name. The…27 Nov 2024