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HANSARDThe Situation in the GulfMy Lords, I have two questions for the Minister. First, I think I am right in saying that the pretext offered to begin with for the arrest of the vessel was that she had been…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am sure that the House is very grateful to the Minister for the helpful and encouraging way in which he introduced this debate. I am particularly grateful to him for…10 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, how good it is at last to have before us a really chunky Bill. I am tempted to say that it is something that one might get one’s teeth into, but that, so far as I am…08 Jul 2019HANSARDSafeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Scottish Authority and Barred Lists) Order 2019My Lords, I welcome this order as achieving the necessary consistency between the two jurisdictions. Nobody doubts the value of the barring system in protecting vulnerable…26 Jun 2019HANSARDVictims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2019My Lords, looking at the matter from the point of view of a sheriff sitting in a court in Scotland, I think that the order is much to be welcomed. The fact is that people move…26 Jun 2019HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Mallalieu, and to acknowledge the fact that she has been much closer to the day-to-day problems of the sentencing…12 Jun 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: 20th AnniversaryMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bourne, for his comprehensive introduction to this debate, covering the development of devolution across all parts of the United…22 May 2019HANSARDAnimal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, perhaps the Minister could say a little more about the process by which these errors were discovered. I think he used the phrase “further scrutiny”, particularly in…13 May 2019HANSARDHong Kong: Pro-democracy ActivistsMy Lords, following the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, is it not worth stressing that one of the strengths of the current system in Hong Kong is the presence of the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2019My Lords, I do not think that anyone could possibly object to this order or indeed the order which the Minister will bring before us as the final business today. However, I should…10 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillPerhaps the noble Lord would also say a word about the effect of a petition against. The fact that the instrument is passed is not the end of the day, or at least not necessarily…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I should like to add one point to what the noble Baroness has just said. Clause 2 is not concerned with the end of this week. The way it is worded, it will apply…08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSome of them may have done, but the noble Lord should not assume that the group as such supported them.04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the point that the noble Lord made, two Cross-Benchers have moved closure Motions, but he should not assume that the other Cross-Benchers agree with them. We do not operate…04 Apr 2019HANSARDLiaison Committee ReportI assure the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, that although I am a member of the committee I am not a political member at all. When I look at the subjects, politics simply does…28 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is not just a question of alternatives, is it? If you look at the text of the first alternative, you cannot determine what the date is by looking at the words in the…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I have tried in previous debates to introduce some element of light-heartedness at this stage of proceedings, but it has not been easy, and I am afraid I have rather…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for clarifying a point which was left unclear in the Explanatory Memorandum. It is very important that these matters, in dealings with the devolved…21 Mar 2019HANSARDHealthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) BillI thank the Minister for Amendment 3. That was an important matter to clear up, and the way in which it has been done is entirely in accordance with the wishes of those who were…19 Mar 2019HANSARDJurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, the amendment which the regulation seeks to make is obviously highly desirable. However, I have a question for the Minister, because I cannot for the life of me see how…18 Mar 2019