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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI shall speak to Amendment 281C. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, for her introduction and support for that amendment. It is one of two amendments…24 Apr 2023HANSARDJurors: Mental Health ImpactMy Lords, it is helpful to see what happens in Scotland. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service provides specialist assistance in cases of particularly violent and distressing…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, since the noble Lord was kind enough to mention my name, I should perhaps briefly explain the thinking behind the form of words the Government have introduced to this…14 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have added my name to the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys, which has my full support, but I will also speak briefly to two other amendments in this…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, what the Minister said about common frameworks is very encouraging and I absolutely understand what she has been saying in her description of the system. But is the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am not quite sure that the Minister has grasped the point of the noble Baroness. She is asking about legislation that will disappear. The problem with this is that it may…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am very glad that the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, has found time to join us for the debate on this group of amendments. If he will permit me, I would like to take…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry to disturb the noble Lord again. Following on from the noble Baroness’s point, Clause 2(1), to which the noble Lord refers, uses “specified” three times: you have to be…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendment 27, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, and I am grateful to her for putting it down and for what she said. I am…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the Minister moves to Amendment 17, Amendment 4 raises the issue of common frameworks. I can well understand the Government’s wish to have a fresh look at standards…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, I wonder whether she accepts my point about the common framework relating to food labelling and standards, because it does raise a different…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I wish to raise a point about Amendment 4. It relates to the interaction of this Bill with common frameworks. I believe—though I am open to correction—that EU regulation…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. It is a question of the sunset and whether one can achieve what the Minister is suggesting in time. A lot of the worries we…23 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendments 22 and 23, with the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock. These deal with the issue of consent, which I think is crucial to…20 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the Constitution Committee looked at the Bill with some care and was concerned about two provisions in Clause 11, not just one. The first was Clause 11(7), reference to…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is hard to overemphasise the importance of this amendment. It is firmly rooted in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which provides that:…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank the noble Viscount for giving way. The word “journalist” is not in the amendment—just “a person”, who is defined as “observing or otherwise reporting”. That is what it…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, said, I support all but one of his amendments. The one I do not support is very minor and, out of an abundance of caution, I decided…07 Feb 2023HANSARDCommon Frameworks (Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, I am afraid that time is running against me. This debate started later than expected and if I were to remain to the end, I would miss my flight home. I apologise very…02 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI was looking to identify the threshold at which one reaches the point where, on my approach, one moves beyond a minor disturbance to something that becomes significant. That is…30 Jan 2023