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HANSARDLegislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licences) Order 2020My Lords, let me say at the outset that I of course support the proposals before us, which have come about following much consultation and discussion. I do not intend to comment…27 Nov 2020HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsMy Lords, following the recent, welcome feasibility study and its conclusions, is it not nevertheless now even more difficult to design comparable but specific plans everywhere…26 Nov 2020HANSARDRoad Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, here we are again, debating yet more of the necessary instruments ahead of the end of the transition period, following our leaving the EU. Of course, they are necessary;…16 Nov 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance: Base Erosion and Profit ShiftingMy Lords, I suggest that there is a lack of consensus, especially relating to the new proposed OECD framework. In view of that, what progress has been made on action 14—the peer…02 Nov 2020HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my interest as a practising solicitor and a member of the Law Society of England and Wales. These measures are part of a plethora of instruments brought about…29 Oct 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Protection of VictimsDuring the present Covid crisis, domestic abuse is, sadly, increasing in the UK. Can my noble friend confirm that, in their approach to those who may suffer domestic abuse, the…27 Oct 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Protection of VictimsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect victims of domestic abuse.27 Oct 2020HANSARDCitizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have been most fortunate to have had many EU and EEA citizens working in our country for many years. Without them and the services that they have performed, and still…22 Oct 2020HANSARDPension ScamsMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the Members’ register. Having heard my noble friend’s answer a moment ago to the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, I would nevertheless like to pursue…14 Oct 2020HANSARDApprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, in the 1960s, I became an apprentice. I began my articles to a solicitor in Newcastle upon Tyne to ensure that I would learn the profession which has served me so well…12 Oct 2020HANSARDCharitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am participating in this debate on what could at first sight appear to be a very simple piece of rectifying legislation. It comes before us in the same week as did…09 Oct 2020HANSARDDebt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my interest as a founder member of the Mental Health Act commission back in the 1980s. It is because of that interest that I wish to concentrate my remarks…06 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMay I first join with others in congratulating my noble friend Lord Herbert of South Downs? He is someone I did not have the pleasure of being contemporaneous with in the other…01 Oct 2020HANSARDAsylum SystemI thank my noble friend for that reply; clearly, she agrees that it is only fair that applications for asylum be considered as speedily as possible and that those who fail to meet…28 Sept 2020HANSARDAsylum SystemTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reform the asylum system.28 Sept 2020HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020My Lords, I declare my interests as stated in the register and fully support the way that, during the Covid crisis, the Government have tried to allay the fears of those tenants…23 Sept 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. As noble Lords will know, the most important duty of legislators when considering measures such as the ones in…21 Sept 2020HANSARDProbation Workforce StrategyMy Lords, I am sure it is only right and proper that we should all be grateful to those working in the probation service. But does my noble friend agree that staff working for…21 Sept 2020HANSARDAlternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my position as a practising lawyer, and I am pleased to contribute to this scrutiny process today. As a former member of the House of Commons Secondary…16 Sept 2020HANSARDGambling LegislationDoes my noble friend agree that the new phenomenon of gambling companies using TV and radio advertising to apparently promote some restraint in gambling is actually having the…10 Sept 2020