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HANSARDNational Security BillRealistic.19 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord may be being rather kind to the Prussian police. I have no doubt that in the early 19th century the Prussian police were extremely interested in what was…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I do not oppose this amendment at all. I can see why it might be possible for material relating to this issue to be included in codes of practice. However, it is worth…07 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillDoes the noble Baroness agree with me that there is clear evidence of a concerted effort by well-funded, extremist United States—sometimes religious—groups to replicate in this…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillDoes the noble Lord understand that prosecutors, in authorising and not authorising charges, have discretion in whether to prosecute a case? No prosecutor I have met would ever…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the extent to which there are gaps in our current legislation that require filling by this legislation is a substantial question. I, for one, will listen very carefully…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, as a former prosecutor, I commend Amendment 6 to the Minister. I have no doubt at all that a definition along the lines of that pressed by the noble and learned Lord,…16 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, perhaps I might ask the Minister to consider this. He mentioned earlier in his remarks that the question of pressure groups was not really relevant because they would…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I strongly sympathise with the Government’s intention in pressing Clause 4, which is precisely to protect people such as Kathleen Stock. That is its purpose but it goes…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillDoes the noble Earl nevertheless recognise that this is one of the weaknesses in the Bill that is causing consternation in universities: that it appears on the face of it to…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I thought it axiomatic that references to academic staff in the Bill included all academic postholders, whether tenured or on short-term contracts. I had assumed that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as the former warden of Wadham College, Oxford, and as an honorary fellow there and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. I have a great deal of sympathy with…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, since the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, is not present, it is my great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. In doing so, I refer to my entry in the register of…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have also put my name to this amendment. I entirely agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, that the present position is untenable. In 2019 the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Support SchemesMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that it is absolutely essential to public confidence in the effective enforcement of our laws that those whose greed led them to shamelessly…06 Apr 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Support SchemesMy Lords—06 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsDoes the Minister agree that the apparent kidnapping, torture and summary execution of the Ukrainian mayor of Motyzhyn, along with the apparent summary execution of her son and…04 Apr 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Baronesses, Lady Deech and Lady Altmann, that BDS is a discriminatory and racist movement whose object is the destruction of the state of…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, mentioned Alexander Litvinenko, and I should like to do so too. I was serving as Director of Public Prosecutions when he was…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, powers to deprive British citizens of their citizenship have historically been very tightly drawn under UK immigration law for obvious reasons. However, I reminded the…28 Feb 2022