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HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very supportive of the direction of travel of the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and, as he knows, of his detailed work in this area. I therefore support the principle of…28 Oct 2022HANSARDIran: DemonstrationsMy Lords, one ongoing issue in Iran that has received virtually no publicity in this country or across the West over the last 20 years is the repeated action by trade unions and…27 Oct 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I think that when they heard of the P&O Ferries case, the British public’s first thought was one of contempt towards an employer who would deal with employees, our…20 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, I do not share the noble Lord’s optimism, having listened to and participated in debates over the past 10 years. When I hear the term “sponsor”, it appears to me that…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I feel obliged to make a few comments on the question of what is and what is not religious education. On Amendment 30 and the discussion of other religions, is the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLocal Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.08 Jul 2022HANSARDLocal Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill [HL]My Lords, the sun is shining on this Bill today. First, the RMT arranged a strike so that the date could be moved to today for me to present it, and yesterday the Prime Minister…08 Jul 2022HANSARDLocal Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. This is the problem with the big state and Whitehall. The Minister just gave the figure of 431 houses out of the 4,500…08 Jul 2022HANSARDLocal Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill [HL]I am quoting statistics about how the local council is allocating land for housing where the numbers have been arrived at using the law in order to reach a target that the…08 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards of Behaviour and Honesty in Political LifeI rise simply to ask who determines truth. I read the resolution and look at the House of Lords, and know that lots of voices out there will say that the House of Lords once voted…23 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, a rabbi, an imam and a bishop walked into a bar—or rather, they will next Tuesday. There will be no alcohol served at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, for it will be the…12 May 2022HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my declaration of interests in the register and specifically the fact that I chair the Leeds United Supporters Club, a member organisation of 11,000…01 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I would have rather welcomed being targeted by a foreign Government in the various elections I stood in. It would have been relatively straightforward to have turned…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 122A, on an issue that I do not think has received sufficient attention for a long time: the significant group of voters who lose their votes…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, made a distinguished contribution, based on his great experience—although I fear that in identifying Conservative clubs he was thinking of…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, when dealing with election law, it is always worth looking at unintended consequences. I could speak at length about trade unions, the Labour Party and funding…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)My Lords, I will add my tribute to Lord Shutt. We both cut our teeth politically in the town of Pudsey, between Leeds and Bradford, where birds fly backwards to keep muck out of…11 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)I thank the Whip for the prompt. My final point is on early voting. Early voting ought to be encouraged, and the way to do that is to allow returning officers the power to bring…11 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, we could have a long and interesting debate on the question of anti-Semitism, but I fear that issues are getting slightly confused. Unless I have read this government…09 Mar 2022HANSARDRacism in English CricketTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress towards tackling racism in English cricket.26 Jan 2022