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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I am enthused by the fact that the online safety Bill will have pre-legislative scrutiny. Indeed, I am so enthused that, if the Whips are listening carefully, I am…18 May 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, it has taken some time for some very simple action to be taken on benzodiazepines. I first recommended this action in 2003 in the House of Commons and was ignored. I do…17 May 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Landmine ClearanceI am certain the Minister will agree that we are the world leaders in landmine clearance. Does he also agree that the soft power and good will that we build with countries where…17 May 2021HANSARDLeaseholders and Property Management CompaniesLocal authorities have had a tendency to sell off their least desirable, most dilapidated small blocks of flats to private individuals, who then get managing agents and leave…29 Apr 2021HANSARDCare Home Occupancy RateNHS England and Public Health England’s contingency planning for pandemics was strengthened after the SARS epidemic. Will the Minister put in the Library the minutes and documents…28 Apr 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, we have heard several times how we non-lawyers do not understand the principles and complexity of the legal profession. I will quote a recent article on international…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityThe vast majority of people who follow horseracing and football have no gambling problems whatever. Addiction manifests itself in many different ways. Does the Minister agree that…20 Apr 2021HANSARDSingle Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2021.My Lords, we have moved quickly from the moderate social democracy of the Minister’s proposals to the radicalism of the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, with his high charges and…19 Apr 2021HANSARDUndercover Policing InquiryAn inquiry cannot request files where it does not know that they exist. Can we be assured that there are no files within the Home Office that have not been sought out, retrieved…14 Apr 2021HANSARDBahrain: Human Rights AbusesAt the start of the 2022 Qatar football World Cup campaign last night, Norwegian players protested about workers’ rights in Qatar. Considering that some of the matches may have to…25 Mar 2021HANSARDAdministration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021My Lords, on balance this statutory instrument seems to be an improvement worth supporting, although I am sure the caveats put very clearly and eloquently by my noble friend Lord…22 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I do not intend to replicate the points made by three excellent and very focused contributions; my comments will be not be instead of but additional and complementary to…17 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, the role models we have heard about are incredibly powerful for young girls out there, but they are also incredibly powerful role models for young boys. In the past 15…11 Mar 2021HANSARDWorld Health Organization: PandemicsWill the WHO have a specific input and a direct voice in the G7 deliberations?09 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to listen to and follow my noble friend Lord Mendelsohn and the other sponsors of these amendments. I wish to make two brief points. The first is that…08 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubThere are good examples abroad of effective state investment into football facilities; for example, the huge Ajax stadium owned by the council in Amsterdam. Should not the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyWe have the land and the skilled workforce, and we no longer have the bureaucracy of the European Union restricting state aid to new industries. The Minister talks about the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Energy Efficiency: RetrofittingThe Minister cannot pre-empt the Budget, but someone is briefing the press that the green homes grant will be slashed on Wednesday. Our ambassadors are warning that COP 26 is in…01 Mar 2021HANSARDBelarusWhat timidity we have in the face of the longest-standing communist regime anywhere in the world. Where is the loudness of the voices, including our voice, so that the people in…23 Feb 2021HANSARDBelarusTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the state of democracy in Belarus.23 Feb 2021