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HANSARDCohabitation Rights Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to everyone who has contributed to this debate on a Private Member’s Bill. It is an unusual position that we find ourselves in, with my Private…17 Jul 2026HANSARDCohabitation Rights Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.17 Jul 2026HANSARDCohabitation Rights Bill [HL]My Lords, this is not the first time I have introduced a Bill in this form that closely follows the Law Commission recommendations for financial relief for cohabitants in 2007,…17 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security Act 2023 (Designated Bodies) Regulations 2026My Lords, we on these Benches fully support these designations. We consistently supported the proscription of the IRGC throughout the passage of the Crime and Policing Act, to…16 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release Prisoners: Preventing Homelessness and Rough SleepingMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this debate on a very serious issue that involves a very real tragedy. We have heard that every month…16 Jul 2026HANSARDLord AdvocateMy Lords, we welcome the outline position taken by the Minister. But formally, and uniquely in the United Kingdom, the Lord Advocate is both head of the Prosecution Service in…08 Jul 2026HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection PrisonersMy Lords, the House understands the need to balance risk to the public from release against the injustice to IPP prisoners of their continued detention long after they have served…06 Jul 2026HANSARDEmployment TribunalsMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s view is undoubtedly that employment tribunals are intended to provide a cheap, efficient and effective way of resolving employment disputes. If she…02 Jul 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseMy Lords, these issues are very difficult, but we share the Government’s determination to ensure that we do not run out of prison cell space as a result of past serious…01 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, I regret that I was unable to take part on Second Reading owing to a long-standing family commitment, but I am very grateful on behalf of both the Liberal Democrats and…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillThat moved a little faster than I had anticipated, so I now have to move my finger a little faster. Amendment 9, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Northover, reflects…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, from these Benches, I reiterate the thanks of all of us to the Minister and his team, both in the House and in the Home Office, and his Bill team generally, for the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) Bill30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI am very grateful for the assurances and explanations that the Minister has given. I will not press the amendment to a vote now, but I invite him to consider, between now and the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI am very grateful and, with that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, we cannot support these amendments. As we have heard several times, this is emergency legislation, introduced at a time when an urgent response is necessary to the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth JusticeMy Lords, the success in reducing the number of children in custody has been a great achievement, and we should still be concentrating on further bringing down that number. That…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, for his brilliant valedictory speech. He will be greatly missed, both for the warmth of his company and for…18 May 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, despite everything that the Minister has said on proscription of the IRGC, we are now in something of an Alice in Wonderland world. The Prime Minister has told the media…27 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I repeat and echo all the thanks that my noble friend Lady Brinton has just made to the Minister, her officials and all the others who have helped with this Bill. I was…23 Apr 2026