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HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, we have had two serious and thoughtful debates on the last two groups, and I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken and to the Minister, who, on his first…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I should have opened my earlier speech by welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, to his position and to the House. He has been extremely helpful to me in…26 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the Committee has every reason to be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and the others who have tabled amendments in this group. We will all be grateful to the…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I suspect most members of the public think of the typical case of domestic abuse as being that of an overbearing man who physically bullies his wife or partner and often…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: “Everybody In” SchemeMy Lords, last week’s SI number 15 will permit evictions for six months’ rent arrears. That is a harsh change from the present rules, which require nine months’ arrears and,…11 Jan 2021HANSARDLaw Enforcement: Brexit ImpactsMy Lords, the agreed surrender arrangements that replaced the European arrest warrant include a significant number of grounds for withholding surrender and an overall principle of…06 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this Bill offers hope and help to all those who face the soul-destroying horror of domestic abuse, often for years, and are afterwards left trying to piece together the…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, the draconian limitation of our scrutiny of this Bill—with no Committee stage, no Report stage, no amendments and three minutes each to speak—flows directly from the…30 Dec 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my welcome of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart of Dirleton, to his place in taking over this technical but difficult Bill, one that raises issues of…19 Nov 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, members of BAME communities are currently treated disproportionately at every stage of our criminal justice process—stop and search, arrest, charging decisions, trial…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Grender for bringing this Motion to Annul, and I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for his Motion to Regret. However, my noble…23 Sept 2020HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020My Lords, we welcome these orders and the comprehensive way in which the noble and learned Lord has opened this debate. As we have heard, the order under the Police Act changes…10 Sept 2020HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, the Government have used terms such as “clarification” and “safety net” in describing the Bill. It is nothing of the sort; it is a direct abrogation of the withdrawal…10 Sept 2020HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019I hope so. Is that any better?03 Sept 2020HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019I will start again. The principal substantive point that I wish to make is that the decision in Hammerton and this remedial order highlight the importance of Article 13, which…03 Sept 2020HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019My Lords—[ Inaudible . ]03 Sept 2020HANSARDCompetition Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, I welcome this order as a way of ensuring that proceedings of the CAT continue to be in public given that the usual public access is constrained by the Covid-19 crisis.…15 Jul 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]I welcome these sensible amendments which tidy up the Bill, but I also welcome them for an important reason, which is that in removing Clause 2 this House made an important…29 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I addressed this issue in the group on the removal of Clause 2. I agree with everything that has been said so far in the debate on this amendment, which I support. Once…17 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will add only this: I urge the Minister to heed what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, has just said in looking at ways in which we can give further protection…17 Jun 2020