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HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackMy Lords, on 3 May in the other place, Theresa May, an ex-Prime Minister and ex-Home Secretary, expressed concern about the quantity and quality of data that will be available to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDSeaside ResortsMy Lords, the seaside towns cannot wait, because time moves on. We are about to move into the busiest three months of a seaside town’s economic year. From the much-trailed…22 Jun 2020HANSARDSeaside ResortsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that seaside resorts can respond to any increased demand for holidays in the United Kingdom.22 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister would agree that one man’s U-turn is another’s development of policy. I welcome the proposals from the Government. I am very proud that I was part…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderMy Lords, we are not the first society that has had to face uncomfortable truths about its past history or present injustices. Some have addressed them by inquiries of peace and…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, earlier today, a former Prime Minister, Mrs May, intervened at Prime Minister’s Questions to ask about the security of data, including medical data, if there was a…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingIs it not the sound truth that successive Governments over the last 30 years have allowed our housing sector to be distorted to its present state where young people and poorer…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationMy Lords, between 2010 and 2017 I spent seven years at the Ministry of Justice, first as Minister of State and then as chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. I…23 Apr 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, the greatest tribute that can be paid to my noble friend Lord Tyler in securing this debate is the quality of the speeches we have heard and the embedded wisdom of the…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, I thank the Labour Party for using one of its slots for this debate and the noble Lord, Lord Young, for the very constructive way in which he opened it. I am reminded of…05 Mar 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy Lords, I understand that when my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones raised this matter during Questions, there was harrumphing from the Neanderthals on the Minister’s Back Benches…13 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend Lady Randerson was unavoidably delayed, although I am pleased that she is now with us. Because of that late arrival, she will not take part in Second…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHuawei: UK’s 5G NetworkMy Lords, this is an extraordinary Statement, not least the part that states: “The National Security Council will meet tomorrow to discuss these issues.” Then why make a Statement…27 Jan 2020HANSARDDigital InclusionMy Lords, I too welcome the Secretary of State, who has now made more comebacks than Frank Sinatra. I hope she will be there long enough to follow the parallel to the ICO code,…23 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, one of the great traditions of this House that the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson and Lord Davies, will quickly become aware of is that when the Government plan to do…08 Jan 2020HANSARDLocal Authorities: TourismMy Lords, your Lordships’ Select Committee that looked at seaside towns identified the concentration of social and other problems in former hotels which had become houses in…28 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the great Freddie Trueman once played in a match against Oxford University. The young student coming out to face him was immaculate in his whites and absolutely perfect…22 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline Pornography: Age VerificationMy Lords, there is an old way of testing a Statement—look at who is smiling and who is not. Is the Minister aware that this Statement will bring profound disappointment to many,…17 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: NegotiationsMy Lords, to help the noble Lord, Lord Howell, the policy of the Liberal Democrats is to remain. That is the best deal on the table. However, that does not remove our duty in this…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOffender Management and TreatmentMy Lords, following the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, makes me feel very old because I was in the House of Commons with her father and in government with her father. I can say…03 Oct 2019