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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, this evening. I do so not just because I have attached my name to it, but because I emphatically agree…15 Nov 2021HANSARDEU RelationsThe Minister has said here today that the talks are not at an end yet, but I am sure that he is very conscious—as we are, back in Northern Ireland—that every day the talks go on…10 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, advocates of the Bill avow that assisting terminally ill people nearing their natural end to kill themselves is compassionate. The tragic stories which they highlight of…22 Oct 2021HANSARDCadet Forces: FundingMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lingfield, on securing this debate, following on from Questions on 1 March. I am very encouraged when I see people of the calibre of…22 Jul 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My Lords, before I move my amendment, perhaps I might make a point of clarification. I think the Minister misunderstood and misquoted what I said and I just want to clarify what I…28 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021Leave out all the words after “that” and insert “this House declines to approve the Regulations laid before the House on 23 March because (1) rather than expressing the reality of…28 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021—of dispensing with the Northern Ireland tradition because doing so was a greater priority to Members of Parliament than the continuation of the union.28 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My Lords, the United Kingdom is a relationship between three nations and a Province, a relationship in which together we are more than the sum of our component parts. The union…28 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, in a speech marking her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Her Majesty the Queen described her husband as her constant strength and guide. There is no doubt that he has made an…12 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I again commend the Government for bringing forward the Bill, as I have done throughout its passage through this House. I thank the Minister for the work that has been…17 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy question is quite similar. Why is it more important not to have the BBFC and leave women and children with no protection at all for three years? As has already been said, if…17 Mar 2021HANSARDCadet ForcesMy Lords, I am most familiar with the Army Cadet Force, because I am a former member and I benefited much from that in my teenage years. The guidance and instruction I received…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, I too welcome the Minister’s announcement today and I want to pay tribute to him for his constructive and helpful approach during the week. He is a man who is not afraid…25 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 177A. Along with other speakers, I was not at all reassured by the Minister’s letter in which she confirmed the central…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I, too, wish to commend the Minister on bringing this solid piece of legislation before the House and getting it to this stage. However, I rise to speak in support of…25 Jan 2021HANSARDProtocol on Northern Ireland: Disruption to TradeThe Minister has acknowledged that there are problems and difficulties at the ports and elsewhere, and it is reported that some freight companies are losing tens of thousands of…14 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I commend the Government for bringing forward this Bill and for tabling what is now Clause 65 as an amendment in the other place so that the ability of men to claim a…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, there are some of us who have spent a political lifetime opposed to the UK’s membership of the European Union, who look on with a sense of sadness that the Brexit that…30 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationDo the Government really believe that this House, which passed Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 to give effect to the Conservative manifesto commitment of 2015, would accept…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Withdrawal AgreementUnder Article 8 of the Northern Ireland protocol, Northern Ireland will remain part of the EU VAT regime as well as being subject to the UK VAT rules. In practice, that will…10 Dec 2020