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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said, this is a very broad group, so I hope noble Lords will forgive me if I do not comment on every amendment in it. However, I…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillSome of us are slightly disappointed that my noble friend did not respond to my point on the interaction of Clause 160 with the illegal content duty. Essentially, what appears to…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI did not say that it would be impossible for a court to do this; I said it was likely to lead to high levels of inconsistency. We are dealing with what is likely to be very…22 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will speak only briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Trenchard. It was commonly known, and widely reported in the newspapers at the time, that following the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 105 in this group. I express enormous gratitude to my noble friend the Minister for all the effort she has put in to resolving this problem…13 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBefore my noble friend turns to that amendment, I am of course not a lawyer but really quite a simple soul, who is struggling to catch up in some ways with the things he has…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to a number of amendments in this group in my name; namely, Amendments 98A to 98H. I also oppose Clauses 33 and 34 standing part; those notices stand in…12 Jun 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection Action PlanMy Lords, I do not propose to rehearse the history of this sentence, which is well known to most of the participants in the Room. This is an opportunity to look forward rather…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, has my noble and learned friend given consideration to what might be called the ripple effect of the change in criteria on Parole Board decisions, where the sentences…25 May 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection Action PlanTo ask His Majesty’s Government what additional resources will be made available to His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to secure timely delivery of the Imprisonment for…25 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I was somewhat taken aback by the vehemence of the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, who was speaking almost as if I were suggesting that this power be…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is normal to say what a pleasure it is to speak after a previous speaker, but it is impossible to speak after my noble friend and provoke as much of the Committee’s…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 472 stands in my name. On another occasion, I am sure that this amendment would attract a wide-ranging debate, but I will understand if there are few speakers…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI did say—and I think Hansard will show—that the noble Baroness said she loathed smoking. I was careful not to say that she loathed smokers. I hope she did not mishear that,…22 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficMy Lords, with bicycle lanes that have not increased the uptake of bicycling as a mode of transport, with ULEZ extended to parts of London that neither need nor want it, and with…15 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the success of their ‘Global Britain’ initiative that, for a second year in a row, the Inrix Global…15 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThis might be an appropriate moment for me to say—on the back of that—that, although my noble friend explained current government practice, he has not addressed my point on why…11 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 59, 107 and 264 in this group, all of which are in my name. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, I express gratitude to Full Fact for its…11 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, one of the striking things about this interesting debate is that, in many cases, noble Lords on all sides of the Chamber have spoken as if they were proceeding from a…10 May 2023