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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 21, standing in my name. It dawned on me, as I said in Committee, that the purpose of some noble Lords was not to improve this legislation…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillNow that was a heckle of some value. To conclude, it might be nice if the Front Bench, which has shown itself capable of endorsing enthusiastically the very laudable Amendment 6,…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 23 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sikka. I said at Second Reading that there was a lacuna in this Bill, in that it did not deal with…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSri Lanka: Truth CommissionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what direct assistance they will offer to the reconciliation efforts in Sri Lanka and the establishment of the truth commission in that country.01 Dec 2022HANSARDSri Lanka: Truth CommissionMy Lords, going beyond my noble friend’s Answer and given that next year is the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence, and therefore its long partnership with Great Britain…01 Dec 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I think it has been agreed by all Members of the House that in certain emergency circumstances the Government need to be able to take action outside the normal procurement…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to strike a jarring note, although I do not intend to wander into the potentially treacherous waters of the divisibility or otherwise of the Crown. I think the…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to have added my name to this amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes. I would like to start by thanking my noble friend the Minister for…28 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that comprehensive response. I apologise to the House, as I should have said when I first spoke that, in addition to the other…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)That this House takes note of the report from the Built Environment Committee Meeting H ousing D emand (1st Report, Session 2021–22, HL Paper 132).08 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I begin by drawing the House’s attention to my registered interest as a member of the board of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. In moving this Motion, I pay…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I rise to continue my minute and curious search for means by which the Bill might achieve some noticeable change. I notice I am grouped with an amendment from my noble…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI have to say that I am sinking in sympathy on the general principle in this Committee, which is coming at me from every side. Nobody lacks sympathy with what I am saying—in…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I struggle on, looking for the prospect of meaningful change. In this case, unlike the previous groups—in one I was seeking to amend an existing statute, while in the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I take great pleasure in speaking immediately after the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and other noble Lords who have spoken on this topic. I am delighted that my Amendment 35…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillIt is absolutely clear that of course there is a difference between guidance and Henry VIII powers but we are not in that field here. We are talking about what our contribution is…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, given the hour, I will be brief on this occasion. I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for explaining that, despite the fact that there is no explicit mention…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am very grateful for that clarification, which I take as an encouragement to myself and the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, to enter discussions with the noble Baroness as we prepare…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, that is not the intention. The use of “particular” arises because universities, both as universities and as public bodies more generally, have a range of obligations…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill02 Nov 2022