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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I hope they will forgive me if, in the interests of time, I respond only to the comments made by my…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI think the noble Lord slightly missed the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. She was not suggesting that there are various legal duties and one is more…02 Nov 2022HANSARDDefined Benefit Pension FundsMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend back to the Front Bench. If the pension funds were entering into those risky strategies with a view to eliminating their exposure to interest…01 Nov 2022HANSARDDefined Benefit Pension FundsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the extent of Liability Driven Investment strategies in the management of Defined Benefit pension funds, and…01 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, it sounds to me that the noble Baroness is making the case for why Article 10 is insufficient. It applies already and it is not working. She has given a number of…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I will speak to the two amendments in my name in this group, Amendments 13 and 28. In doing so, I am conscious of speaking after the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly in support of the noble Baronesses, Lady Fox of Buckley and Lady Falkner of Margravine, and my noble friend Lord Johnson of Marylebone in opposing…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillDoes my noble friend wish to expand at all on my Amendment 13 about “reasonably practicable”? The essential point is that there is an existing duty in the 1986 Act that has two…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWith respect, I have not made a case against human rights. The definition I propose does not impinge on or restrict Article 10; it actually gives greater freedom and greater…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for resentencing prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection.27 Oct 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionMy Lords, I thank my noble and learned friend for that Answer. In addition to having resentencing at the core of its recommendations, the Justice Select Committee also draws…27 Oct 2022HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SchemeMy Lords, at the risk of prolonging my noble friend’s speech—I sense that he might be sitting down shortly—what can he say in response to my question about what he will do to…13 Oct 2022HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SchemeMy Lords, rarely can a report from a Select Committee have been welcomed with such joy by those directly affected by it. What is perhaps most welcome about it is its sense of…13 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I do not want to put the noble Baroness on the spot. However, since she is speaking of rights, does she have any answer made by the noble Lord, Lord Dodds of Duncairn,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after my noble friend. I welcome this Bill and support it wholly. There has been much talk of international law in the course of this debate…11 Oct 2022HANSARDFamily-strengthening PoliciesMy Lords, has my noble friend considered the appointment of a commission of inquiry of some sort into the medium and long-term effects of the fall in the birth rate in this…10 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I have some sympathy with what the noble Lord, Lord Oates, has just said. My concern is perhaps even a little more profound than his because I do not understand what…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 5 in my name, and thank the noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead, and my noble friend Lord Frost for their support, and to speak to Amendment…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, did I hear my noble friend say 2023? Did I hear that correctly?05 Sept 2022