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HANSARDCrime, Reoffending and RehabilitationMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Farmer for initiating this debate. If noble Lords will indulge me, I propose to spend all of my few minutes talking about the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDExtradition Act 2003To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the Extradition Act 2003 to remove the list of Part 1 countries which can demand extraditions showing no evidence of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDExtradition Act 2003My Lords, will my noble friend confirm that those arrangements with EU countries, otherwise known as part 1 countries, are no longer fully reciprocated? For example, Germany no…29 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord and I rise as a rare speaker from the Conservative Benches who neither is nor ever has been a visiting professor or honorary…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillShame.28 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, it is a convention right that one should have a vote for the legislature that makes one’s laws. Can my noble and learned friend say whether he considers that that right…23 Jun 2022HANSARDTransport for London: FundingMy Lords, many of us who have a close and long association with Transport for London would be deeply keen to see a long-term settlement that covered both operating costs post…23 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 43, to which I have put my name. I would in fact have put my name to Clause 7 stand part if the field had not been too crowded when I arrived…22 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Homes CommitmentMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation board. Does my noble friend agree that many public bodies would be willing to get on with…21 Jun 2022HANSARDProbation and Court Services: WorkloadMy Lords, in view of the continuing scandal of prisoners held on indefinite sentences for public protection, is my noble and learned friend satisfied that the training provided to…09 Jun 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, we all know that language and politics are frequently bound up, even in some of the strangest places. I recently discovered that even the small and relatively homogenous…07 Jun 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Supporting AccessMy Lords, quite apart from the cost of electricity, does my noble friend accept that many people in this country are reliant on cars with a price point of roughly £15,000? That…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord. With 28 years of experience in local government, and eight years on the board of Transport for London, I have long had a very…25 May 2022HANSARDIndia: Cereals Export BanMy Lords, given concerns about the supply and cost of imported grain into the UK, why are Her Majesty’s Government maintaining tariffs on imported wheat averaging 16%?19 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister accept that the problems with the Northern Ireland protocol affect not simply trade but the human rights issue, which has been…17 May 2022HANSARDSri LankaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic situation in Sri Lanka; and what steps they are planning to take to support that country.16 May 2022HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, Sri Lanka is an important Commonwealth country. Although I welcome the fact that the Government are monitoring the situation, I would have hoped something a little more…16 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Deech. I agree with much of what she said about the state of the courts and the justice system, and I particularly…12 May 2022HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend and the Government on taking action on this delicate matter, which came to prominent attention at the time of the tragic murder of Sir…26 Apr 2022HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to put in place a multi-professional strategy for the emergency services concerning the attendance of ministers of religion at…26 Apr 2022