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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am very grateful to my noble friend for his intervention, and I very much hope there was such an understanding—but I am afraid I cannot find a trace of that agreement. Turning…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 56, 57 and 68 in this group, to which I have added my name. I declare an interest as a member of the Bar. I also declare a special interest in…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way. The answer he proposes is that the Prime Minister retains the discretion to appoint retired members of the Supreme…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI have my name on Amendment 60. It seems to me that the proposal of the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, in this regard—the Lord Chancellor having by law to be a Member of your…25 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, it is a privilege to serve on the Joint Committee on Human Rights under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Alton, whose timely debate this is and whose…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, the discussions we have had both in this Chamber and beyond have been deeply thoughtful and constructive, motivated by a shared desire to protect the public while…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Can he give us the percentage figure? If it is 4% for the 500 threshold, what is the figure for 300?04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 3 in my name, which seeks to raise the threshold for a qualifying premises from 200 to 300, with an exception to allow the Secretary of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillIn the light of the opinion expressed in the Division, I will not be moving Amendment 3.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillAlthough I am disappointed by the Minister’s response, I at least take some heart from the fact that a review will be conducted and I am very grateful for the support expressed…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 21, 22, 24 and 26. I am sure we all know how important volunteers are in the way our society works. Across the country, many vital community…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am very grateful to the Minister. I will make a connected but slightly separate point. After Committee, the Minister very kindly wrote to me on the reviews, particularly the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, that this is an ingenious, but perhaps at points impractical, solution. But it does address one of the more eccentric features…03 Mar 2025HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingMy Lords, I admire the Minister’s indefatigability in addressing three of noble Lords’ Oral Questions today and I thank him for his Answer. An estimated 14,000 children are at…24 Feb 2025HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle ‘county lines’ drug trafficking.24 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, in an earlier day of Committee, the Committee heard an exchange between my noble friend Lord Davies of Gower and the Minister. It was pointed out that political…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Davies, the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, and the Minister. Obviously, the Section 19 declaration on the front of the Bill is a…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill12 Feb 2025