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HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]I am very grateful. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.17 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be very brief. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this interesting debate on this group of amendments, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, who,…17 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]Will the noble Baroness give way?17 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am very grateful to the Minister for that response to this group. Plainly, I am also very grateful to my noble friend Lord Fuller for advancing his amendments. I suspect that,…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 85D and 85E in my name. I regret that I was unable to speak at Second Reading, but I am pleased to be able to take part in this debate in…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply and am provided with some reassurance that the Government take storage seriously. However, for the reasons given by my noble friend…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 85F and support Amendments 85G and 85H in the name of my noble friend Lord Fuller. Many in the Committee have expressed their concern that…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lord Udny-Lister identified, the principle that the first duty of government is the protection of its people is one that is redolent in this…07 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy Lords, we are told that the Defending Democracy Taskforce will report in due course. Can the Minister guarantee to us that that report will be provided in good time for the May…06 Jan 2025HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, when I was the Minister responsible for the Windrush compensation scheme, some of the best of the Home Office’s staff worked for it. It is a very impressive team based…19 Dec 2024HANSARDAsylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]My Lords, the move-on period was fixed at 28 days under the previous Labour Government. As the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, noted, she has been raising questions about this…13 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, following the constitutional crisis of 1911, the Constitutional Year B ook of 1912—then an annual book of political writers and speakers—expressed at page 84 the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentTo ask His Majesty’s Government (1) what steps they are taking to recruit 13,000 additional police officers, and (2) what assessment they have made of the impact of a proposed…10 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersMy Lords, noble Lords have heard the strong view of the House, from the noble Lords, Lord Harris and Lord Hogan-Howe, among others, that there is a gap in the criminal canon for…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the opportunity to respond to this Statement, although it will not surprise him that I do not agree with the picture painted in it by the Home…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords, the media report that the Metropolitan Police is going to cut 2,300 officers and 400 staff next year because of a £450 million funding shortfall. This clearly will be…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Authorisations to Interfere with Property: Relevant Offence) Regulations 2025My Lords, we welcome and support both these orders. The first statutory instrument adds offences under the National Security Act to the list of relevant offences in the Police Act…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHome Detention Curfew and Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, we too welcome this order. I understand the reasons set out by the Minister. Under the previous policy, the automatic release point for the sentences for offences being…10 Dec 2024