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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, on my count, almost 20 amendments have been tabled to the Bill requiring the Secretary of State within six or 12 months of the Act being passed to promulgate some…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, given that, as the Minister said, she is just bringing to a conclusion her 12 days in Committee on the Bill, I was rather hoping that she may be a little demob happy and…18 Sept 2025HANSARDUK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)My Lords, I very much welcome this report from the Constitution Committee. I have a particular interest in that I was the first chair of the committee and was responsible for the…04 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this amendment provides the means to check that the Bill, once enacted, achieves the purposes for which it is intended. It is a more comprehensive amendment than several…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral and the Minister for their contributions to this short debate. Obviously, I am very grateful for their opening…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, welcome this report from the Constitution Committee and the fact that it is one of several produced by the committee on the working of our devolved system of…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)My Lords, it is a particular honour to move this Motion. The Select Committee on Statutory Inquiries was appointed last year as a special inquiry committee to review the report of…25 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken. It has been an excellent debate. I am especially grateful to the Minister for her detailed response. I appreciate enormously…25 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Statutory Inquiries Committee Enhancing Public Trust (HL Paper 9).25 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will stick to what I know about, and for that reason I will make no comment on football. I too commend the Minister for bringing forward Amendment 90 in response to…17 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]My Lords, I think that I am in order in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Mattinson, on her excellent maiden speech. The noble Baroness noted that the public do not trust…14 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]Relevant document: 17th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee14 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish to explain the context of this Bill, detail its principal provisions and, most importantly, stress what it is designed to achieve. Its introduction is premised on…14 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend, for two reasons. First, I served with her on the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill. Secondly, I…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIn the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, now an Act, we included an ouster clause. Why could that not be included in this measure?10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly, mainly because I endorse the words of the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and agree with virtually everything he said. I do not think it is…10 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I must begin by correcting my noble friend earlier who said we are all football fans. I have no interest in football, but I do have an interest in the legislative…15 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, time precludes me from digressing to explain why my noble friend Lord True and the noble Lord, Lord Newby, exaggerated the significance of Magna Carta. The charter of…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, I begin with two propositions that, in my view, should form the basis for determining reform of this House. The first is that form should follow function—we need to…12 Nov 2024