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HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a practising barrister. I too thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, for the important amendments which he has tabled, which will ensure…24 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: Discussions with the European UnionCan the Minister assure the House that Parliament will not be prorogued to prevent it expressing a view on the appropriate way forward before 31 October?20 Jun 2019HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: Security ClearanceMy Lords, the noble Earl has said on three occasions now that security clearance is a matter of assessing not just the individual’s loyalty but their personal safety and that of…17 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]Does the noble and learned Lord accept that the powers in this Bill cover far more than process? As I have indicated, Clause 1(1)(b) is concerned with rules as to how proceedings…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I share the concerns behind these amendments. There are plainly specific types of proceedings which it is wholly inappropriate to determine online. Perhaps the strongest…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way again, but I must press him. We are dealing here with fundamental issues of access to justice. Surely if the Minister recognises…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]Does the Minister accept that nothing in the Bill guarantees that? He gives us an assurance, but surely it would be better to write that into the Bill.10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Beith, I have added my name to the amendment tabled by my noble and learned friend Lord Judge to ensure that the powers which are being…10 Jun 2019HANSARDAsylum SeekersDoes the Minister agree that asylum claims on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation raise specific difficulties and sensitivities? Is there a special unit in the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support what has been said by the noble Lords, Lord Marks and Lord Beith. I declare an interest as a barrister practising in offline courts. That was the reason I did…10 Jun 2019HANSARDPrivileges and ConductMy Lords, the reforms proposed by the committee, as helpfully outlined by the Senior Deputy Speaker, will be a distinct improvement on the current system. No one who participated…30 Apr 2019HANSARDPrivileges and ConductDoes my noble and learned friend agree that, in her experience, many inquisitorial processes take place throughout the country, on a wide variety of subjects, where lawyers are…30 Apr 2019HANSARDHong Kong: Pro-democracy ActivistsMy Lords, in the light of those questions, will the Minister emphasise that those who have been convicted have the right of appeal; that the basic law protects the independence of…10 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, this amendment is not needed to ensure that the provisions in the Bill are temporary. They are temporary in any event because the Bill is concerned with only the period…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThis is a negotiation. It would be very odd to say that she can agree a date but she cannot seek one. There has to be give and take. I think that there is general agreement around…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI entirely accept that. It is necessary to have legal certainty on the retention of the Prime Minister’s powers on such an important matter. That is why the noble and learned…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I will do whatever the Chief Whip thinks is most appropriate in these circumstances, as I always do.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThey are not grouped on the Marshalled List, but I was informed that the Table Office had been invited to list Amendment 7 with Amendment 5. I am entirely in your Lordships’ hands…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI am not responsible for the Bill, but I offer a further argument in favour of retaining Clause 2. The practical reality is that, on Wednesday night, the Prime Minister will be…08 Apr 2019