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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 86, which forms part of this group. The noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal was not in her place in the last debate when I pointed out…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the Minister for her clear answer. There is a further discrepancy, in that the age at which someone can become a Member of your Lordships’ House is 21, but to stand for…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the problem with any debate on House of Lords reform is that it very quickly descends into self-interest. As a relatively youthful Member of your Lordships’ House, who…10 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsMy Lords, I welcome the answers that Minister has given, although a few ears will have picked up the word “currently” in her first response. But there are many downsides to…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersMy Lords, has the Prime Minister had any discussions with the Government of the UAE about this matter since he took office, for instance during his visit to the Emirates in…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageMy Lords, this is an incredibly serious matter. Public money may have ended up in the hands of supporters of a proscribed terrorist organisation. With the police and Ofcom both…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friends Lord Lucas and Lord Trenchard for their amendments and for the ingenious way they have tried—as my noble friend Lord Strathclyde just…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillCertainly, the question of conflicting mandates will be uppermost in our minds when we debate the later group about a wholly elected House. If we introduce an element of election,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIs that “longer term” during this Parliament?03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillBut we can do it now. What does the noble Baroness say to the more than 150 Peers who have arrived since the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, last had the opportunity to give his Bill a…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI draw the noble Baroness’s attention to my own amendment, which I hope has been brought forward in a spirit of humility, suggesting that there be a cap on the number of special…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI respectfully disagree with the noble Lord. I think this is about more than numbers; it is about a constitutional principle. It is right, as my noble friend Lord Caithness has…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is indeed. Whether the grammar matters or not, these are clearly linked, and as for those colleagues we are going to lose through this Bill, who were kept here as surety, as a…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy noble friend asks a very good question, but that is a question for a different group. The question of the House of Lords Appointments Commission is, rightly, worthy of a debate…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy noble friend Lord Caithness is right to point out that the effect of this Bill is to make your Lordships’ House a second Chamber almost entirely nominated by the Prime…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI think very directly, because this is an amendment to remind your Lordships’ House and future Governments that the Bill gives Prime Ministers greater power than ever before to…03 Mar 2025HANSARDCopyright and Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, there has been widespread concern that the Secretary of State in the Minister’s department has been very happy to meet representatives of big tech and AI firms but less…27 Feb 2025HANSARDHigher Education: Creative CoursesMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister said about widening access to the arts and ensuring we have a talent pipeline. Why, then, did her department announce earlier this month that…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for introducing the regulations and to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for tabling his amendment and for moving it in the way that…24 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025The Minister rightly said “currently” and, even if that is the case, why are the Government closing the door to having this option available to them and Ofcom later? She is right…24 Feb 2025