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HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]The Government agree with the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, on this point. This amendment seeks to restate the Long Title so that it is consistent with the operative clause in the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]I will answer my noble friend Lord Bassam’s question about Scotland. As he knows, Scotland’s property law is different from that of England and Wales and does not share the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]03 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI am very glad that noble Lords have noticed the change in wording since the last time this matter was discussed at Oral Questions. The commitment is that in the coming months we…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for moving his amendment, which looks to require a review, within six months of the Bill’s passing, on the impact of any…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, Clause 2 sets out the Bill’s formal Title, territorial extent and commencement date. It establishes that, on achieving Royal Assent, the legislation will officially be…03 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, I have to disagree with the noble Lord. There is genuine complexity here, and there are other groups who are not bringing their cases to this House who are also…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for initiating this debate. Of course, it is right that we should carefully consider all elements in the Bill. As a number of noble…03 Feb 2025HANSARDOffice for StudentsYes.30 Jan 2025HANSARDRape: ProsecutionsMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this important debate, particularly, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for bringing this debate here today. One main theme…30 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the opening amendment in this group is a government amendment that we are withdrawing, so we are setting up the debate. There could be a similar mechanism at Third…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, as will become clear, although I am moving Amendment 56A, it is not the Government’s intention to insert these provisions into the Bill. This is an issue on which there…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, including the noble Baronesses, Lady Owen and Lady Gohir. The Government of course share the concerns that have…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Yes. If the noble Baroness wants to bring back a similar amendment on this issue, that indeed can be debated at Third Reading.28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That is certainly the intention of the legislation, but I am aware that it is extremely complex.28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Yes, I understand the point the noble Baroness makes. but that is also something which we are willing to look at. The noble Baroness’s amendment was on the point at which a woman…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Legal AidI thank my noble friend for giving me notice of his question and I will write to him. I hear similar questions in my other private life, and I will ensure that a proper answer is…23 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Legal AidI am very sympathetic to the question and the point that the noble Baroness raises in it. As she may know, my personal background was as a magistrate in the family law space, and…23 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Legal AidI was not aware of the suggestion of a centralised legal aid representation facility. If that is still being actively considered, I will write and confirm that to the noble and…23 Jan 2025