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HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesThe Minister said that the camera was found in a routine inspection. Have the Government instigated more frequent inspections as a result of this discovery?10 Jun 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, I am humbled to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, and the previous contributions. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, and Dr Scott…16 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Citizens in VenezuelaMy Lords, bearing in mind that Venezuela has an unwarranted territorial claim on neighbouring Guyana, can the Minister update us on the advice the Government would have for that…04 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the proposed new clause in my Amendment 247A would expand the definition of exploitation under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to include children who have been recruited…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has taken part in this debate. As I said at the beginning of my contribution, one of the many benefits of this place is having people who know much…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will not detain the House very long. I speak as somebody who for most of their adult life was a retailer, until the good people of the Uxbridge constituency sent me…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I should start by declaring my interest in the register as the chairman of the Human Trafficking Foundation, which probably these days should have changed its name to…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI apologise for not being clear on this. If, for example, there were two members of a family and they were victims of this offence, and one was 17 and one was 19, would there be…19 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am a great admirer of the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and I listened to what he said. I remember reading a book probably by one of his predecessors at Oxford, Swifts in a…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I fully support Amendments 140 and 246. I agree entirely with the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, about having a level playing field. I remember organising a round table…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have several amendments in this group. First, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, that the chances of the Government agreeing to an amendment are very slim. I…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThe amendments I have put down are all about making sure we had scientific evidence and consultation. I am a bear of little brain—17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThere is no need to agree—it was meant sarcastically.17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillIt seems to me that the Minister and the department have shot my fox, except I know the Minister is not really keen on shooting foxes at all. In fact, although they have not…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my Amendment 285A commits to a new clause, which would require Natural England to undertake a baseline biodiversity survey for an EDP, very much along the lines that the…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillIn the absence of my noble friend Lord Goldsmith, I shall move Amendment 212, to which I have added my name. My noble friend sends his apologies to the Committee that he is…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I was a bit remiss in not congratulating the Minister on remaining in post. Prime Ministers make, from time to time, crazy decisions—I have seen it happen—but nothing…15 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chairman of the Human Trafficking Foundation and chairman of the Task Force Trust, which I will come on to later. I extend my best wishes to…08 Sept 2025