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HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I was moved to speak on this amendment because it seems to negate the purpose of this part of the emergency Bill, which is to allow people out on to the pavements to…13 Jul 2020HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2020My Lords, this is of course a very sensible updating of regulations because of technology. It must be admitted that not all interviews or questionings of terrorist suspects in the…10 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, from Litvinenko to the Salisbury poisonings, we have seen the blatant actions of the Putin regime on British soil as well as those in Ukraine and elsewhere. I am banned…09 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportMy Lords, the Government find themselves in a cleft stick because they have been so successful, together with the Mayor of London and an over-panicked media, at scaring people…07 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationMy Lords, I commend the Minister in particular and the Government in general for their resolute stand and action on this hugely difficult issue. The message needs to get to the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDEnvironmental ProjectsMy Lords, there is a great deal to welcome in this policy, but I am concerned that any large development inevitably impacts on trees, ancient woodland, wildlife and biodiversity…02 Jul 2020HANSARDChina: Supply ChainsI too welcome my noble friend the Minister to the Dispatch Box. We know that China ignores World Trade Organization rules. He mentioned our attitude towards the belt and road…01 Jul 2020HANSARDKoreaMy Lords, as the Minister has acknowledged, the Korean War never really ended in 1953; indeed, it is still going on, with the actions from an erratic and hereditary autocrat who…30 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, we are now faced with an authoritarian and expansionist regime in China, which is buying up Africa and elsewhere, and threatening our ally Australia, as we heard, and…29 Jun 2020HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy Lords, I am a gambler, I confess, and I am very much opposed to the nanny state. However, Blair’s Gambling Act has made some people very rich—some disgustingly rich, frankly—at…25 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am sure we all welcome any easing of these lockdown restrictions, although it is rather extraordinary to be discussing these regulations weeks late and after we moved…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Government’s figures, which may be as uncertain and unreliable as scientific opinion on this matter, say that five children under the age of 18 have died from this ghastly…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUK-EU NegotiationsIs my noble friend the Minister aware that the People’s Vote campaign has apparently resurrected itself as something called “Democracy Unleashed”? It gives away the fact that the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityFollowing on from the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, I pay tribute to the Holocaust Educational Trust that some dozen years ago took me on an inspirational yet…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesI agree with a great deal of what the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, said about moving further towards a more sustainable economic future. I have been a supporter of wind power for…11 Jun 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Wider OpeningThe risk from this virus to children of primary school age is, frankly, negligible. For secondary school pupils, it is still pretty tiny. There is a higher risk to teachers, who…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresAs my noble friend has admitted, the scientific advice and modelling have been confused, often contradictory and changing as nobody knows a lot about this virus or its progress.…09 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives MatterMy Lords, the appalling death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, at the hands of a policeman who has now been charged with murder, cannot be used as an excuse for illegal and violent…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Obese and Overweight PeopleI welcome the Minister’s statement and indeed the leadership shown by the Prime Minister, but we need to take this further and show leadership from everybody in positions of…04 Jun 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, I first congratulate the Government and their Sherpa, David Frost, on standing up for the interests of the United Kingdom as an independent state. This makes a really…21 May 2020