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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will briefly address Amendments 43 and 87 in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Harding and Lady Kidron, and the noble Lord, Lord Knight, for adding their…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak, in part, to two amendments with my name on them and which my noble friend Lady Kidron referred to: Amendments 46 and 90 on the importance of dissemination…10 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly as I know that we are waiting for a Statement. If you talk to colleagues who know a great deal about the harm that is happening and the way in which…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 281 to 281B. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Harding and Lady Kidron, and the noble Lord, Lord Knight, for adding their names to them. I…06 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Amendment 104 pre-empts Amendment 105.03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Amendment 101 pre-empts Amendment 102.03 Jul 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, for her comprehensive introduction, and I wish the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, well. I hope she will soon be back with us. I…29 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I ask the House to be patient, as we now have to gallop through a series of amendments up to Amendment 99, so please bear with me and do not move around too much.…26 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, following on from the excellent points that the noble Baroness has made, I want to pursue the same direction. In this group of amendments we are essentially trying to…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly. I could disagree with much of what the noble Baroness just said, but I do not need to go there. What particularly resonates with me today is…25 May 2023HANSARDChildren in Care: Gone Too Far ReportMy Lords, I declare my governorship of Coram, the children’s charity. The Minister said earlier that not very many children were being sent to Wales and Scotland. In 2022, more…23 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I also put my name to Amendments 250A and 250B, but the noble Baronesses, Lady Newlove and Lady Kidron, have done such a good job that I shall be very brief. To…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, could I just ask a question? This Bill has been in gestation for about five to six years, during which time the scale of the problems we are talking about has increased…16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWhere would they go?16 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I indicate my support in principle for what these amendments are trying to achieve. I speak with a background that goes back nearly 40 years, being involved in health…11 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWell, my Lords, time certainly flies when you are talking about local government. I pay tribute to the stamina of the many people here who have a background in local government. I…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 290 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Royall and Lady Tyler, and the noble Lord, Lord Young. I thank all those who have…03 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I respond to the noble Lord in two ways. First, I ask him to reflect on how the parents of the children who have died through what the parents would undoubtedly view as…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this large group of 33 amendments is concerned with preventing harm to children, by creating a legal requirement to design the sites and services that children will…02 May 2023