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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am sorry that it is me again—a bit like a worn 78. In moving Amendment 25, I will speak also to Amendments 78, 187 and 196, all of which speak to the principle of…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this discussion. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Weir, although I would say to him that his third point—that, in his experience,…02 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 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy co-sponsors will deal with some of the more detailed elements of the 30 amendments that we are dealing with. These will include safety duties, functionality and harm, and codes…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillTo respond briefly to the noble Baroness, I shall give a specific example of how Amendment 93 would help. Let us go back to the coroner’s courtroom where the parents of Molly…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, as I listen to the words echoing around the Chamber, I try to put myself in the shoes of parents or children who, in one way or another, have suffered as a result of…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I suggest, very briefly, that we look at this amendment in a slightly different way. Understandably, we have a tendency in Parliament to look at things through our own…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCouncil of Europe: Reykjavik SummitMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, I have the enormous privilege of being a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I gather, through what one…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I think the noble Lord may think that he is on the following group of amendments; this is the amendment in the previous group that I suspect he did not want to move. He…17 Apr 2023HANSARDBaroness Casey ReviewI thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. It cannot have been much fun to read it out—and it is horrifying to read. For those of us who have been involved in some of the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDReform of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, first, I declare my interest as a governor of Coram, which has been adopting and looking after children since 1739. I want to ask the noble Baroness a question about…08 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I shall attempt to be brief but, based on previous experience with other speakers, that may be difficult. At least it gives the Whip on the Front Bench the chance to do…01 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill’s laudable intentions, but great expectations, in my experience, are rarely fully met. The Minister has heard a wish list and a half this…17 Jan 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.22 Nov 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton, for introducing the Bill, for his long campaign to make this Chamber more effective and for something that is less well known,…18 Nov 2022HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeMy Lords, Alaa is not able to be with us, but perhaps I could let him speak for himself from his writings. This is from when he first went on hunger strike in 2014: “The health of…09 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyMy Lords, the subject of this Question takes us back to many of the areas we covered in both the Domestic Abuse Act and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, so there is a…02 Nov 2022