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HANSARDBelarusMy Lords, I am a fellow member of the Council of Europe, along with the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, and I also had the privilege of monitoring the rather farcical parliamentary…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to draw three points to the Government’s attention. The first is prompted by the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, who talked about a culture of what appears…10 Mar 2022HANSARDOlder Workers: Job Market OpportunitiesMy Lords, the bells are not ringing for some reason but there is a Division going on in the House. I move that the Grand Committee adjourn briefly. Officially we are meant to do…03 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, your Lordships will be delighted to know that I will be extremely brief in moving Amendment 2. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, who moved this amendment in…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I will not deal directly with Amendment 21, whose time will come in due course, but will respond on Amendment 2. I understand…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I was not intending to speak in this debate but, rather like the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, I was prompted to by some of the interventions from behind the Front Bench,…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI assume that the right reverend Prelate is moving the amendment.28 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is taking part remotely. I invite her to speak now.20 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister very much for what she said. As usual, she has been thorough and comprehensive. She said what I would have expected her to say, and I thank her for…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I start by thanking several noble Baronesses who, for many years, have been trying to persuade Her Majesty’s Government to address stalking and understand it rather…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have put my name to this amendment and will speak very briefly, not least because I have the privilege of being one of the Deputy Speakers of this House. I would just…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for what he has just said and for the actions he has taken. I thank his colleague in the other place, Victoria Atkins, for having given the original…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister, as usual, for her comprehensive reply and praise the fact that, unlike some incumbents on the Front Bench from time to time, she actually listens…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to propose this amendment, because the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, is suffering from an extremely painful frozen shoulder. She has had an injection of…24 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 28. I do so in place of the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, who would otherwise be here, but is indisposed. I thank her for having introduced…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and all noble Lords who took part in this brief debate. I must confess that, as I listened to the Minister and I reflected on her…23 Nov 2021