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HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, this treaty with the Republic of Rwanda underlies the safety of Rwanda Bill. If were not ratified by Parliament, the Bill would lose its foundation stone; but today, as…22 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I look forward to hearing the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere, whom I am sure will bring much to this House. I also congratulate my noble…18 Dec 2023HANSARDSchools: SafeguardingMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for obtaining this important debate. My focus today is on sport. I speak as a father and grandfather of girls and boys who are and have been…07 Dec 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I welcome the aspiration of this Bill, in particular its stated intent to “make provision relating to the protection of consumer rights and to confer further such…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAuthorised Push Payment Fraud Performance ReportMy Lords, the Payment Systems Regulator aims to provide consumers with better information about fraud and the risks associated with each bank and payment services firm. If the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceMy Lords, as we have heard, Peel’s fifth principle requires the police to demonstrate complete independence of policy. Of that, it is equally plain that my noble friend the…09 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall address two matters today. Each concerns education, on which this Government have rightly placed a premium, but there remain significant areas which the proposed…09 Nov 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceMy Lords, the GMC may be independent but it is a creature of statute and should remember that. Parliament can change its statutes at any time. Are we to anticipate that, if the…17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceMy Lords—17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceMy Lords—17 Oct 2023HANSARDLife Skills and CitizenshipMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness for obtaining this debate and for her excellent introduction. My focus is on the vital life skill of financial awareness and the need to…07 Sept 2023HANSARDLord Chancellor and Law Officers (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, it is a true pleasure to follow my friend the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, who, like me, is a Bencher of Middle Temple. I declare my interest in the register, as chair of…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFighting Fraud (Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee Report)My Lords, the committee, of which I was a member and which was so excellently chaired by my noble friend Lady Morgan of Cotes, reported last November. We heard from 56 witnesses.…30 Jun 2023HANSARDMetastatic and Secondary Breast CancerMy Lords, do the Government plan to publish a further strategy to reduce waiting lists?19 Jun 2023HANSARDDrugs: Supply and AvailabilityMy Lords, do the Government intend to take steps in response to the January report by the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership to address the decline in medicines…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 119 and to the overall challenge to Clause 53. To be absolutely clear, there is no reason why the Government should not ignore and override an…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill, I looked at Sir Peter Gross’s report yesterday and the night before to remind myself of what it said. Two points are important. One is that it was not unanimous on that point,…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 2, 4, 84 and 148. I shall not speak to Amendments 1, 3 and 5. As for those later amendments, I will wait to hear what the Minister has to say…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am obliged. So there we are.24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThat may be so, but the numbers are on a rising plane, and it is not simply Albanians now, they are coming from elsewhere. All I say is this. This is a carefully interlinked…24 May 2023