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HANSARDThames WaterMy Lords, if Thames Water was a school, it would already have been put under special measures. You would not wait. As the noble Lord, Lord Birt, said, the regulation by Ofwat has…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, the interim independent review by Alan Milburn into young people and work, and young people not in education, employment or training, is absolutely shocking. On the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, referred to a worrying thing, if it is true. The Windrush generation are still being referred to as immigrants, not as British…02 Jun 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, any community that forgets its memory becomes senile. Remembering Grenfell Tower and those who died in the fire, which should have been preventable, will save us from…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister. Nobody doubts or questions that addressing anti-social behaviour is a manifesto commitment; that is taken as read. However, if it is a…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I listened to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and he persuaded me that, at the end of the day, we are dealing with a question of health, not choice. I will give an…24 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I want again to thank the Leader of the House for the way she is conducting this conversation. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord True, for his penetrating…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am not going to repeat the wonderful presentation by the noble Lord, Lord Hacking. There is a sentiment in me which wants to go a long way with some of the things we…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 472 and 473. On the arguments and all the difficulties and intricacies, the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, cannot be doubted, given his involvement and…05 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025My Lords, my contribution will be very brief. It is the job of His Majesty’s Government to introduce regulations and laws. The Minister is today presenting to us draft regulations…04 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak on Amendments 198, 199 and 230. I will give some historical background. The word “education” is derived from two Latin root words. The first is “educare”,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am sorry if I sound like a dinosaur, but I will. Hindsight is always a harsh, cruel science. It makes us think, “If only we did not do this”. The evidence is very…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperMy Lords, Robert Peel talked about policing by consent, emphasising public approval, but his key recommendation was crime prevention, and a primary goal was dealing with disorder.…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, will you allow me to introduce another voice—a voice that is not of this House? On 18 January 2016, Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell, who took her own life aged…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI, too, support the shortest of all the amendments. My noble friend Lord Hogan-Howe’s Amendment 438A gets to what needs to happen without a lot of description. I have always felt…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I find myself persuaded by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier. This is a moment when, as legislators, we have to pause and ask where the balance really lies. For…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I do not come from Wales. I am speaking because I have sympathy, and I have friends there. I remember somebody asking me, “Are you evangelical or Anglo-Catholic?” I…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I agree with the wording as it is in the Bill. The word “serious” is quite important. Stop and search, particularly in the London area, has been abused. You are supposed…20 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I feel a strong need to speak on Amendment 61, this wonderful amendment, on “Amending the sufficiency duty to prevent children being moved far away from home”.…19 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, anecdotal evidence often does not help, but Margaret and I adopted a brother and sister because their mother had died of cancer. The boy was eight and his sister was…14 Jan 2026