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HANSARDEmployee Car Ownership SchemesMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to the Front Bench of His Majesty’s Government. The noble Lord from the Official Opposition asked a question about the taxation of cars. I…08 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, in this country we really have our hearts broken when, in places in the world where there are dictatorships, people are incarcerated year in, year out with their cases…03 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS Industrial ActionMy Lords, yesterday, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury gave an interesting report, repeated here, and we had a 40-minute debate. The Chancellor had four objectives, one of which…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Statutory Guidance on the Meaning of “Significant Influence or Control”My Lords, I apologise for speaking when the Front Benches have started speaking—I was going to stand up, but the noble Lord, Lord Addington, jumped up far too quickly. When it…02 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS Industrial ActionMy Lords—02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformMy Lords, a question was asked about three months ago, and my suggestion was that, to meet the delays, the Government might encourage recently retired judges to help out. The…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Statutory Guidance on the Meaning of “Significant Influence or Control”I do not like interrupting the noble Lord, because he always puts the facts as he wants to put them, but the question that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, asked was: would it catch…02 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, at the beginning of this second day in Committee, in which we have covered Amendments 51 and 52 and now this one, the noble Lord, Lord Foster, said that we can talk…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR ForecastsMy Lords, I am very grateful to get a copy of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury’s Statement. He paints a chronology of events and how they happened, regardless of any…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I too congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, on securing this debate. He has been a tireless supporter of Sudan, even almost…27 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, let us remember that we passed a Bill here about the Sentencing Council, when there was a disagreement between the Ministry of Justice and the Sentencing Council, and we…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillThe noble Lord recalled what the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, said about having a list of crimes to which this will apply, but the moment you do that you have fettered the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineMy Lords, I too join the chorus congratulating the Prime Minister on what he has done. The coalition of the willing—although the phrase has an echo of George Bush Jr—started with…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham. We cannot ask for mandatory work or process unless we are sure that we have the facilities and people on the ground. If…26 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I just want us to remind ourselves of the history of the British Empire and how Macmillan suddenly said: there are now winds of change and, if we resist, we may lose…25 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, if chalk streams are in a moment of crisis, this amendment does not bounce the Secretary of State into action. It simply says: “The Secretary of State must, within 12…24 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I apologise: I wanted to speak before the noble Lord, Lord Fox, spoke, but he went far too quickly and never looked in my direction. The noble and learned Lord, Lord…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I want us to return to the amendment and my contribution will be very brief. The wonderful joy of the English language is that it is always evolving to meet…14 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I supported this amendment in Committee. It has been quite improved and I therefore agree with the comments of the noble Lords, Lord Browne and Lord Cashman. I do not…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I find myself persuaded by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford. Her arguments need to be listened to. Archbishop Robert Runcie defined a saint as a…11 Nov 2025