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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not want to detain the House for long. I have sat through every stage of the Bill and not uttered a word. I have been absorbing the debate, and I am still puzzled…04 Jun 2025HANSARDJimmy LaiMy Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Saint Albans. He has been wonderful on the gambling legislation and on issues such as this one, and on…22 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am supporting this one, but also the amendments which come later, which are mentioned. That is what I said at the beginning.21 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I find myself wanting to support the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux. The reason is this. We arrived in Berwick-upon-Tweed, which, by the way, according…21 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am supporting it.21 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI was not going to speak, but I sat through the Second Reading and it was long. We have had some of the same speeches again—not put in the same way, but the phraseology is going…20 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will soon sit down, so the noble Lord need not worry; I will tell him when I am about to sit down so that he can speak before I stop. I love the new clause and I support it, but…20 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI do—I do not doubt it at all. Certainly, bits are devolved, but just looking at education in Wales and education here, we have to say that there are improvements already…20 May 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, I too congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Peterborough on her marvellous speech, especially as it focused on children. I also want to thank the noble…09 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI want the Minister to explain something. He has refused to set the definite hours in which this needs to be done. He said that that would be prescriptive and that the tribunal…08 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I, too, add my heartfelt congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Nichols, on her wonderful maiden speech. I know her from back in North Yorkshire. She was always a…07 May 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingMy Lords, I was in your Lordships’ House when the Equality Act was debated for a number of days. Lord Lester of Herne Hill and I were sparring partners, but we were very clear…24 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will just add a penny’s worth. In the Bill, there is a backstop. Let us remember the history: the backstop was brought in to sort out the trade agreements after…17 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I ask noble Lords to forgive me for echoing what the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, said on Monday. I listened to some amazing speeches, but their delivery will be in the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, at the end of the day, the purpose of this first amendment is simply to increase financial sustainability and to require the Secretary of State to do a number of things.…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I would like to offer praise to the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for having a go at a very necessary social responsibility question in his Amendment 3, so I thank him for…11 Mar 2025HANSARDProstate Cancer: National Screening ProgrammeMy Lords, 13 years ago, a PSA test saved my life. I had an operation in Leeds hospital and I now have no sign of that, and every year they test me by the same method. I encourage…27 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I endorse every word that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, have said. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, from the Government,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I was not going to be involved in this, but I have a history of ministry in this country, including over the summer months, and after Easter, there are many gatherings…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, I hope the noble Baroness will forgive me if I did not hear properly, but I did not hear the answer to the question posed by the noble Lord, Lord Winston, about…23 Jan 2025