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HANSARDAviation: Cost of TravelI put it to the Minister that, if she wants to preserve the union of these islands, we need to remember that there are more islands than just Northern Ireland. The Scottish…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The noble Lord would give a right not to go on the register to those who he would say are educating their children okay. How on earth are you going to define that without giving…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I was going to get a glass of water, but that is going to be difficult. I thought for a moment that maybe the noble Lord, Lord Wei, was not going to move the amendment. I would…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I had not finished. It is very unusual to intervene on an intervention. I was speaking and I was giving way to the noble Lord, Lord Wei.18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord Wei, asked me to give way, which I did, but I am quite happy to continue as I have nearly finished. I emphasise again that there has been far more…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I would like to come in on Amendment 112A, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and say I agree with a great deal of what he said. Indeed, we have discussed it in the past;…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I suggest to the noble Lord that if we look at this as a supportive, not punitive, measure, we need not get into the trap he is describing.22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]If I may come in at this stage, I first thank the Government for putting in this Bill my original Private Member’s Bill, as they said they would. It was brought before this House…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsAs the Minister will know, the Scottish Government have been unable to complete the census. People who lose out from that are usually in low-income groups, who do not complete the…08 Jun 2022HANSARDUkrainian Asylum Seekers and RefugeesThe Government are rightly focusing on Ukrainians, but can the Minister tell me whether the Government have any policy towards the several hundred thousand Russians who have fled…07 Jun 2022HANSARDAlternative EducationMy Lords, can the Minister tell us where we are up to on the register? She will remember, I think, that some two years ago the Bill on home education passed through this House…15 Dec 2021HANSARDRegister of Home-educated ChildrenTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to create a register of all home-educated children.21 Jul 2021HANSARDRegister of Home-educated ChildrenThe Minister and her predecessor, the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, have been supportive of the underlying principles of my Bill, and I welcome that. The whole House has given it its…21 Jul 2021HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on the question not of law—which I shall leave to others who have more knowledge than I have—but of dangerousness. I have dealt with this quite a…24 Feb 2020HANSARDReferendumsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the rules for referendums.12 Feb 2020HANSARDReferendumsI do not like referendums for governing this country, but if we are going to have them, particularly on major issues, is it not important that we have a minimum turnout and higher…12 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, I think every noble Lord in the House agrees about the threat and danger of climate change. I start from the position that it is not just a question of reduction but…06 Feb 2020HANSARDUK: System of GovernmentDoes the Minister accept that my noble friend has a very good point about the need to examine this in detail? There is a case for looking at federalism and confederalism, but the…21 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Records Notifications DisclosureThe Minister should be aware of the reports by the Brexit committees that I and other Members of the House have been on concerning the importance of the security issue,…15 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it has been my view for many years that the union of the United Kingdom has been probably the most successful political and economic union the world has ever seen. It is…08 Jan 2020