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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on the rulemaking powers. I first draw attention to my interests in the register, in particular that I am chairman of the Financial Markets Law…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillIn view of the course that the debate has taken and the statements by the Minister, I can be very brief. I welcome Amendments 92, 104 and 106, which ensure that unsecured bonds…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI put my name down to speak on these amendments because of the very wide terms in which they were drafted. From the perspective of legal certainty and the importance of the London…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI draw attention to my interests as set out in the register. I thank the Minister for his clear exposition of the Bill, and in particular thank the officials of his department in…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipCan the Minister explain the steps the UK Government are taking to involve the devolved Governments in formulating positions to be taken in the negotiations in the light of the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCrown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020I too warmly welcome the proposed orders. They are an important yet incremental step in ensuring that justice is as open as possible. Courts have always sought to do this using…08 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments put forward, in the event that such amendments become necessary. I will speak first to Amendment 19. Private…03 Jun 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I wish to speak briefly to the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Bull, and to support them, but before turning to that, I will make two points. I entirely agree…20 May 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMay I add one observation? I warmly support the idea of a Parole Board review. It is plainly not contrary to Article 7, and, if one looks at whether it is justified as against the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the Bill for many of the reasons already given and will not repeat them. However, there is one point for which I thank the Minister: the evident hard work…11 Feb 2020HANSARDRelease of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019My Lords, I will make one brief point. It is clear from what has been said, both in the impact statement and from the many points made by noble Lords, that what will be required…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment, we seek to insert a new clause after Clause 35. We are doing this in a much slimmed-down version of the clause that was before the House in…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I rise briefly in support of this amendment, to which I have added my name. I explained earlier today, and yesterday, why it is vital for this Government to recognise…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for what the Minister has said, but I fear that we have to address the issues of devolution and our changed constitution, and the sooner we do that the…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 5 and 7. The same arguments apply to both, so I will deal with them together. The purpose of these amendments, as with all the amendments we…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore the Minister sits down, could he possibly give some illustration of the kind of provisions for which he and his officials feel it would be necessary to use these very…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful to all noble Lords, who have spoken in this debate. It has underlined how important it is for the future that we look carefully at these devolution issues and, in…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, yesterday, I explained the purpose of the amendments that we sought to make at that stage, and the first, second and fourth amendments in this group all underlie the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill15 Jan 2020