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HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, I warmly support the amendments and I thank the Minister for bringing them forward. I commend parliamentary counsel on the elegance with which they have drafted the…27 Mar 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I also warmly support the Bill introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond. I support it because it has the right balance of radicalism to fit the revolution…22 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has participated in this debate. It has proved useful: first, it is very important to set the scene, and I deliberately did not say a great deal.…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, the subject of IPPs is so well known to you all, and indeed to many outside this House, that it is unnecessary to speak at any length about it, save for one remark and…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I add a few sentences to support what has been said so ably by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, and the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. The case for…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI want to ask the noble and learned Lord about the word “proportionate”. Is there an objection to that word? It is key, because it enables you, in judging safety, to take into…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI thank the noble Earl for agreeing to take all these points to the Minister. There are two points I really want to make. First, it is suggested that these decisions are somehow…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillThis is the first of three very short amendments to deal with the independence of the Parole Board. I think—and I hope—it is not disputed that the Parole Board is a judicial body…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI have made my point; I will not reprise it again. The fallacy in both the Minister’s arguments is that he says they are dangerous, but actually the state has helped make them…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill12 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly in relation to the amendments to deal with the problem of litigation funding. I thank the Lord Chancellor and the Ministers on this Bill for…11 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI wish to speak on only one issue, one that the noble Baroness who preceded me has just dealt with: the way the Bill works with devolution. It is important to understand the…20 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI support the amendment of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. There can be no disputing that independence is key, and it would be very sensible if the Bill was slightly…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will make three brief observations. First, I warmly commend Amendment 115. The law needs to balance very carefully the rights of the defendant and those of the victim.…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I support the principle put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, that there should be proper information provided to victims. This should be proper in the widest…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, would it be possible for the Minister to find out whether the police keep records of the notification of the witness unit and, if the records are kept, what the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI have a very short amendment—wholly unrelated to what has just been put forward—and I thank those in the Whips’ Office for suggesting that it remain in this group, and not, as I…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI will follow what the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, said and not waste any time repeating the arguments he so eloquently put. I agree completely with his analysis of the mistaken…31 Jan 2024HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations Within the United KingdomI too thank the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and congratulate him on obtaining this debate. I also thank him for his excellent analysis of what has happened over the last 10 years.…18 Jan 2024