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HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords. We spend a long time worrying about whether things should be affirmative or negative. The debates then take place, there are regret Motions and the whole…14 Mar 2025HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, the motivation for this proposal came from a very weary colleague who was fed up with sitting in the Moses Room while instruments were brought back to the Grand…14 Mar 2025HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to both the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for their support. They have really said everything that I…14 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationMy Lords, in 2023 the Conservative Government formed a task force to deal with SLAPPs under the direction of DCMS, with a wide representation of government officials, solicitors,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: Court of JusticeMy Lords, what role does the European Court of Justice have in overseeing the Windsor Framework agreement and what steps will the Government take to improve access to that court…26 Feb 2025HANSARDInternational Criminal Court: US SanctionsWill the Government inform Donald Trump that the forcible transfer of the population of Gaza will be an Article 7(1)(d) crime against humanity, and that under Section 2 of our own…11 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General’s Office: Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, two years ago, the Constitution Committee of which I was a member concluded that the law officers’ convention not to disclose advice was based upon legal professional…27 Jan 2025HANSARDRules-based International OrderMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Northover not just on securing this debate but on the width and vision expressed in her remarks. The news from the Middle East gives…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOperaMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, in his very powerful speech. I agree with everything that he said. The final blazing “Amen” of the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, it was a great pleasure to hear the thoughtful speech of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Smith of Cluny, who so much adds to the lustre of her family. She referred…26 Nov 2024HANSARDCPS Guidance: Intentional Police ShootingsWhere a policeman has shot an unarmed man, allegedly in defence of another policeman, does the Minister agree that whether his action was objectively reasonable and proportionate…29 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsIn Wales, the additional learning needs framework was introduced in September 2021 to provide children with an independent development plan in place of the SEN statement. There is…24 Oct 2024HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, your Lordships will remember the controversy in the House in 2015 over the regulations withdrawing £4 billion of tax credits, affecting 3 million people. Everybody had a…18 Oct 2024HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords, who have spoken so well in this debate and are generally supportive—although perhaps not in all the detail that I would like. I congratulate the…18 Oct 2024HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.18 Oct 2024HANSARDCommission on Justice in WalesMy Lords, why would it not be sensible and cost-effective at least to have a Welsh division of the High Court of Justice sitting permanently in Wales to monitor and construe the…07 Oct 2024HANSARDWild Atlantic SalmonMy Lords, in the debate instituted by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, some 21 years ago, I drew attention to the hatchery at Dinnet on the Scottish Dee. Its fry and parr were…12 Sept 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionMy Lords, I have personal experience of building and owning two houses of non-traditional construction. One was built in 2006 of larch, pine and oak with a green roof, solar…05 Sept 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationThe Private Member’s Bill that I produced on the abusive SLAPPs civil litigation, which was given its First Reading in the last Session of the last Parliament, was based on the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Caine, whose commitment to Northern Ireland is unquestioned. Although he had a very bad hand to play in the last…23 Jul 2024