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HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, may I reinforce what has been said already about the Civil Service? This is a failure of leadership, and of political leadership. I thought that the article yesterday by…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaMy Lords, in that case, where is the Bill? This is a question of priorities. We have a number of badly drafted, long Bills before the House at present, but this is a question of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation “to provide the intelligence agencies with the tools they need to tackle the intelligence…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillThe draft legislation over these entities is quite closely linked to this. Perhaps the Minister can tell us whether that will be wrapped up in an economic crime Bill when it…31 Jan 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, 15 to 20 years ago, I did not feel very strongly about this issue, but I have changed my mind and I now strongly support a reduction in the voting age to 16 for three…28 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityMy Lords, is the social care sector not one in which mutuals and charities are more appropriate providers than private equity companies? My family has benefited enormously from an…27 Jan 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, did the Minister by any chance see the strapline comment by Guido Fawkes over the video of the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, leaving the Chamber, which read, “We have now…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, before I speak to Amendments 7 and 9, I want to say one or two things about the conditions for Report. Here we are, late at night. We have just listened to the Minister…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI find it hard to imagine a situation in which the power of Dissolution would be used in the way that the power of Prorogation was used in 2019, so I do not think it likely that…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I briefly point out that the definition of “Prorogation” that the Minister has just given does not cover the meaning of what the Prime Minister did in 2019. He might…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, quite a lot of what we will discuss this evening is how far we need to put into statute the sort of things the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, has been thinking about,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the purpose of the two amendments in this group is to draw attention to recommendations made in the Joint Committee report and in a number of other parliamentary reports…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the question really is: where are these documents and when are they going to be published? There were some very critical comments from various committees of both Houses,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment, noting that we may return on at least one of these amendments on Report. That remains to be discussed.25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, if we are talking about our tried and tested constitution, we should remember that in the 17th century it was Chief Justice Coke and his defence of the rule of law…25 Jan 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, pending any further constructive and radical reform of the House, can the Government not at least agree that the appointments body should become a statutory body and…24 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, the ISC’s Russia report referred explicitly to infiltration of political parties. When are the Government going to take further action in response to that report? They…19 Jan 2022