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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillManchester.23 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 221 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best, to which, as he indicated, my right reverend friend the Bishop of Chelmsford added her name. She…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023My Lords, I am very pleased to take part in this short debate. I would like to add my support to the Motion proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, and along with others…22 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI too speak in support of the amendments to remove Clauses 10 and 11, to which I have added my name. I declare my registered interests as the co-chair of the national police…07 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseMy Lords, I echo tributes to my friend, the former Bishop of Liverpool. As a young priest 34 years ago, I was summoned to Hillsborough to support bereaved families in the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Greater Manchester Police independent ethics committee. Can the Minister tell us what the Government’s assessment is of the use of…02 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, that is not an easy speech to follow, but I begin by declaring my interest as a Church Commissioner, as set out in the register. We have substantial holdings in many of…01 Feb 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: CriminalityMy Lords, this is more than a series of bad apples; I am sure that there is something rotten in the culture and structures in policing that comprehensively and immediately needs…01 Feb 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a Church Commissioner in the farming industry. What attention are the Government paying to pollution as we get more and more extreme weather…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I shall speak very briefly in support of the amendment to remove Clauses 1 and 2 that my right reverend friend the Bishop of Bristol signed. She regrets that she cannot…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, in Committee I shared my concerns about Clause 9 as it then stood. I am grateful for conversations that have taken place since. I particularly thank the noble…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank the noble Viscount for his intervention. As the noble Lord, Lord Beith, said a few minutes ago, you might have a poster outside the church, mosque or temple saying that…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, first, I declare my interest as co-chair of the National Police Ethics Committee for England and Wales, though I am speaking on my own behalf. I want to focus my remarks…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI rise to address Amendments 85 to 88, 90 and 92, to which my right reverend friend the Bishop of St Albans has added his name. He regrets that he is unable to be in his place…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillMy Lords, I am pleased to speak on this important and urgent piece of legislation. I declare my interest as deputy chair of the Church Commissioners’ board of governors. We own…19 Oct 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Biodiversity: Food SecurityMy Lords, I begin by adding my own compliments to the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, on what was a most excellent maiden speech. I am very much looking forward now to her deep…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandMy Lords, Manchester, and specifically my diocese, has a long and close relationship with the Tampere diocese in central Finland. My friends there leave me in no doubt about how…07 Jul 2022HANSARDMusicians and Creative Professionals: Working in the European UnionMy Lords, like others, I thank the noble Earl for bringing us this debate. Noble Lords would expect a Bishop of Manchester to be passionate about music. Our vibrant popular and…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Strategy White PaperMy Lords, the National Food Strategy that was produced last year found that the UK’s current appetite for meat was unsustainable and that the intake needed to fall by 30% within…07 Jul 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for giving us the opportunity to hold this short debate. The matters she raises are serious and require urgent address. Greater Manchester—the…06 Jul 2022