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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendment 15 in my name. I also offer my support to the other amendments, not least that in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir, which…24 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, as I said at Second Reading, this is a good Bill for victims. It contains many provisions that I strongly support. I hope and believe that we can make it an even better…24 Jan 2024HANSARDChurch of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) MeasureMy Lords, I wonder if I might help here. I declare an interest: I am a member of the Church of England pensions scheme. I expect to draw my pension from it, including some service…23 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am grateful to His Majesty’s Government for introducing this Bill. I am also grateful that shortly we will hear a maiden speech from the noble Lord, Lord Carter of…18 Dec 2023HANSARDHome-ownership RatesMy Lords, in cities such as mine of Manchester and Salford, in terms of home ownership, many people in this age group aspire to an apartment yet, however many years we are on from…06 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2023My Lords, that felt more like a speech about a future Autumn Statement from a Labour Government than about the current one before us. I too welcome the Minister to her new role…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMoved by At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 33B to the words so restored to the Bill—12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for his support for my Motion K1, even though I suspect we would both prefer his stronger Motion. I also welcome the…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I beg to move.12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I too support the Minister’s Amendment 1. I remember vividly, at the end of Second Reading, the commitments that we heard from both Front-Benchers to work together on…06 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, traffickers exercise control over their victims by convincing them that they will not receive help from the authorities if they seek it. The Bill will simply add…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, we cannot countenance a situation in which people who sought asylum here because of a well-founded fear of persecution in their country of origin are then removed to a…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachMy Lords, I am struggling here. It seems to be a basic principle that justice should not only be done but seen to be done. These processes seem so arcane and opaque that I wonder…25 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of the national police ethics committee, but obviously I am not speaking on behalf of it today. I had hoped not to have to speak at all…28 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAmendment 21 seems to be just common sense. Surely it is appropriate that if a work notice is to be issued, it is issued only when all the options to avert a strike have been…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 37 and 43 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Fox. Many noble Lords have already commented on the Bill’s skeletal nature—I will not repeat their…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 41 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Collins, to which my right reverend friend the Bishop of London has added her name, and the other…23 Mar 2023HANSARDAvanti West CoastMy Lords, as a fellow traveller on Avanti, often in the same coach as the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, I agree entirely with his comments. It is not only that trains are delayed or…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I am sorry to come into the debate quite late; I had not realised we were getting so close to the end. I support Amendment 20 from the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI have every concern for my parishioners and the members of the various parishes, schools and chaplaincies—everyone in my diocese, whether they are Anglican or otherwise. However,…23 Mar 2023