Lord Anderson of Ipswich
The Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 9 July 2018
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Recent Debate Contributions
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
02/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I will be brief. Invoking the terrorism laws has consequences and, although I do not object to invoking them in relation to any of these thr...
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]
07/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, who is not in his place but currently on the Woolsack, said on Report, the two clauses of this Bill f...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
25/03/2025 • Lords
The noble and learned Lord draws a distinction between appointment to the Lords on taking office and appointment at the end of office being served, bu...
My Lords, although I am also a lawyer, I will be brief because the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has a point. I am rather against rules that require peopl...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
10/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support the amendments that would put HOLAC into statute, for the reasons given by the Convenor of the Cross Benches, which I shall not we...
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
26/02/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I rise not to support the noble Lord, although it is a pleasure to follow him, but to address government Amendments 44 and 61 in this group,...
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
10/02/2025 • Lords
I am grateful for that clarification and answer, but Amendments 38 and 39 are not just about a changing of the threat; they are also about consultatio...
I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I shall not try to summarise the excellent speeches that were made—they wil...
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Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]
03/02/2025 • Lords
My Lords, having, I hope, studiously maintained my neutrality throughout these debates, I must say that my spine has been rather stiffened by the nobl...
My Lords, Amendment 10 in my name relates to the Long Title, which currently reads:
“To make provision about the types of things that are capable o...
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Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
07/01/2025 • Lords
My Lords, this Bill has been forged in reaction to a despicable terrorist attack, dignified by the name of one of its victims, promoted by his courage...
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
20/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I support Amendment 133, to which the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has just spoken and to which I put my name. This evening’s inaugural Lord Jud...
King’s Speech
22/07/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I add my voice of welcome to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, whose fine reputation at the Bar precedes him. I believe he will be a ...
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