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HANSARDNHS: Private EquityMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer. Following Care REIT falling into foreign hands, the board of Assura was happy to sell out to KKR, risking an uncertain future for GP…25 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My Lords, I too wish the Minister a happy birthday, and I declare my interests. Does the Minister recognise the damage caused to UK growth by pension funds? We have the second…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as being on the Chief Rabbinate Trust and the Jewish Leadership Council, and as someone whose family was mostly wiped out by the Holocaust. My…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI have seen the plans, and I know that those working on this project have gone to great lengths to make sure that they will protect Victoria Tower Gardens. They will improve the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy Lords, I declare my interests, and I am glad that the Government have listened. I welcome the undoing of a terrible wrong. Can the Minister confirm that the Government estimate…10 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords—04 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords, as a mother, my heart goes out to the mother of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Laila Soueif. I cannot imagine the pain that she and her family are going through. Given that the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordMy Lords, I welcome this initiative. Indeed, I would be pleased to see the Government go even further in ensuring that our long-term pension funds have faith in Britain, invest in…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza Humanitarian FoundationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the government of the United States for a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as an independent means to…13 May 2025HANSARDGaza Humanitarian FoundationIn begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interests as shown in the register.13 May 2025HANSARDGaza Humanitarian FoundationI thank the noble Baroness for her Answer. It is a little disappointing to hear that she does not join me in welcoming this proposal, which should help at least 1.2 million people…13 May 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesMy Lords, I declare my interests in the Union of Jewish Students, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Chief Rabbi’s advisory board. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Cryer, on…07 May 2025HANSARDIrish Republican Alleged IncitementMy Lords, is the Leader able to tell the House what has to be done to actually lose government funding in this type of situation? It seems to me that Kneecap are trying to play…30 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsMy Lords, the water industry serves a public good and putting it into private ownership needs very careful handling. It seems to me that Governments over successive years have not…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2025My Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, for bringing this important matter to the attention of the Committee, notwithstanding the fact that the actual…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNHS PensionsMy Lords, does the noble Baroness agree that at the heart of this problem is the complexity of our pension system and the tax rules, which have undermined the generosity of public…03 Apr 2025HANSARDClosed-Ended Investment Companies: Cost DisclosureTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are considering to ensure that investors in UK-listed closed-ended investment companies are not disadvantaged relative to investors…24 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I share the desire for peace of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and so many other noble Lords who have spoken today, and have always hoped for a two-state solution.…14 Mar 2025HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with Prime Minister of CanadaCanada and Canadians feel more alone than ever right now. Does the Minister agree that Canada is not just a friend or ally but part of a family that we are supposed to belong to?…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: Hospitality SectorMy Lords, the increase in the employment allowance for small businesses is most welcome, but can I press the Minister on the exemption for public sector employers from this…13 Feb 2025