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HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank the noble Lord. I do not remember saying that, but I will reflect on the Hansard and see whether I promised to report back. If I did, I apologise and will seek to deliver…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank the noble Baroness for her two points. First, on the point relating to Covid, the Covid public inquiry is under way and its recommendations will come forward in due…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateThe noble and gallant Lord raises an important point. We are spending £170 million on sovereign encrypted technology to make sure we can talk to each other, and I hope with our…04 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am reluctant to stand up as my noble friend was referred to. Having said that, I think it will benefit every Member of the Committee if we continue with the debate.27 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank all noble Lords on the European Affairs Committee for their wide-ranging and considered report. I take this opportunity on behalf of the Government, and, I…26 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)The scheme will have a cap and quota both ways. On fisheries, I will write to the noble Baroness about her specific point because I am aware that I am out of time. There are a…26 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI thank the noble Lord for bringing that to my attention. I am not aware of the Members of your Lordships’ House to which he is referring, but if he would like to speak to me…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThe noble Baroness is even more aware than I am that it is well above my pay grade to comment on the contents of the next King’s Speech. But she will be aware that I actively…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewGood afternoon. I thank the noble Baroness for her questions, of which there were several. Let me see whether I can assist her with some of her concerns. First, I place on record…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMy noble friend and I worked together when I was the chief executive of Index on Censorship, and in fact I was a member of the National Committee for the Safety of Journalists…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThe noble Lord raises a genuinely important point that we have discussed in recent weeks. He will be aware that the elections Bill has now been published. I should declare that I…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMy Lords, I would hope that the Prime Minister will use both the recommendations from Sir Laurie Magnus as well as every other form of information available to him.24 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office to…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI thank the noble Baroness. She knows more than I do, outside of media speculation, about the appointment of a new Cabinet Secretary. I will not comment on any speculation…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe noble Lord is absolutely right. One of the things I find so distressing about the events of recent weeks is that we keep forgetting that the victims have to live and breathe…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionTime is indeed ticking, but the noble Baroness will be aware we still have two more debates in front of your Lordships’ House before the House rises. The Written Ministerial…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI thank my noble friend—the idea he could be bolshie would be completely beyond my appreciation of him. He should take it as a given that I consider him to be a man of great…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI have been very clear on who participated in the meeting on Tuesday. On the role of the National Security Adviser, who is a man of huge experience and great integrity, I am not…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI thank the noble Baroness. She is absolutely right. The reality is that we need to make sure that any process of getting to the point of legislation on something that is so…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI absolutely will. The noble Lord and I may not always agree on certain issues; I do not believe we did when we were in the other place either. However, that is what this debating…12 Feb 2026