Contributions
1,193 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy noble friend raises an interesting point and I will have to speak to colleagues.19 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactMy Lords, El Niño is just one of a number of climatic drivers that can influence UK weather patterns. Any potential impacts will depend on how these drivers combine; this will be…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentI thank my noble friend—I do not think I am meant to say “my noble friend”, but I am going to anyway. His advice and support while we are undertaking this is key, and while we may…19 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactMy noble friend is right, which is why the severe weather resilience network exists. It is led by COBR and includes Defra, MHCLG, the Department of Health, DCMS, the Department…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat an Answer to an Urgent Question that was given earlier in the other place: “As I have set out to this House on previous…19 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. We saw during Covid and see during every crisis moment that communities come together, and the church and faith communities tend to be at…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentThe noble Baroness demonstrates, as she has previously, the heartbreak and the personal cost that too many Members of your Lordships’ House have faced, and that there is a face…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentThe noble Lord lived and breathed this during the last piece of legislation: the legacy Act that we are discussing. The appeal was not continued—I have said this from the Dispatch…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentI thank the noble Lord for his contribution and for his work and interest in this area, both personally and through his committee. On the timing of when the RO comes, the noble…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, as I just said, we are looking to publish only two key tranches. The first has already been done; the second will follow shortly. The third and final tranche will be…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentI thank my noble friend and look forward to discussing the detail of our future amendments and having further conversations in this space with him as the legislation progresses.…19 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactThe noble Earl is absolutely right: I will have to write him with the detail of the number of planes available for use at that point, because, at a time of national crisis, we…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressFirst, I thank my noble friend for the work that he and his committee are undertaking that is not normally in the scope of the ISC. We as a Parliament have asked it to undertake a…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressThe noble Lord raises an important point, but he will also know that, in government, some of those decisions are outside my control. By convention in our House, Statements are not…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentMy noble friend has just used the word “consensus” in relation to Northern Ireland politicians. With the best of efforts—looking at the noble Lord, Lord Caine—while I consider…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressThe noble Lord raises genuinely important points about how we make decisions and how we talk to each other, and I share some of his concerns. The Government plan to review the way…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentMy Lords, I thank both the noble Lord, Lord Caine, and the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, for their contributions. I will attempt to address their questions and concerns,…19 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great honour for me to open our five-day debate on the gracious Speech. These moments allow us to reflect on how much we have achieved after many constructive…14 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy Lords, I thank both the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their contributions. As I have said before, and will say again, Jeffrey Epstein was a despicable individual and…28 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am going to thank the noble Lord for the question; maybe I should not. He will have to bear with me, because he, like I, will have watched some of the hearings as they were…28 Apr 2026