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HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I join everyone in thanking the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds for securing this debate and for his contribution over many years, and I wish him all the best…27 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank the noble Baroness for giving way. I just think we must not lose sight of the fact that we are talking about a highly addictive product and there is a role for the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to address a couple of these amendments in a broad sense. Amendments 182 and 187 would ensure that all schools and colleges were vape-free and would…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Howe, for introducing this group. I will speak in specific terms against Amendment 188 and very strongly against Amendment 200A. Starting…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly against all the amendments in this group. I respectfully disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Howard of Rising, about our understanding of heated…26 Nov 2025HANSARDMigration: Settlement PathwayMy Lords, the Statement says: “Fairness is the most fundamental of British values”. Is it fair that people who have uprooted their lives, moved their children here and made their…25 Nov 2025HANSARDPlastic Recycling TargetsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville. I thank her for securing this debate and setting out many important points. As the…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPrivate EquityMy Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, I have to note that capitalism focused on shareholder returns is dependent entirely on the natural world and a functioning…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPlastic Recycling TargetsBefore the noble Lord moves on, I would understand if he wanted to write to me on this, but can he indicate what progress is being made at scale on reusables?20 Nov 2025HANSARDSpace DebrisFollowing the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Harris, we have threats to space infrastructure from hostile actors. The noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, identified space…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. He speaks about so-called judicial overreach, but building on what the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, said, in a consultation in 2018, 75%…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise with pleasure to join the three other proposers of Amendment 49. I apologise for not taking part at Second Reading. As my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillJust to clarify for the noble Lord, everything that I was speaking about on flavours was about pouches, not vapes.17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will address just two amendments in this group. The first is Amendment 171 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, who powerfully and clearly introduced it…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, we have not yet heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, but I will speak briefly in opposition to the amendments just introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Kamall,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak against all the amendments in this group. They all, in various ways, could restrict or delay action by the Government—action that is urgently needed. On…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I was saying that, if noble Lords travel home on the Tube tonight, they will see at the side of pretty much every escalator at least one advert for nicotine pouches.…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationI also offer the Green group’s deep sympathies to those who continue to live under the shadow of Covid bereavement, those who are suffering continually from long Covid and those…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorThe Minister referred to the importance of having experienced prison officers, yet prison officer unions point out that 2,600 prison staff face deportation because the Home Office…13 Nov 2025HANSARDBarnett Formula: WalesThe strengthened representation and increased democracy we are about to see in Wales with the Senedd elections under the new system surely add further weight to the needs-based…12 Nov 2025