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HANSARDErasmus+My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare interests as co-chair of the APPG on Modern Languages and president of the Chartered…21 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, Amendment 181 in my name is very straightforward indeed. The noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, and the noble Lord, Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury, have kindly added…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply and for his very clear statement that the Government agree that they have a moral and legal obligation to make sure that people in…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATMy Lords, will His Majesty’s Government consider using some of the money that they expect to get from this policy to reverse their recent decision to remove funding from state…13 Oct 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I warmly welcome this report and begin by declaring my interests as co-chair of the All-Party Group on Modern Languages, and honorary president of the Chartered…09 Sept 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025Will the noble Lord be kind enough to write to me with his response to my points on the Defence Academy and the issue to do with Afghan interpreters?18 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, I shall raise two issues that were not covered in what is otherwise a thoroughly convincing and comprehensive review. The first is soft power. Perhaps the terms of…18 Jul 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Soft PowerMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the risk of further World Service closures, which might result in Russia or China immediately occupying those frequencies?…15 Jul 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military BaseMy Lords, if the military base on Diego Garcia is just as important to the US as it is to the UK, was the US ever asked to split the costs of leasing it back?03 Jun 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy Lords, Russian-backed media are now transmitting on the radio frequency previously occupied by BBC Arabic. While the FCDO funding for 2025-26 is helping the World Service, as…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy Lords, the Statement read out by the noble Baroness the Leader said that this arrangement will do away with the long delays faced by lorry drivers with rotting food in the…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy Lords—21 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Public ServicesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that caution is needed if public services, in an attempt to be inclusive but also to save money, convey information in languages other than…06 May 2025HANSARDJournalists and Media Workers: Safety and SecurityBefore the noble Lord sits down, can he comment on the question I asked about his willingness to speak to Home Office colleagues about being quicker off the mark in processing…24 Apr 2025HANSARDJournalists and Media Workers: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, I know the Minister is already well aware of the recent escalation in the Iranian authorities’ harassment and intimidation of BBC Persian journalists and their family…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrown Court Criminal Case BacklogMy Lords, the failure to use professional qualified interpreters in our courts often results in cases being adjourned. This adds to the backlog, not to mention the costs. I…20 Mar 2025HANSARDMedia Freedom CoalitionMy Lords, what specific measures are His Majesty’s Government taking in response to the serious escalation in the harassment of and threats towards BBC Persian staff by the…17 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, I also have the privilege of being a member of the International Relations and Defence Committee. I will confine my remarks in this debate to one of the points in…06 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in SudanMy Lords, what can the UK Government do to leverage their role as penholder at the Security Council for Sudan to help bring an end to the violence in that country?03 Mar 2025