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HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Legal AidMy Lords, anyone who reads the newspapers can see the huge gulf between the Rolls-Royce justice system available to those with bottomless pockets and what is available to those…23 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy Lords, has the Minister read the wise words of the noble Lord, Lord Finkelstein, in this morning’s Times, where he points out that the time has come for the Palestinians to…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRailway ElectrificationMy Lords, on the topic of celebration and timescale, does the Minister agree that in Oxford there is no celebration and no timescale? Oxford has been devastated and cut in half.…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Annual Progress ReportMy Lords, I hesitate to follow such a display of expertise and service to the House as has been displayed in the debate this afternoon. My only experience in construction was, as…16 Jan 2025HANSARDParliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeMy Lords, the Council of Europe remains one of the fora which is shared by Britain and Poland. Will the Minister please suggest to our delegation that the council puts on its…03 Dec 2024HANSARDBBC: ImpartialityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the BBC’s measurement of its duty to deliver due impartiality as required by its Charter, and of how impartiality…28 Nov 2024HANSARDBBC: ImpartialityMy Lords, the BBC’s impartiality and accuracy in its coverage of the Israel-Gaza war have been thoroughly documented and found to be failing by the Asserson and Danny Cohen…28 Nov 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceMy Lords, I have twice invited the Minister to come to see the shambles and chaos in Oxford caused by Network Rail, but he has not so far taken up my invitation. Patients and…13 Nov 2024HANSARDSex and Gender: Official DataMy Lords, the Minister may have noticed that in every questionnaire one comes across these days—applying for jobs and filling in a questionnaire online—the final question is…05 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityMy Lords, the attention of the House today is rightly turned on relationships between the police and the black community, but there is another sector of the community that feels…28 Oct 2024HANSARDReligious Hate CrimeMy Lords, recent reports have shown that anti-Jewish hate crime in London has risen fourfold and that anti-Semitic activity on campus is absolutely shocking. Jewish students go in…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastMy Lords, the Minister’s words are much appreciated, but does she agree with me that the hatred that has come about since 7 October, which has been widely commented on around the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIsrael: Arms SalesMy Lords, yesterday the House debated a new Holocaust learning centre in Westminster and much was made of the vacuous statement “never again”. Today we hear of support for arms…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: CompositionWould the Minister use this opportunity to end another long-standing anomaly whereby the wives of Lords and Barons have the title “Lady”, which confuses them with those who have…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillAt end insert “but this House regrets that the Bill fails to allow for a full appraisal and consultation on any preferred site for a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and…04 Sept 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, we are debating a project that would change the environment of the Palace of Westminster for ever—and for the worse. Victoria Tower Gardens, the subject of the Bill,…04 Sept 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, this has been a moral and historic debate. There were some good things in it and some mistakes and bad things. One of the things that struck me was that people seem to…04 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, my own pressing concerns are the background to the recent European Political Community meeting and a recent statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. To…25 Jul 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathDoes the Minister share my dismay that our representative at the United Nations stood in tribute to the death of the person who is now called the “Butcher of Tehran”? Will he…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, will the Minister take the opportunity to clear up some of the misinformation that is being put out, not least, I am sorry to say, by the BBC? For example, there are…22 May 2024