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HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, on the topic of international law, will the Minister remind Egypt of its obligations under the refugee convention to accept such refugees as make their way across the…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, as we speak, the double standards are in operation on many campuses in this country, where there are sit-ins in relation to one country but not, for example, in relation…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am glad that the noble Lord has changed his mind—07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, the analogies in discussion around the Bill are being pushed too far. The Bill is about procurement and investment. When student unions sit in, they are not doing…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI have it in print, from many years ago, but I am glad that it is no longer the case. I can share it with the noble Lord. The analogy should not be pushed that far. I also note…07 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I am pleased to lend my support to the noble Lord, Lord Howard, and have put my name to these amendments. I have three short points to make. One is that phasing out in…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am grateful to the Minister for those comments. It reminds me that in the case of the 1925 legislation, the centenary of which approaches us, there were six different statutes…24 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewMy Lords, my gratitude to Dr Cass is that the report has given the rest of us the strength to challenge something that we knew was irredeemably harmful. I have two questions for…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, environmental matters are of course very serious, but the question is whether boycotts work. The speech by the noble Lord, Lord Hain, shows the determination on the part…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe environment is bad in Gaza, but this Bill is about boycotts. Now, no less a moral authority than Helen Suzman said that boycotts do not work. In 1987, she said: “If there were…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI will be brief because the night is late, and I am provincial and have to get a train. I have done a lot of research into what allegedly changed South Africa, and the majority of…17 Apr 2024HANSARDCouncil of Europe: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, the Council of Europe has at its heart the enforcement of human rights, yet to some of us the human rights situation in Europe is sliding backwards, whether it is in…16 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is their state of preparedness for the next pandemic.15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, I would like the Minister to take the long view on this. First, in relation to Gaza, it must not be forgotten that this is happening against a history of nearly two…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessMy Lords, that is not very reassuring. With all due respect to my noble and learned friend Lady Hallett, the remit that she has been handed is too wide, too deep, too long and too…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, does the Minister appreciate that the Security Council has turned into a completely dysfunctional organisation? It rejected a resolution a couple of days ago that would…26 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Childcare SchemeHas the Minister looked at comparative data which shows that childcare is so much more expensive and the requirements so much more stringent here than in other countries around…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I did not come prepared with examples about universities—my memory is not that good. However, there have been very many occasions where violence used by anti-Israel…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillIf I can help the Minister, what we need to silence is hate speech. The law is reasonably clear. It is not wholly clear—there is a blur between unpopular views and hate speech—but…20 Mar 2024HANSARDPolice Recruitment: ReformMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the current situation represents a terrible collapse of trust throughout society? There was a time when we could all have confidence in…05 Mar 2024