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HANSARDLeasehold 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 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 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 2024 Bills sponsored (9)