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HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I should like to make a couple of observations on the amendments tabled by colleagues. First, it is clear that slots are a very complex and sophisticated trading system,…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will comment briefly on the subject in general. I have long been an advocate for airport expansion, particularly at Heathrow. On that note, I support the Government…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will stay on group 1, on growth and competitiveness. I will just add a brief word endorsing the comments of my colleagues on this side of the Room: whatever decisions…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will briefly comment on some of the issues raised. We have to separate out the former regulation 261 on passenger rights for delays and cancellations from the very…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the thinking behind the comments made by my noble friends. For clarification, if we are looking at consumer rights, it is the Civil Aviation Authority that has…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for his very interesting take and amendments in this area. I want to come to pilot training. I support the noble Lord, Lord Barber,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords—10 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords—10 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, in the other place—10 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseMy Lords, it appears from the second tranche of emails that the former ambassador to America was sent on a mission to support, and ensure that the American Administration…02 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I will try to cheer you all up a bit, because that is not what was reflected by our previous speaker. I declare my interest as an adviser for the Drone Delivery…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, In November 2023, in a speech about the October 7 attacks in Israel, I spoke about the escalation of Islamic extremism throughout the West. The rise of the Muslim…18 May 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingMy Lords, I first echo the comments made by my noble friend Lord True, who had some very searching questions. I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for the Statement…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryMy Lords, this has been one of the most horrendous cases that we have witnessed. I believe that the public have lost confidence in so many authorities which should be looking…15 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, following the comment from my noble friend, and as I mentioned before, the vetting process is not really the issue here. We have Members of this House who are former…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: DefenceMy Lords, the United Kingdom was not expected to take part in the initial strikes on Iran, as far as I am aware, so why did the Government not authorise the use of Diego Garcia…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, made a very pertinent point about the amount of trade we do with China, which none of us in this House is naive about. Therefore, we have to…04 Mar 2026HANSARDAmbassadors: Vetting ProcessMy Lords, I realise that this is a very trying experience for the Minister and the Benches opposite, but I do not think there has been an issue over vetting if we look…10 Feb 2026HANSARDIranMy Lords, I echo and support the comments made by my noble friend on the Front Bench. For clarification, approximately 35,000 unarmed civilians have been slaughtered already in…05 Feb 2026HANSARDBusiness RatesMy Lords, 3.5 million jobs are dependent on a successful hospitality industry in this country—that is obviously the entire supply chain. I spent a lot of my life in the airline…29 Jan 2026