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HANSARDIllegal Migrant Returns AgreementsMy Lords, on the over 9,000 people who have been deported—a cross-section of people, as the Minister mentioned—where can we find the detailed information on where they have been…03 Dec 2024HANSARDStellantis LutonMy Lords, this is the tip of the iceberg of the obsession this Government have with their punitive net-zero targets. I agree with the noble Lord opposite. I visited Vauxhall…28 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsMy Lords, US Senators have rightly threatened sanctions against allies if they co-operate with the International Criminal Court’s decision on this matter. Is the Minister…26 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsMy Lords, Regulation 261 is actually a robust regulation and I do not believe that the compensation is too little. In addition, in relation to the comment made by the noble…06 Nov 2024HANSARDHezbollah: Threat to the United KingdomMy Lords, the threat of terrorism has increased. Long before the recent and welcome assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, we can recall 7/7, the Manchester Arena suicide bomber—the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDPensioners: Winter SupportMy Lords, to add to what my noble friend said regarding the levels of income that pensioners receive, the top rate for the state pension is £11,502. My neighbour has that amount.…29 Oct 2024HANSARDUK Economy: Capital Gains TaxMy Lords, the Financial Times with a freedom of information request asked for details of the so-called £22 billion black hole. The Chancellor and the Treasury have declined to…09 Oct 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateMy Lords, I do not believe the action taken by this Government has anything to do with international law. We see Hamas carrying out war crimes on a daily basis. Does the Minister…03 Sept 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, I echo the comments made by my noble friend regarding UNRWA, because we know that it has been a corrupt organisation and that there were members who were involved in the…23 Jul 2024HANSARDPassport e-Gates Network OutageMy Lords, on the point about outage, the same thing happened 12 months ago. It was not necessarily the same issue of capacity but, nevertheless, it is not good enough. We rely so…13 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy Lords, I would like to take up the point in the question asked by the noble Baroness opposite and hopefully have further information. I had concerns about some of the news that…01 May 2024HANSARDProtest MeasuresMy Lords, most of us have witnessed and been involved in protests, and even though some have been quite violent and very disturbing, what we have seen over the past four months…13 Feb 2024HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and I too asked this question on 15 November in the King’s Speech debate on foreign affairs and defence. The Islamic…29 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, first, I pay tribute to my noble and wonderful friend Lady Goldie, who will be sorely missed, and welcome my noble friend Lord Roberts of Belgravia, who will be a great…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, throughout my political life I have always supported the right to peaceful protest, but the marches that have taken place in London, particularly during the past two…23 Oct 2023HANSARDNational Air Traffic Services: Operational FailureMy Lords, I was heavily involved in the original regulation 261 on passenger rights 20 years ago and I understand fully the criteria for exceptional circumstances, which was the…05 Sept 2023HANSARDRhodes Wildfires: Repatriation of HolidaymakersMy Lords, I spent many decades in the aviation and travel industry, and we ought to think carefully about this, notwithstanding that these sorts of episodes have taken place for…25 Jul 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsMy Lords, unfortunately we are going to experience, by all accounts, a summer of discontent which will come from the security staff at airports; notwithstanding that the airlines…07 Jun 2023HANSARDTourist Spending: VATMy Lords, tourism in England generates £106 billion to the Treasury and underpins 2.4 million jobs. I could never understand why we stopped encouraging people and businesses with…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to intervene at all—it has been a fascinating debate, and excellent amendments have been put down—but I am just curious. As I have mentioned before, a…17 May 2023