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HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingBefore the Minister sits down—I think we have six minutes—he said that the Government used an MoU rather than a treaty because it could be amended. Does he accept that the detail…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingTo ask His Majesty’s Government why they used a Memorandum of Understanding rather than a treaty as the vehicle for the agreement with Rwanda on the transfer of asylum seekers.…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a board member of the Association of British Insurers. I apologise that I was not able to speak at Second Reading. I had my name down, but…01 Feb 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce regulations for car headlight glare to reduce the reported problem of drivers being dazzled, especially…30 Jan 2023HANSARDCars: Headlight GlareI thank the Minister for that Answer, which is rather better than a rather complacent Written Answer she gave me. I am grateful for that, because the RAC has reported that nine…30 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerMy Lords, it is not just trans people caught in the crossfire but women. Internationally, women are losing their rights in some countries as to what they wear, how they are…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I declare my interests, as I did before, as a board member of the ABI and a member of the Labour Party. I thank the Minister for his preliminary responses to my letters.…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe Minister will understand that I cannot possibly answer this question because then we would have to record the conversation. To be serious, in fact, my letter to the Minister,…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, as we are in Committee, I think one can intervene a second time. I just want to ask the Minister about one of the questions I put about political parties; I think it…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThere are a lot of them.16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillIt will be for the noble Lord or his successor to opine, because it is in the Bill. There is no secondary legislation attached to it about what the definition will be. This is…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillSo there will be meetings that we can have now, and if—God forbid—Mr Trump wins, suddenly the parties with which we are allowed to talk will change because it is Mr Trump rather…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillSame one?11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillIs the Minister moving off political parties? If so, he has not answered any of the questions that I posed, and I hope he is going to do so before he moves off political parties.…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I too did not speak at Second Reading. Unlike the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, who is no longer in his place, it was not because I was doing other things in the…11 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Service Ombudsman for EnglandBut, my Lords, MPs are not able to do that sort of inquiry when they get something from a patient; all they can do is say, “Yes, I agree with it”, and forward it on. What we know,…10 Jan 2023HANSARDPrisons: Chaplaincy ServiceI pay tribute to those who have done so much in this area. The Minister has again used the words “all faiths”. I wonder if he will include humanists in the consultation, because…10 Jan 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe noble Lord asked about the record of Rwanda in protecting the rights of LGBT people.20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, I did not hear an answer from the Minister to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, on LGBT people in Rwanda. Perhaps he would like to answer now.20 Dec 2022HANSARDBilateral Free Trade AgreementsMy Lords, I am delighted that the Minister has said that he will not sacrifice quality for pace, which we saw earlier with the potential India deal. Can he reassure the House that…20 Dec 2022