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HANSARDGreenland: Proposed US TariffsMy Lords, the Prime Minister has said that Greenlanders must have a say in what is happening, and I fully accept that. What is the difference between this and not allowing the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDIranMy Lords, there are a lot of questions that the Minister, quite understandably, cannot answer, but she gave a rather strange response to one question that I asked the other day.…15 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyMy Lords, most Londoners know just how difficult it is to get a tiny little extension approved for the back of their house. Why on earth does a foreign embassy need such a huge…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMeat LabellingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that labelling on meat states whether the animal was stunned before being killed.13 Jan 2026HANSARDMeat LabellingI thank the Minister. I know she is a genuine supporter of good animal welfare, which is why I was surprised that there was not a word in the strategy document that came out about…13 Jan 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsMy Lords, we saw the appalling pictures of the security guards displaying the bodies thanks to the work of very brave Iranians getting the message out before all the social media…12 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I very much support the amendment of regret and I am pleased it has been tabled. I find the word “regret” not nearly strong enough, because for me this will be a very…12 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I will refer briefly to my Amendments 17 and 49. I tabled one of them in Committee and want to probe a little further on some of the questions to which I did not get…05 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillBefore the Minister sits down, could she tell us whether our very distinguished Attorney-General, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, had given any advice—admittedly, she…05 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, before I speak to my Amendments 33A and 18, I totally support the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, in her Amendment 32 and hope that noble Lords will accept that it is a…05 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Operation KenovaMy Lords, £47 million was spent on the Kenova report, which was made with the benefit of hindsight and makes no mention of the thousands of people who were actually saved from…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I apologise for my voice. I will try to keep going. It is not actually hurting the way it sounds, so noble Lords need not feel too much sympathy. I will follow on from…03 Dec 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillYes.26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI think it will be helpful to bring the Committee very briefly up to date on what I raised. This amendment is crucial to this Bill because it is basically about whether we can…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I add my support for this amendment, which seems very sensible. When we have an amendment in the names of both the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and the noble Baroness, Lady…26 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am getting rather tired of this Front-Bench thing about what the last Government did. The reality is that the last Government did not sign any treaty. They may have been…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 36, which, as the noble Lord mentioned, relates to asylum seekers who arrive on Diego Garcia, or anywhere on the Chagos Islands. Its purpose…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, it is a great pleasure to support my noble friend Lord Dodds’s Motions and to listen to his detailed analysis of the effects that they will have on the garages that sell…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to my Amendment 54. I must say to the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, that I think we are all pleased that we are where we are. It seems very strange to say that…25 Nov 2025