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HANSARDCriminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords, the basic idea that the list of controlled drug precursor chemicals should be in sync across the UK and with international agreements that we have signed up to is a…21 Apr 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow my noble friend Lady Teather’s eloquent maiden speech, and I congratulate her on it and welcome her thoughtful remarks. In her speech,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, what have the Government done to engage local populations and groups in communities to ensure that local people have the chance to feed in to the plans for the new…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 190 in my name would place an obligation on the Government to introduce devolved fiscal and revenue-raising powers within 12 months of the introduction of the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI belatedly state my interest: I am a member of the LGPS. I apologise; I should have said that at the beginning of my speech, so I just put it on the record.05 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I apologise that I was unable to speak at Second Reading, but I support the amendment spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, which I have signed. The amendment seeks…05 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this amendment would place certain requirements on the Secretary of State in the event of significant local government reorganisation. Before the Secretary of State…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for the response, but I feel that the safeguards he has outlined do not address the potential risks in this Bill. The message that seems to be going out at…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 196D, which would place a duty on strategic authorities to work with local and community-based bodies when exercising their functions.…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, in echoing my colleague’s comments reflecting on the previous debate, it sounds as though today we are agreeing on uniformity rather than devolution. The Bill gives the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for her comments. I do, however, feel that there is a distinct lack of local input into the proposals in this Bill; that is one of the symptoms of the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, when I saw the Title of this Bill, I thought that all the long years of deliberation and the many reports produced on the subject of local devolution were about to come…08 Dec 2025HANSARDPalestinian RefugeesMy Lords—13 Nov 2025HANSARDPalestinian RefugeesMy Lords, in light of President Trump’s comments about the removal of Palestinians from Gaza, do the Government believe that the Palestinians should be given the right to return…13 Nov 2025HANSARDAccidental Prison ReleasesMy Lords, what assessment has the Minister made of the raising of the skilled workers visa threshold and its impact on the Prison Service, in view of the current difficulties?10 Nov 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, the head of the World Health Organization has said that July was the worst month for cases of acute malnutrition in children in Gaza, affecting nearly 12,000 children…01 Sept 2025HANSARDConflict in the Middle EastMy Lords, the Israeli Government recently approved 22 new settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank—the largest such expansion in decades. Israeli settlements in the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDConflict in the Middle EastWill the Government publish the legal advice they have received on their likely complicity with the Israeli Government in the committing of war crimes in Gaza and the Occupied…16 Jun 2025