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HANSARDPalestinian 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 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, what is the Government’s response to reports claiming that thousands of items listed under the category “bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar…09 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords—09 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, my Amendment 273 would require, within 12 months of implementation, a report on the impact of the Bill on BME and ethnic groups. I thank Race on the Agenda and Shelter…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Tope’s Amendment 251, which I have also signed. We have all spoken of the support we give this Bill because it offers the opportunity to…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister, and I look forward to seeing her letter and the various assurances that she has given us today. This amendment stemmed from the fact…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the Minister for her comments, and I am very interested to hear how the Government will move forward on this. As they have rejected this amendment, I would be very…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 133 in my name and that of Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. This amendment would require landlords to grant permission for home adaptations that…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 134, I will also speak to Amendment 135. Both are also in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Black of Brentwood and Lord Best. I am grateful to…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill06 May 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitMy Lords, we too welcome the meeting of the UK Government with the Palestinian Prime Minister Mustafa and his colleagues. We also welcome the memorandum of understanding, and the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, as colleagues have already said, the Liberal Democrats have long campaigned to abolish no-fault evictions. We support the measures in this Bill, particularly the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, rise in support of my noble friend Lady Northover and her Bill on the recognition of a Palestinian state. As of 28 May 2024, the state of Palestine was…14 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Poverty 2025My Lords, what is the Minister’s response to findings in the report that the two-child limit is the biggest driver of rising child poverty in the UK today? Scrapping it would lift…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I, too, thank the Minister for her presentation. As she said, we have heard from many other noble Lords about sufferers from these diseases and that they are the legacies of old…03 Mar 2025