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HANSARDConduct of Undercover Policing and Surveillance Operatives Bill [HL]My Lords, I strongly support the Bill, and I do see it as a Bill dealing with state-sanctioned abuse. The Bill directly responds to the abusive nature of these sexual…17 Jul 2026HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]When I referred to an omertà, I was not suggesting that there had not been discussion in this House about Gaza or the West Bank. I was suggesting that many people around this…17 Jul 2026HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, it always gives me pleasure to be able to support my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Alton. He and I have worked extensively over many years, and I pay tribute to him, as…17 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to criminalise the purchase of settlement houses and land on the West Bank by British citizens.06 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, but it really is time to match words with actions. There is evidence of purchasing of homes and property on the West Bank in the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyIn 1968, he advised the Government of Israel that the creation of settlements in the Occupied Territories would be contrary to international law, then and now. If only the Israeli…06 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyI listen to this cabal shouting out. What is happening is unlawful, and we are seeing that it is becoming impossible for the Palestinians ever to have a state of their own because…06 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyThe question is this: the UK banned the purchase of land by Russians in the occupied territories of Ukraine; do the Government have the political will to do the same in the West…06 Jul 2026HANSARDWomen’s Representation in Peace ProcessesThe Minister has given us a list of places where terrible conflicts have taken place. I noticed that Gaza was not included. A rather nonsensical peace board has been created. It…30 Jun 2026HANSARDBritish CouncilMy Lords, I had the great privilege, from 1998 until 2004, of being the chair of the British Council. Sometimes, it is useful to draw on one’s institutional memory. The reason…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCombating Atrocity Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and GenocideMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, my great friend, for securing this debate and congratulate him on introducing his Genocide Determination Bill this morning. I will of…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my voice in expressing my gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy. The noble Lord gave us a great reminder of the bizarre ways in which our constitution has…18 May 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a source of great regret to me that I will be following the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and possibly the noble Lord, Lord Nash, into the Lobbies, because I think…27 Apr 2026HANSARDBBC World Service: SustainabilityMy Lords, picking up on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, the risks of transnational repression are experienced by BBC journalists and by journalists from Iran…17 Mar 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMy Lords, I cannot begin to express how appalled I am that attacks should have been made upon independent journalists investigating a matter which was a legitimate matter to be…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord. This legislation presents a unique opportunity to close long-outstanding accountability gaps in the UK’s universal jurisdiction laws and ensure…05 Feb 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what assessment they have made of the treatment of protesters in Iran, and (2) how they are engaging with the government of the United States…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsMy Lords, I should declare that I am the director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, which has been monitoring human rights abuses in Iran for many…12 Jan 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionMy Lords—17 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Alton, I have been involved with the arrest and subsequent trial of Jimmy Lai. I too am a patron of Hong Kong Watch. I am also on the Joint…17 Dec 2025