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HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I agree with everything that has been said this evening. I do not remember a debate where that has been quite so true. I will jump from international students to the EU…14 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for his presentation. I have considerable sympathy for the situation that the Government find themselves in, subject to the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe noble Baroness the Leader of the House rightly condemned attacks that the Iranian regime is perpetrating against its own people and those in surrounding states—in Israel, the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSingle-sex Spaces: Equality and Human Rights Commission GuidanceMy Lords—14 Apr 2026HANSARDSingle-sex Spaces: Equality and Human Rights Commission GuidanceI am privileged, and almost dumbstruck. I join others in paying tribute to the redoubtable team at the NGO For Women Scotland, who secured this Supreme Court judgment. A…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to take part in this debate, although I was not a member of the committee until January, so did not have the advantage of taking part in the drawing up of…25 Mar 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)I apologise for interrupting the Minister again. I am a bit like a dog with a bone on this question of a database, because I am still not entirely clear that a one-stop shop…25 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, some of those who wanted a more robust legal position by the Government point to Tony Blair’s speech and doctrine of a quarter of a century ago about the responsibility…02 Mar 2026HANSARDEquality and Human Rights CommissionMy Lords—26 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)I evidently did not make myself clear. I did not say that the Government want free movement inwards, but, as I understand it, are asking for British citizens who go under the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsMy Lords, I am not sorry but pleased to disrupt this cosy consensus because, honestly, the Government’s temporary mitigation measure is no good at all. It leaves discretion to…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, I thank the JCHR for this very important report, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for moving it. The Government recognised in their response to the report that not only…26 Feb 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this debate. I have recently been chucked off the European Affairs Committee—due simply to my three years being up, I hasten to add, not…26 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire raised the suggestion we have seen in the press that Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking victims could possibly have been brought into…24 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceCan the Minister assure us that the Government will send a message to the Chinese authorities that no senior Chinese officeholder will be welcome in this country until conditions…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, all the speakers have made a powerful case in support of these two amendments, not least of course the noble Lord, Lord Alton, who moved the lead amendment. I apologise…05 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanMy Lords, can the noble Baroness the Leader of the House assure us that the candid robustness of the Prime Minister on Hong Kong included giving the very firm message to Beijing…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do grasp that point, although I thank the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, for assisting me. In a broader sense, can it be relied on that Clause 191 would not have a wash effect over…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will be brief—I would just be grateful for a clarification. I strongly believe in women’s rights, including reproductive rights, and I do not want women in distress…02 Feb 2026