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HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I join in the praise of the Prime Minister’s performance in the last few days, which has drawn a great deal of admiration. It is clear that he is operating in very…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I look forward to the two maiden speeches. I am a relative Johnny-come-lately to the story of this scandal. There are a number of people who deserve our thanks and…27 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Compensation SchemeI apologise for interrupting the Minister when we are time-pressed. Can she undertake to explore whether the Post Office really is operating to those published principles? The…27 Feb 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, I very much welcome this debate initiated by the Government during their presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, and I congratulate the Minister…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCitizenship ApplicationsMy Lords, is not this Labour proposal almost worse than the shocking Tory legislation that we spent three years opposing, in that people are going to be lulled into a false sense…12 Feb 2025HANSARDParliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeMy Lords, could the Minister help us any more with any speculation as to what she thinks might be causing the delay? It is really not a good look that we have not yet got our act…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, the Minister referred to Brexit benefits; can she spell out for the House what those are?27 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsMy Lords, I think the House deserves an answer from the Government to the question put by the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, particularly as we have a debate later on the rule of law.…26 Nov 2024HANSARDThe Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, the Foreign Secretary said in his recent Statement on Ukraine marking 1,000 days since Russia invaded: “Ukraine’s cause is a just one. … We need Ukraine to stay strong,…21 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the closing remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, when I ask how many scandals have to be endured by the citizens of this country before a Government finally…15 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]A lot of what the Minister has said was reasonable and progress, but I did not get a sense that he is responding to what some of us called this Kafkaesque situation. He said that…15 Nov 2024HANSARDSex and Gender: Official DataThe previous Government commissioned an independent review, led by Professor Alice Sullivan of University College London, a statistics expert, to look at problems exemplified by…05 Nov 2024HANSARDPension CreditMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Palmer did not get an answer to his very legitimate question on when the cost of the claims for pension credit that we hope will be made will cancel…04 Nov 2024HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy Lords, the EU settlement scheme has generally been a success, but there are some problems with it, including those attracting legal action by the European Commission that raise…24 Oct 2024HANSARDWorking From Home: Public Sector ProductivityMy Lords, are the Government taking into account the effect on customers, and indeed taxpayers? My experience of ringing HMRC was that I was told that the official was working…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend Lady Hamwee and I have played a relay with Private Members’ Bills on this important subject of refugee family reunion. She has explained the history,…18 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsMy Lords, I join others in the congratulations on the partial addressing of this gross humanitarian injustice. I congratulate the previous Government for initiating and the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDNHS Hospitals: ApheresisMy Lords, does the government review that the Minster mentioned encompass sickle cell patients? As a member of the All-Party Group on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, I am aware that…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEuropean UnionMy Lords, I am glad that the Minister talked about our relationship with the European Union, which was the subject of the Question, not just with Europe vaguely. While the efforts…07 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, both the prisons crisis and, more happily, the very wide welcome that has been given to our new Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, in the media and during the…26 Jul 2024