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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will speak to the two amendments tabled in my name in this group, but, before doing so, I will say that I strongly support the comments made by my noble friend Lord…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, my Amendment 71A is an amendment to Amendment 71 in the names of my noble friends on the Front Bench. It should be seen in the context of my comments about modern…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, to follow on from what the noble Baroness has just said, my Amendments 29A and 31A would in fact reintroduce and commence the modern slavery clauses and provisions in…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I want to make a few remarks on Amendment 121G in the name of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. I also support Amendment 117 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Foster…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my Amendment 121 is a vital step towards bringing clarity and scrutiny to the Government’s grey-belt policy. This amendment asks the Secretary of State to publish a…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for PortsMy Lords, we are a maritime nation. I first understood the importance of this in my role as Transport Minister in the previous Government, when I was given one of those…14 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Claims: Religious ConversionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer, but I am sure that many other noble Lords will be surprised to hear that the Home Office does not publish such statistics. Given…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Claims: Religious ConversionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of asylum claims based on religious conversion.13 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, as I speak towards the end of the day, the range of the arguments has been thoroughly rehearsed. I want to focus on an uncomfortable truth that most of us do not want to…12 Sept 2025HANSARDSickness Benefits: In-person InterviewsMy Lords, the Health Minister has reported concerns about the over-medicalisation of normal human emotions such as sadness and anxiety and the labelling of those as mental health…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationMy Lords, I thank the Minister very much for that Answer, and I am grateful for her comments on all those initiatives and also on AI. She will be aware that the previous Housing…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to accelerate planning delivery as set out in their Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024.08 Sept 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy GenerationMy Lords, what a huge honour it is to make my maiden speech. My 18 year-old self would be utterly stunned to see herself standing here and, frankly, 40 years on, I am still having…21 May 2025HANSARDSwimming Pools and Leisure Facilities6. What assessment she has made of the impact of the swimming pool support fund on local pools and leisure facilities.23 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for all her work with my team in Redditch. Can she confirm that, despite the tight timelines, we can ensure that the £5 million in funding, which is…23 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.23 May 2024HANSARDSwimming Pools and Leisure FacilitiesI put on record my thanks to the Minister’s Department for the considerable sum of funding—£382,000 —that has been made available to Redditch to level up swimming pool and leisure…23 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillIt is a pleasure to follow right hon. and hon. Members, who have made very important and serious speeches that the House would do well to consider. I support this Bill and the…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillThank you, Madam Chairman. I appreciate and value your guidance and I will absolutely abide by it. I hope that the House will see that the reason I make these remarks about the…22 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I know the Secretary of State understands the importance of safeguarding good agricultural land for food production. Will she update my constituents in Inkberrow and Stock…21 May 2024