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HANSARDChancel Repair (Church Commissioners’ Liability) MeasureMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond, is taking part remotely, and I invite her to speak.31 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Given the horrifying events of the last 24 hours, there is an inescapable irony in uttering the words “durability” and…18 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords—18 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, on bringing forward this Private Member’s Bill and on her powerful introduction, and I am delighted to support her. In…14 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillBefore I deal with Amendment 12, the noble Lord, Lord Howard of Rising, moved his Amendment 12A; does he wish to withdraw it?10 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The world has rightly been focused on the horrors of the past 16 months in Gaza. As the right reverend Prelate said,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I must inform the House that if Amendment 17 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 18 for reasons of pre-emption.21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I call on the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, to speak to Amendment 17. Amendment 1721 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, with that powerful speech. It is also a privilege to support my noble friend Lady Owen of Alderley…13 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, it gives me the greatest pleasure to support my noble friend Lady Chisholm of Owlpen today. I thank her for her powerful opening speech and for giving us the chance to…12 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I must inform the House that if Amendment 21 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 24 for reasons of pre-emption.03 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Does the noble Lord wish to withdraw his amendment?02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I call Amendment 19 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay.02 Dec 2024HANSARDRail PerformanceMy Lords, can I take the Minister back to Manchester and the Northern line, which I use every week? Not only are the trains regularly cancelled but, when you are waiting at the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Mann. I was born into a family of avid Bolton Wanderers supporters, married into another and am a…13 Nov 2024HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I declare my interest as president of Medical Aid for Palestinians. Carrying on the theme, if, as UNICEF says, you are a child in Gaza lacking access to education, that…29 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VATMy Lords, independent schools add greatly to their wider communities. They take the strain from the state sector through the willingness of parents to fund their children’s…17 Oct 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fowler. I was reminded of dragging him and my noble friend Lord Johnson—whom I saw on the steps of the Throne…05 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, I thank my noble and very good friend the Minister for his powerful opening speech. I also thank my right honourable friends the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary…24 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have been asked by the Clerk of Legislation to inform the House of an error in the reprint of the Bill as amended in Committee, House of Lords Bill 142. At the end of…18 Sept 2023