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HANSARDMinisterial Gifts and HospitalityMy Lords, it is right that we would all want to take a high moral tone because we want the standards of this House and the other place to be as high as possible. The definition of…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Gifts and HospitalityI may open a fund, and the noble Lord is at liberty to contribute to it if he wishes. All ministerial colleagues in this House, whether paid or unpaid, are pretty well turned out.16 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Gifts and HospitalityMy Lords, my noble friend raises a very serious point. I asked Questions to noble Lords in this House when they were Ministers about the amount of money that has not been returned…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Gifts and HospitalityThe noble Earl makes a very valuable point. The two things to identify are, first, whether the relationship is not transactional—as I have said, when it is for information or to…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Gifts and HospitalityThe noble Lord makes a valuable and very powerful point. My experience after 25 years in this and the other place is that most politicians—most Members of Parliament, including…16 Oct 2024HANSARDLords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.16 Oct 2024HANSARDLords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…16 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, the Chief Whip and I, with the Front Bench and the usual channels, are committed to promoting the rules and conventions of the House on an ongoing basis. This includes…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, on the first part of the noble Lord’s question, I am impressed if today we have a worldwide audience. I hope that is the case. Nothing is more undignified and…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyI think the noble Baroness made the point; Bishops have given way to her. There is no rule that says that you must give way to a Bishop; it is through courtesy, and we would…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyI hesitate to intrude on that one. The noble Lord is right but, having said that, there have been moments when I think all of us have been embarrassed when noble Lords do not give…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right. I remember the controversy when the first Lord Speaker—the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who is in her place—was introduced. Every…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, from time to time we see reports in the press or polls are undertaken in response. One that struck me most recently said how little people understood the work we do in…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, your Lordships will have heard the response from the whole House, and I think that is definitely the case. All of us, particularly those in positions of…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, I have never considered the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, to be meek or mild but he is always courteous. When I first came into your Lordships’ House, a long-standing Member…14 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, Questions should not be read. They should be concise and questions rather than speeches. My noble friend Lord Kennedy of Southwark has pointed this out on many occasions…14 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastI am not sighted on the issue of the trainers that the noble Lord referred to, but he will know that our military personnel will always act within international law, which is…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastI thank the right reverend Prelate for his comments. Indeed, we had a vigil, or a meeting, in your Lordships’ House in a Committee Room yesterday, where Members of both Houses…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastThe noble Baroness will understand that I am not going to accede to her request for an inquiry, but I think that all news outlets have a duty and responsibility to the truth. One…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastI am grateful to the noble Lord for the information about his experiences in his medical field. I hope the message that has gone out from this House and across the country is that…08 Oct 2024