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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment the noble Lord, Lord Alton, pointed out that it was supported across all parts of your Lordships’ House. However, such is the nature of…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy understanding of the ARAP scheme was that it was widened to some extent to allow those who may have been dismissed for minor offences to be included, but that the most recent…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, there is something quite unusual about defence and Armed Forces matters. In some ways, they are so uncontroversial that, when the Armed Forces Bill was in Committee, it…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 297A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, to which I have added my name. I shall speak briefly, given that that I am only an irregular…09 Feb 2022HANSARDParthenon MarblesMy Lords, the British Museum Act has a provision that Nazi-looted art can be sent back, as can human remains within 1,000 years. Would the Government consider revising the Act to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall speak to both amendments but I shall speak first to Amendment 203, which, on the face of it, I am minded to support. My reason for that—I hope this is not seen…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, perhaps the Minister, in replying, can tell the Committee whether he will talk to the usual channels, especially since I note that the Chief Whip and the Deputy Leader…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportThe noble Lord, Lord Walney, suggested that we should be thinking about direct support for Ukraine, but what support are we also giving to our allies in NATO, particularly in the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, like other noble Lords, I thank and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay of St Johns, on her excellent chairmanship of the International Relations and Defence…24 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryMy Lords, the Minister was asked if she could say where the ships were coming from. Could she answer that question and say whether the MoD will be funding this new activity or…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: CeasefireMy Lords, what practical steps are Her Majesty’s Government taking to work with our European and NATO partners to try to persuade Russia to de-escalate? There is no point in…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, the Minister referred to these “types of threat”. The question from my noble friend Lord Alton was about a specific individual. These “types of threat” seems to suggest…19 Jan 2022HANSARDExchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information AgreementMy Lords, I feel as though we might be in the middle of a game of parliamentary musical chairs and that at some point one of us making winding speeches is going to find that we…17 Jan 2022HANSARDExchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information AgreementThe point I was making, as we were interrupted by the bell, concerns what happens if this agreement does not take us in the direction anticipated and work is undertaken, perhaps…17 Jan 2022HANSARDNuclear WeaponsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, asked the Minister how he could justify the increase in the number of warheads. He says that that is in line with our commitments under the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDKazakhstanMy Lords, Vladimir Putin suggested that the protesters were external forces. Does the Minister think that Vladimir Putin knows something that the rest of us do not? What does he…11 Jan 2022HANSARDRussiaMy Lords, the Statement also mentions the western Balkans and the fact that the Prime Minister has appointed Sir Stuart Peach as special envoy. What assessment have the Government…10 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, I believe the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, has scratched. Therefore, rather than winding for the Liberal Democrats, I am not only opening but speaking a lot earlier, and am…06 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: Military DevelopmentsMy Lords, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the European response was delayed because it happened at Christmas. When the Americans left Afghanistan, the British…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I rise to support both Motion A1 in the name of my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford and Motion B1 in the name of the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley. As…08 Dec 2021