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HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is a good and fair man, as I know because I am on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee as well. However, there must be something…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranCould I ask the Minister to reassure the House that London will not become a place of safe refuge for the Iranian regime’s proponents? Can she assure me, for instance, that money…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI thank the hon. and gallant Gentleman for giving way. I have never heard of the German proposals before, and I really like them. I think they are flipping good, if I can say…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman—my friend—for giving way. It seems to me that in the Bill Committee, we could put in a clause that makes it incumbent on employers to give a sheet of…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI am surprised to be called so early; it is unusual. I am slightly off piste, to be honest, but willingly so because this issue is so important. Every single person on this planet…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI knew I would get that sort of response from my hon. Friend. He is right that we momentarily play a part. My goodness, am I going to be in real trouble? I hope not, because I am…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillOf course I give way. I am about the be castigated again.21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI thank my hon. Friend for saying that, and I totally agree. I have already explained that I believe women are at a higher level than men, so they do everything much better. They…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy hon. Friend may not have had children yet; I have had six. One point that has not been talked about today is that when a woman is pregnant, it is often traumatic and…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI was just pointing out that a lot of my friends, male and female and married, also want to adopt. They have that right too, which is great.21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI had to intervene on my very good friend, but I must say that I think I am seriously lucky to be a man. Frankly, I do not have to put up with all the rubbish that women sometimes…21 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineI totally agree with the comments of my right hon. Friend. I am sure this is happening, but combat supplies and spare parts need to be reinforced, because complex weapon systems…22 Sept 2022HANSARDSrebrenicaI am very much involved in Bosnia, so I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate, which is terribly important because it is widely viewed in Bosnia. People pay huge…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for allowing me to intervene, and I utterly agree with him about the narrative. What sickens me is the fact that when history records what…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the Minister for allowing me to intervene. May I remind the House that actually, although we have not talked about it much, some of our soldiers who served in Northern…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI entirely agree. Please will the Government accept the amendment that would stop the glorification of terrorism? That glorification is wrong, and we should not agree to it. I…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Billrose—29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillWhen the ICRIR meets and gets evidence, and perhaps gets evidence of the identity of some person who has committed a heinous crime, can the Minister guarantee that the name of…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank my good friend very much for allowing me to intervene, and I totally endorse what he has said. Those of us sitting here utterly understand how awful it is, and we totally…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank my good friend for allowing me to intervene. One thing the Bill might do, and I hope it does, is ensure the names of those who go before this reconciliation body are made…29 Jun 2022