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HANSARDLong-Term Strategic Challenges Posed by ChinaMy Lords, I am also grateful to the Minister for giving us the opportunity to study and discuss this question of the long-term strategic challenges posed by China. It will be no…19 Oct 2023HANSARDWestern Balkans: Dayton Peace AgreementMy Lords, during a meeting earlier this year in Sarajevo, I stood with some colleagues at the spot where the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, triggering a series of events…17 Oct 2023HANSARDOrganization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Smith of Hindhead, for introducing this debate so helpfully. Like him and the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I pay tribute to the noble Lord,…17 Oct 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, there are some debates in your Lordships’ House that are of particular solemnity and consequence. This is one such debate. In exercising the privilege of participating…21 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, I thank the Minister for presenting to us the context for the Bill and for the technical elements of it. I would not dispute with…14 Sept 2023HANSARDHealth: Osteoporosis and FracturesMy Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, for obtaining this debate and for his work on the APPG on Osteoporosis and Bone Health. Osteoporosis has a huge…14 Sept 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up Report (European Affairs Committee)My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Jay, admirably fulfilled his challenging role as chairman of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee in achieving a considerable…11 Sept 2023HANSARDArmed ForcesMy Lords, I declare my interest as executive chairman of the Changing Character of War Centre at Pembroke College, Oxford—and that is the issue with which I start. The nature of…07 Sept 2023HANSARDBeyond Digital (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, it was a privilege to participate as a member of the Covid-19 Committee of your Lordships’ House under the chairmanship of the noble Baroness, Lady Lane-Fox. I want to…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) BillMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for clearly presenting the elements of the Bill. I identify with the sentiments of sympathy and concern expressed for DCI John Caldwell and his…27 Feb 2023HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, it is a truism of politics generally—and, no doubt, of your Lordships’ House—that it is easier to make a long speech than a short one. In respect of Her late Majesty,…10 Sept 2022HANSARDUkraine and Neighbouring Countries: ODAMy Lords, can I return the Minister to the matter of funding, which was the original Question? How far is the funding going to Ukraine, which I entirely support, being taken from…16 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Murphy. As he says, he and I spent a great deal of time together on the Northern Ireland question. I remember listening…12 May 2022HANSARDZimbabwe: ElectionsLike the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, I thank and congratulate my noble friend Lord Oates on not only obtaining this debate but flying the flag for a better Zimbabwe. He does so not…26 Apr 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, noble Lords have mentioned elections. There will be by-elections shortly and major elections next year. A key element will be an electoral register with integrity and…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests noted in the register, particularly those at Oxford with the Changing Character of War Centre and the Centre for the Resolution of…25 Feb 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the three amendments in this group. I shall start with the third of them, Amendment 4, which has been spoken to by the noble Lords, Lord Empey and Lord…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillNoble Lords will know that, for some time, I have harboured a degree of anxiety that the fragmentation which we see much more largely in politics around the world and in Europe is…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillTwenty years ago, indeed. The agreement itself, which is the basis for the Assembly, from 20 years ago, was the basis for the Civic Forum as well. The puzzle is how it has been…13 Dec 2021