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HANSARDSurveillance Camera Code of PracticeMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, has given an eloquent exposition of the reasons for supporting his Motion of Regret. The Motion refers to the ethical and human…02 Feb 2022HANSARDInternational Relations and Defence CommitteeMy Lords, I am one of those who would be very happy to see this Motion approved. It originates out of an amendment that I moved to the Trade Bill, which became the Trade Act 2021.…02 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I think the noble Lord is giving way to me, and I am grateful to him. He is right: I know those communities well; I represented them, as he knows, for very many years.…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBefore my noble friend concludes, does he also agree that instead of constantly going on about the pull factors, we should be doing more about the push factors and maybe…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillCan I ask my noble friend to return to the point about what might constitute a safe route? The specific example I gave the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, was about Yazidis and…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I rise to briefly support what the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, has just said to the House about the importance of creating more safe routes and dealing with the Catch-22 he…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, I welcome the balance that the Minister and the Foreign Secretary have struck between maximising the pain for corrupt, mafia-like elites while minimising damage for…01 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to support the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, who so ably moved this amendment; to concur with the speeches just made by the noble Baronesses, Lady…31 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle East: Human RightsMy Lords, I want to underline the important question that the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, has just asked the noble Lord. Will he return to the issue of capital punishment that he…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDigital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement of Part 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, the whole House should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, for tabling a Bill that should not be needed but patently is. As my noble friend Lord Erroll said…28 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI promise not to intervene again, but before the noble Lord leaves this point, is he not inviting the Committee to be like Don Quixote and to tilt at imaginary windmills? As the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Minister clarify what he just said? The existing legal framework has itself been undermined by a decision of the High Court. Is that not something we now need to rectify?…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is great pleasure to be one of the terriers of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and a signatory to Amendment 13. I thank her for her conviction, eloquence and…27 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, does the noble Baroness agree that the issue of NATO is, as the Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, recently said, a straw man and that the invasions of Crimea…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportMy Lords, will the noble Baroness return to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, about the position of Germany in regard to Estonia, which has been trying to send…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, under the notable chairmanship of the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, who opened the debate so well, and with the assistance of a terrific secretariat, the International…24 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryMy Lords, has the Minister had a chance to look at the implications for her department’s actions under UNCLOS, the law of the sea, and will she assure us that we will always…20 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle East: Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, among those who were killed on flight 752, when 150 people were left dead, were UK nationals. Will the noble Lord return to the question asked to him by his noble friend…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her reply, but, given the seriousness of the claim that someone now publicly identified by MI5 as a Chinese Communist Party agent,…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to investigate reports that Christine Lee obtained amendments to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 on the…19 Jan 2022