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HANSARDBurma: Military CoupTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reported military coup in Burma.02 Feb 2021HANSARDBurma: Military CoupMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare that I am vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma.02 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillI am also exercising my right of reply at the end of debate, and I am drawing my remarks to a conclusion. Two heroes of mine from the Nazi period have been referred to in this…02 Feb 2021HANSARDBurma: Military CoupMy Lords, I welcome the statement that the Minister has just made to the House. He is right robustly to condemn the military coup in Burma and the incarceration of Aung San Suu…02 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the House would not forgive me if I were to detain it long. We have heard extraordinary—perhaps an overused word during this debate, but I think a proper one—and…02 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I would like to add my voice to that of the noble Lord, Lord Collins, before I turn to my own all-party amendment on genocide. His proposition that great thought must be…02 Feb 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I promised the House that I would listen carefully to noble Lords’ contributions. I gently say to the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes, that we would not have been…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill28 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 1 we return to an issue that we debated at Report stage of this Bill, back in June. Amendment 1 seeks to prevent companies using the United Kingdom’s…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the way she set out the case to the House. In response to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, she talked a little more about digital supply…28 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for raising this crucial issue. There are four amendments in this group, and I would like to speak to Amendments 15 and 172.…25 Jan 2021HANSARDXinjiang: Forced LabourMy Lords, in the House of Commons last week, the Foreign Secretary said that what is happening in Xinjiang is “on an industrial scale”. Perhaps the most shocking example of this…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesMy Lords, I return to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Verma. Will the Minister commit to an empirical evaluation of the impact of Covid-19 on our already embattled high…13 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I spoke at some length on this issue in Committee and am delighted that the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, has given us the opportunity to explore it again. She has done…12 Jan 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I start, as others have done, by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, and the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, for the way in which they have engaged with noble Lords such…12 Jan 2021HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the arrest of more than 50 people, including pro-democracy politicians and campaigners, under the national security law…07 Jan 2021HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in so doing declare that I am vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong…07 Jan 2021HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawMy Lords, as we have seen in the last 24 hours, there are many ways in which the precious gift of democracy can be trashed. Under the cover of such darkness, does the Minister…07 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this Bill touches on many sensitive subjects and as the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, has just said, the Minister displayed that sensitivity in a well-judged…05 Jan 2021HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy Lords, in the aftermath of the BBC reports, does the noble Lord agree that the Uighurs deserve to have their claim of genocide heard in a court of law, in line with the vote in…17 Dec 2020