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HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaMy Lords, the scenes at the funeral were terrible but it is completely wrong for people to attribute all the blame to Israel for this tragedy, when it occurred during a gun battle…17 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberMy Lords, the UK is the most centralised country in the world. Congestion in London is a nightmare and property prices are ridiculous. Meanwhile, the rest of the country has…16 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure and privilege to follow the excellent speech of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Woolf, and to be speaking in this debate. I start by saying that of…12 May 2022HANSARDEnglish Football: Independent RegulatorMy Lords, as a supporter of Aston Villa, who beat Derby County to return to Premier League three years ago, I tell the House that the Premier League has accepted the need for…25 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Pre-pandemic Facility LevelsMy Lords, for many patients, the service before the pandemic was not nearly good enough, so our ambition ought to be much higher in the future. Why can we not reform the system by…29 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, some of us said at the time that it was a complete disgrace that Putin could use the World Cup for propaganda purposes. It is completely unacceptable that Qatar was able…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPayments to Train Operating CompaniesMy Lords, if the Government are not cutting subsidies for the train operating companies, can the Minister tell me why services on the west coast main line have deteriorated so…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, the Minister is completely right: it is not for Britain or anyone else to negotiate away parts of Ukraine. I applaud the military assistance provided by the Government…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate the Minister and the Government on the tough regime of sanctions that has been introduced this week, and I agree with every word of the previous speech.…03 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineToo long.02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I welcome the tougher stance which the Government are taking on sanctions since last week. However, would it not make things swifter and more straightforward to make it…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Visa Restrictions for RefugeesMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the Minister’s answers, but last night the Prime Minister joined a mass at a Ukrainian church in London and said that thousands of refugees…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, can the Leader tell us what support the Government will provide to the BBC World Service so that the citizens of Russia can continue to receive accurate information from…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeMy Lords, can the Minister say why recommendations proposed by British Cycling to explain reasons for cycling two abreast and to protect the right to do it, which were rules 66,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaMy Lords, the weekend papers were full of reports saying that the Government were threatening to sanction members of Putin’s inner circle if he went ahead and invaded Ukraine.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle East: Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsHow is it possible that the JCPOA has achieved anything, when, since signing up to it in 2015, Iran has carried out several ballistic missile tests, built new fortified missile…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, I am really surprised that there is not much more outrage about this. It was reported years ago that this woman was giving huge amounts of money to a Front-Bencher of…19 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, can the Minister assure us that the Government are drawing up a much tougher list of sanctions and asset freezes for anyone connected with Putin and his…18 Jan 2022HANSARDUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian RefugeesMy Lords, UNRWA was founded in 1948 to help 700,000 refugees but now provides aid for more than 5 million. Uniquely, UNRWA status—unlike that of any other refugees anywhere in the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I start by paying tribute to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford for, as other noble Lords have said, a remarkable and moving maiden speech—a quite…02 Dec 2021