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HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMy Lords, in eastern Europe, we seem to be drifting towards a war that we will inevitably lose, since we are outnumbered by about four to one. Would the Minister like to take back…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to sell missiles to the government of Ukraine; what discussions they had with the governments of (1) Germany, (2) France, and…29 Nov 2021HANSARDNew HospitalsMy Lords, will the Minister avoid getting caught in a numbers game? We need an adequate number of beds in a good geographical spread to deal with the needs of the whole…18 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Appointments ProcessTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to establish a committee to review the process for appointing members of the House of Lords.18 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Appointments ProcessMy Lords, I will make a couple of points right at the beginning. I have had an email from my noble friend Lord Hayward, who was going to speak, but has decided not to because…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRussia: Gas SuppliesMy Lords, does the Minister not remember that part of the problem with the Nord Stream gas pipeline was interference by the Ukrainian authorities with the Russian pipeline that…10 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I recall many years ago, when I had my first public appointment in the Greater London Council, having a meeting early on with officers. We had an expenditure proposal on…03 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterMy Lords, many hard-working UK voters are fed up with the way in which the property market—particularly in London—is used to apparently hide ill-gotten gains, and with the seeming…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, for initiating this debate. We have gone round and round on this subject for many years; as the noble Lord said, he was on a royal…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth Incentives SchemeMy Lords, perhaps I may first apologise to the Opposition Front Bench for my confusing an Urgent Question with an Oral Statement. I thought that we had only 10 minutes for all of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDMigrationMy Lords, while I am pleased that this museum exists in the constituency that I used to represent, I point out that the Question is about knowledge and understanding of the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Aid: BudgetMy Lords, I join in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for initiating this debate. The fact of the matter is that over the past half-century the state of the world has…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020I shall go back to the beginning because I cannot remember where I stopped. I start with a quote from the regulations, which “are made in response to the serious and imminent…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020My Lords, I start with a quote from the front page of the regulations which I find quite over the top: “These Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaMy Lords, I point out that the NHS has an insatiable capacity to spend money. I put it to the Minister that political control must be re-exerted over the NHS. Nye Bevan did not…26 Oct 2021HANSARDInsulate BritainMy Lords, the laws already exist to deal with this matter, but the police are just not using their operational freedom to put them into effect. Could the police be advised that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAgeing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for his excellent report. It is a report I will not be getting rid of; it will stay on my shelf. That puts it in distinguished…20 Oct 2021HANSARDGPs: In-person AppointmentsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure all patients can choose to have a telephone or in-person appointment with their GP; and what assessment they…19 Oct 2021HANSARDGPs: In-person AppointmentsI thank the Minister for his reply but point out that one of the fundamentals of the NHS has been that the patient has decided when they wish to see the doctor. Under Covid, that…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, reference has been made to healthcare outcomes, where we are nearly at the bottom. It is rather like saying, “Everything went well but the patient died.” One of the…14 Sept 2021