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HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, I am reminded of a saying of John Major’s: if you are in a hole, stop digging. I will be supporting the Government tonight. I am not sure that this is the solution to…22 Jan 2024HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022To ask His Majesty’s Government why, having suffered a defeat in the High Court, they are seeking to revive the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses…19 Dec 2023HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for the reply, but I am sure he realises that there is no demand whatever for this measure from employers or trade unions. Rather like the deduction of TU…19 Dec 2023HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022I think I have asked my question to the Minister.19 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2023My Lords, I also welcome the Minister to the Treasury bit of the Front Bench, having dealt with her extensively in her previous job as Aviation Minister. I look at the Autumn…29 Nov 2023HANSARDWorkers’ RightsMy Lords, the Government have spent some years looking at the case for electronic balloting in trade unions, and have got nowhere. Since it is okay for the Conservative Party to…23 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Care Homes: ReformFor those who were fortunate enough to grow up in a Sheffield City Council children’s home at a time when councils had children’s departments, the input of private equity into…20 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingMy Lords, I declare an interest as the joint chair of the all-party group whose secretariat is Together for Short Lives. The thing that is of great difficulty in this sector is…14 Nov 2023HANSARDFlying Schools: LiquidationTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will convene a working party consisting of the Civil Aviation Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, the Department for Transport and…13 Nov 2023HANSARDFlying Schools: LiquidationI thank the Minister for her Answer, but three flying schools have gone into liquidation this year. Individual customers are owed up to £80,000 each, and a debt of over £4 million…13 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hendy. I think he is misplacing his hope if he thinks the Labour Party is going to do much—but we will let him…13 Nov 2023HANSARDLong-Term Strategic Challenges Posed by ChinaMy Lords, one of the significant things missing from this debate is the usual contributions from former Foreign Office diplomats. I note that there is not a single ambassador or…19 Oct 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, we seem to have hit the realistic point here. I start by agreeing completely with the previous speaker that there will be a reckoning. I made several visits to Ukraine…21 Sept 2023HANSARDUK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl and his committee on not only producing this report but, for once, getting it into the Chamber for debate before it has gathered too much…20 Sept 2023HANSARDCitizens’ Rights (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, first, I add my thanks to the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, for this report. I am not a member of his committee, but I follow what it does. I am afraid I am still an…11 Sept 2023HANSARDArmed ForcesMy Lords, I too begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Soames, for initiating this debate. It is a pleasure to have him among us, and we are very lucky that he has come from the…07 Sept 2023HANSARDFolic Acid FortificationMy Lords, when I became president of the British Dietetic Association—the dieticians’ trade union—this was one of its priorities. When I stood down five years later it was still a…25 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, some 34 years ago I was the first leader of the European Parliament delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. At that time, we were trying to be friends with the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRecall Petitions: Voter IDMy Lords, I lived in Brussels for 40 years and voted in Belgium. I had a voter ID card throughout that time, and it was never an issue with any of the parties there. Is this not a…10 Jul 2023HANSARDTrade Unions: Skilled Professional Graduate WorkersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to support the lives and prospects of skilled professional graduate workers who are members of a trade union.06 Jul 2023