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HANSARDAUKUSI thank the Minister for giving way. He just mentioned the AUKUS advanced capabilities industry forum and collaboration with trade and industry. That is absolutely spot on, but no…29 Feb 2024HANSARDAUKUSMy Lords, AUKUS is an acronym for a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. There are two pillars, with defence capabilities,…29 Feb 2024HANSARDWorkers (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, my first public appointment was 25 years ago, when I joined the New Deal taskforce in what was then the Department of Employment. It then became the national employment…08 Feb 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, I am a member of one of the smallest, if not the smallest, religious communities in the world, the Zoroastrian Parsis. People often ask, “Who?”. I say, “Freddie Mercury,…02 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, on the 14th of this month, President Zelensky wrote an article in the Sunday Times , headed: “With British help we can ensure freedom defeats aggression. The UK has…26 Jan 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, on 24 August I landed in Delhi to take part in the B20 before the G20. India was celebrating because the day before, on 23 August, Chandrayaan-3, the Indian spacecraft,…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, I was privileged to be a member of the delegation to Israel organised by ELNET and led by the noble Lord, Lord Turnberg. We spent a day at the Gaza border at the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDAbraham AccordsMy Lords, it is now three years since the signing of the Abraham accords at the White House, arranged by the United States between the UAE, Bahrain, Israel and, as we have just…14 Sept 2023HANSARDHealth: Osteoporosis and FracturesMy Lords, my 87 year-old mother Yasmin lives in Dehradun in north India, in the foothills of the Himalayas. She has had severe osteoporosis and osteoarthritis—a point that has not…14 Sept 2023HANSARDArmed ForcesMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble and gallant Lord. The week before last, I was in India speaking at the B20 in Delhi. Our Prime Minister leaves today for the G20 in…07 Sept 2023HANSARDNuclear EnergyMy Lords, the week before last I was speaking at the B20 in Delhi and today our Prime Minister is flying out to attend the G20 in Delhi. I was president of the Confederation of…07 Sept 2023HANSARDBeyond Digital (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, the Covid-19 pandemic was the worst global crisis since the Second World War, an event that changed the world for ever. It came from nowhere. How many people predicted…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLand Use in England Committee ReportMy Lords, the Land Use in England Committee produced its report Making the Most Ou t of England’s Land in December 2022. The noble Lord, Lord Cameron, highlighted that one of the…25 Jul 2023HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, I spoke in the “AI in the UK” debate just over a year ago, on 25 May. At that time, I was the president of the CBI, which I stepped down from in June last year after…24 Jul 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportMy Lords, I remind the Minister that, in February 2021, when I was president of the CBI, I asked Rishi Sunak, when he was Chancellor, if he was worried about inflation, because I…22 Jun 2023HANSARDClimate: Behaviour Change (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the Environment and Climate Change Committee and its chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, on its report, In O ur H ands: B ehaviour C hange for C…07 Jun 2023HANSARDNet Migration FiguresMy Lords, the Prime Minister has five priorities. One of them is to stop illegal migration through the boats crossing the channel. Everyone agrees that we must do everything we…25 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasMy Lords, I speak as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Students and the president of UKCISA. Is the Minister aware that we are in a global race for…25 May 2023HANSARDUK-EU Relationship in Financial Services (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is seven years since we voted as a country to leave the European Union. I often ask, in the speeches I give to international audiences, what the world thinks of this…17 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Godson, and Amendment 174B, to enshrine in law the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure the production of an independent public…11 May 2023