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HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy Lords, on 15 November, last Wednesday, the Home Secretary told Parliament in the other place that the Government have “for the last few months”—[ Official Report , Commons,…20 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, in welcoming the Minister to his new post, I congratulate him and wish him well. I associate myself with the words of gratitude, admiration and commendation for the work…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAuthorised Push Payment Fraud Performance ReportMy Lords, APP fraud rose by 20% in the first half of this year alone and, according to the Payment Systems Regulator, customers of banks and building societies have wildly…14 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, an absence of regulation in an area that holds such enormous repercussions for the whole of society will not spur innovation but may impede it. The US executive order…14 Nov 2023HANSARDPakistan: Evacuation of AfghansMy Lords, on 18 October, during the Question of the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, on the ARAP scheme, I and the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, raised the need for an…09 Nov 2023HANSARDAfghan InterpretersMy Lords, the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 was created, trained, mentored and funded by His Majesty’s Government, initially in support of British counter-narcotics…18 Oct 2023HANSARDWestern Balkans: Dayton Peace AgreementMy Lords, the tragic events in Israel and Gaza, consequent on the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel are, sadly, an appropriately sobering backdrop…17 Oct 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is the total number of National Crime Agency staff dedicated to the prevention or investigation of (1) fraud, and (2) economic crime.11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeMy Lords, the only way to assess the adequacy or otherwise of resources devoted to battling fraud, which was assessed last year to cost this country £219 billion, and economic…11 Sept 2023HANSARDArmed ForcesMy Lords, in opening, I associate myself with the words of gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Soames of Fletching, for securing this important debate and add my words of admiration…07 Sept 2023HANSARDAsylum Applications BacklogMy Lords, from my time as Minister for Immigration, I have some experience of the challenges of asylum casework. Indeed, when I was the Minister we had a backlog and the problem…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Air Traffic Services: Operational FailureMy Lords, when the investigation into what the Minister refers to as “these events” is completed, if it concludes that there was negligence on the part of NATS or people who work…05 Sept 2023HANSARDMilitary Vehicles: RepairMy Lords, given the continuing challenge of getting the Ajax programme on track and the verdict of the Defence Select Committee that defence procurement is “broken”, these…04 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Government Resilience FrameworkMy Lords, I welcome the fact that in June the first ever head of resilience was appointed and the new promised COBRA unit came into being, promised in the integrated review. The…04 Sept 2023HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, it is a distinct pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston. I associate myself with her words of commendation and congratulation to the noble Lord,…24 Jul 2023HANSARDFirearms BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to rise in support of the Bill. Like the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, said, this is a piece of legislation that will pretty obviously improve our weapons…14 Jul 2023HANSARDWagner GroupMy Lords—11 Jul 2023HANSARDUkraine: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power PlantMy Lords, in respect of the plant itself, it is important that the IAEA gets in to find out whether there are explosive devices on top of two of the reactors, why they would be…06 Jul 2023HANSARDGross Domestic Product: Wales and the UKMy Lords—06 Jul 2023HANSARDGross Domestic Product: Wales and the UKMy Lords, talking of figures speaking volumes, the Minister will be aware that last month the annual fraud indicator for the United Kingdom, which of course includes Scotland and…06 Jul 2023