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HANSARDPlastic PollutionMy Lords, beyond health deception, cigarette filters are the single most-littered item on the planet. They are an environmental disaster: they do not biodegrade but break down…15 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsMy Lords, what support are His Majesty’s Government—or, for that matter, any Government—providing to civil society organisations and human rights defenders in Nepal as they alone…11 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I offer my final remarks with the traditional thanks to all those who have contributed to the debate on Amendment 104. When I saw that I had the overt support of my…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 104 in my name and that of my friend the noble Lord, Lord Cashman. In so doing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my noble friend…03 Sept 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, if the reporting is correct, I understand that the date of the super-injunction was 1 September 2023 and that it was granted at the instigation of the then Defence…16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDUK–EU Defence and Security Co-operationMy Lords, noble Lords will recollect that, in February 2018 at the Munich Security Conference, the noble Baroness, Lady May of Maidenhead, then Prime Minister, urged European…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUK–EU Defence and Security Co-operationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the state of UK–EU defence and security co-operation.03 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate today on the Motion in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, and to take the opportunity it affords…30 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Security StrategyMy Lords, my noble friend the Leader will be aware that the National Risk Register , published in January, classifies a future pandemic as the catastrophic risk with the highest…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Security StrategyMy Lords—26 Jun 2025HANSARDInternational Vaccine Programmes: FundingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to maintain funding for international vaccine programmes, such as GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.17 Jun 2025HANSARDInternational Vaccine Programmes: FundingMy Lords, often what we categorise only as aid is also a form of national security spending. In the case of biosecurity, this is reinforced by the fact that the national risk…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that in the 2024-25 financial year, the Insolvency Service disqualified more than 1,000 company directors? Of those, a significant…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCluster Munitions Convention: Article 21My Lords, I thank my noble friend for the comprehensive answers that he gave to the noble Lord, Lord Godson. However, there is a much simpler response to this Question, to be…09 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorMy Lords, perhaps I may ask a supplementary to the excellent Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, based on the experience of an entrepreneur and inward investor…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to support the Bill and to follow a characteristically comprehensive and persuasive opening speech by my noble friend the Minister, as well as the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy GenerationMy Lords, I draw your Lordships’ Committee’s attention to my entry in the register of interests, particularly that I am vice-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, for which I do…21 May 2025HANSARDTelecommunications Fraud: Reimbursement of VictimsMy Lords, I recollect that, when I was a member of the special Select Committee on fraud, we had the privilege of hearing evidence from a representative of the company that was…14 May 2025