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HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, in paragraph 14 of this update, we learn why this is a minimalist report at the request of the Metropolitan Police so as not to prejudice their investigations. In…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityMy Lords, last year, during the pandemic, the business that my noble friend has referred to, HC-One, paid 10%—nearly £5 million, tax free—of those dividends to its financial…27 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans’ Strategy Action Plan: Gambling AddictionMy Lords, the RAF Benevolent Fund research, to which the noble Lord, Lord Foster, refers, merely corroborates the Army’s own assessment that military veterans are eight times more…27 Jan 2022HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, once again we are being treated to Ministers in studios and in the House not facing up to the fact that the evidence is out there. These emails are there for people to…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationMy Lords, I infer from the noble Lord’s statement that we can expect publication of only the findings of Sue Gray’s report and not the whole report. Am I right? Secondly, does…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportMy Lords, innocent civilians will pay the cost of political failure if the current tensions over Ukraine continue to escalate. The most important non-military support we can give…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCoronavirus Grants: FraudMy Lords, fraud in government is rampant and is estimated at just under £30 billion—so writes the noble Lord in the Financial Times today. Why, in those circumstances, did the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords—24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverI am very much obliged to the noble Lord. What assessment have the Government made of the establishment in Cape Town by Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines of the first Covid mRNA…24 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: CeasefireMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. The NATO-Russia Council has met and, more generally, we have had Ministerial Statements on the diplomacy to prevent future conflict.…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: CeasefireTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports that on 21 December 2021 Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, expressed his intention to call…20 Jan 2022HANSARDColombia: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, the UK has a long-standing £2.1 million training programme with the Colombian police. Not only did the December UN report into the April/May 2021 strike protest conclude…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, the Intelligence and Security Committee is presently conducting an inquiry into national security issues relating to China. Will the Minister or other Ministers be able…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEnforcement of Lockdown RegulationsMy Lords, on this very point, the question did not require the Minister to have been present to be able to answer it. The question that troubles some people is that the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I welcome the Statement and particularly that, of its three pages, one is devoted to dialogue, which is the only way in which the dreadful current set of circumstances…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street EventMy Lords, no one who has read this email is in any doubt that there was a party. That means that millions of people in this country who have had the advantage of being able to…11 Jan 2022HANSARDNet-zero Test for New PoliciesMy Lords, I take the Minister back to his own reference to the key commitment that the Government made under the heading of “Embedding Net Zero in Government” in the Net Zero…11 Jan 2022HANSARDRussiaMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests, particularly my association with the Nuclear Threat Initiative and my work for the European Leadership…10 Jan 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the care he has taken in responding to this debate and I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to it. I find myself in the position—other…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill14 Dec 2021