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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. I await with some expectation, as he does, the answers to the relevant questions he asked. I congratulate my…24 Jul 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend to the Dispatch Box. Recognising that the Government are planning a review, do they still agree that there is an urgent need for a stand-alone…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, to the Dispatch Box as the Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation. From the noise the House made earlier, I think I am not…24 Jul 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, I too take this opportunity to warmly welcome my noble friend to the Dispatch Box as the Lord Privy Seal. I congratulate her on a well-deserved appointment to that…23 Jul 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityMy Lords, most conflict-related starvation occurs in internal and not international conflicts—most recently in South Sudan and Gaza. On 15 April, warning of famine in Sudan, the…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what diplomatic steps he is taking to address conflict-induced food insecurity, and to hold…21 May 2024HANSARDPassport e-Gates Network OutageMy Lords, I have an interest in this question. I do not think it is a declarable interest, but I have an interest to this extent: I was a Minister in the early 2000s when these…13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the provisions of this very important legislation in such plain language. I think that most, if not all, of your Lordships…13 May 2024HANSARDCommercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to rise in support of this Bill. In doing so, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Hornsey, not just on introducing the Bill but on the…10 May 2024HANSARDCommercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]I am concerned that the Minister or his officials have perhaps misunderstood this legislation’s provisions. It proposes that the threshold for these obligations will be set by…10 May 2024HANSARDDeepfakes: General ElectionMy Lords, I pay tribute to Andy Street for the way he responded to the circumstances in what was an incredibly close race. He must have been hugely disappointed. Sadly, another…08 May 2024HANSARDWater Companies: Licence ConditionsMy Lords, once again, your Lordships’ House is indebted to the forensic skills of my noble friend Lord Sikka. He is the one person in this House who needs no instruction about…01 May 2024HANSARDPaying Polluters: UN ReportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations Special Rapporteur report on Paying polluters: the catastrophic consequences of investor-State…22 Apr 2024HANSARDPaying Polluters: UN ReportMy Lords, on 7 December we had a debate on a Motion moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Hooper, on Latin America. In the context of our trade deal with Colombia, my friend, the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motion B1 and Amendment 10H in lieu. I have given a great deal of thought, in recent times, to the question of what courage and strength look like. I ask…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillYou cannot be removed and deported to Rwanda unless you are here by what the Government call illegal means and what I call irregular means. Those words are important for this…22 Apr 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems Committee ReportMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton. Like him, I congratulate the committee’s chair, the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane, and thank him for securing an early…19 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMoved by At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 10F in lieu—17 Apr 2024HANSARDAfghan RefugeesAs the Minister has said, among the Afghan refugees in Pakistan are a significant number of former Afghan Special Forces, known as the Triples, many of whom are there only because…17 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.17 Apr 2024