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HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Grooming GangsMy Lords, in the case of claims arising from sexual offences, is it not worth transferring funds from the criminal injuries compensation scheme so that they can be spent on…24 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, will the Government subsidise the dredging of Ramsgate harbour? Also, to what extent are they relying on pre-lodged customs declarations to avoid delays at ro-ro ports?21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, this is my 12th intervention in the Brexit debate and since the day of the referendum I have argued a consistent case in this Chamber. I was on the doorstep and worked…09 Jan 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightMy Lords, I understand that international haulage operators are today threatening to drop their channel business because of the risk of customs delays and that those who remain…08 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsI asked a specific question: can we find out the truth? Are these reports true or not?07 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, I go back to the question of netting. I cannot see the point in an exclusion zone being widened if the resources are not there to enforce it. We know that these zones…07 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, is it not strangely ironic that we can send a man to the moon and around the moon and we can send starships into outer galaxies but we cannot knock out a little bit of…07 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: Consultation ResponseThe drone’s flight was some 14 minutes. I understand that the maximum speed of these drones is about 50 miles per hour; helicopters can travel at 200 miles per hour, so what was…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsMy Lords, can the Minister establish the truth about a number of reports in national newspapers that the French are turning back people coming into France from Italy on the basis…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsWhy can we not simply find that out? We have diplomatic missions in France.07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsMy Lords, it seems to me that this all turns on disincentives to travel, on the one hand, versus the need to protect human life. The Minister was not absolutely clear on the…07 Jan 2019HANSARDCombustible CladdingMy Lords, I listened very carefully to the Answer to the Question. Have all blocks in the private sector been identified nationally? Is there a list? Do any of them form part of…07 Jan 2019