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HANSARDRivers and Estuaries: Derelict BoatsWhen Maidenhead had to deal with the problem of abandoned and sunken boats on the Thames, the local authority and the Environment Agency pleaded poverty, conflicting powers and…19 Jun 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK Security GuaranteeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ukraine about proposals for the United Kingdom to provide a security guarantee to that…05 Jun 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK Security GuaranteeWhile recognising the sheer bravado of those who executed Operation Spider Web, we have to accept that action has undermined Trump’s wider initiative, jeopardised his offer on the…05 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, as a lifelong supporter of the State of Israel, I ask why we cannot, with others and with or without the United Nations, create a safe haven enclave within a part of…22 May 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseMy Lords, with an infected blood compensation bill of £11 billion-plus and a further annual bill of £3 billion for misdiagnosis and incorrect medication, and then recognising the…21 May 2025HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Energy and Housing CostsMy Lords, do not planning reforms which fail to address land costs for housing development perpetuate a system in which high costs determine affordability of housing for sale?…15 May 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, in Nijmegen in Holland and Hammarby in Sweden, they built housing for sale in special zones on agricultural-priced land, thereby reducing housing costs—an issue I have…24 Apr 2025HANSARDDemocracy and Unelected Strong LeadersMy Lords, does this polling not flag up the unfortunate response of a public who, for whatever reason, believe that elected politicians in general duck big issues for fear of the…03 Apr 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsMy Lords, while I recognise the constructive role of the Prime Minister in seeking to influence the Trump Administration, with Trump’s initiatives on energy security, safe…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America on recent developments in Ukraine.26 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK PolicyMy Lords, Labour, in opposition and now in government, has understandably and loyally supported the Government of the day in this time of war. That is what it is: we are engaged…17 Mar 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsMy Lords, has my noble friend seen the very interesting briefing from UNISON, which has 1.3 million members? The brief calls for measures to stop escalating rents; increased…27 Feb 2025HANSARDMusculoskeletal HealthAs a sufferer of ankylosing spondylitis, a painful spinal musculoskeletal condition aggravated by a lack of physical movement, I can report that inactivity in underemployment can…30 Jan 2025HANSARDUndersea Internet CablesMy Lords, with undersea internet cable interference presenting only the latest challenge to security, along with threats to energy supply, banking, telecommunications, shipping…16 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords: Numbers and EligibilityCan Ministers consider the transition arrangements I have called for? They are: a core of 500 salaried voting Members; a further non-voting but otherwise participating group,…09 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, for calling this important debate. There is a crisis, and we need a national discussion. I will speak about land for…05 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Solar PanelsWith the price of panels a key consideration in housing costs, and with 75% of the world’s production in China, why can the Government not sponsor a taskforce of engineers and…25 Nov 2024HANSARDVoter Registration and ParticipationMy Lords, have we not wasted millions on a national scheme of individual registration to deal with a problem of fraud confined to only a few inner-city areas? Was not the real…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, recently, the invariably interesting if not controversial noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, moved an amendment on fisheries regulations. I supported the amendment in Committee…12 Nov 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I greatly welcome my noble friend Lord Spellar, with his huge reputation. He and I agree on almost everything—apart from on this war. I am not a pacifist; I have…25 Oct 2024