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HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, with some defence chiefs calling for national mobilisation, more equipment and intervention in Ukraine, and the Defence Committee arguing that we do not have the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.07 Feb 2024HANSARDRussell Group Universities: Foreign Student AdmissionsMy Lords, as someone who benefited from free higher education in France, and in gratitude has remained a lifetime Francophile, I argue that the best way to develop sympathetic…01 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine: ReconstructionBefore we become overzealous over the seizure of assets, have we considered the prospect of reciprocal action by Russia against UK assets in Russia? How can we on the one hand…25 Jan 2024HANSARDEngineered Stone and SilicosisMy Lords, as someone with former downstream involvement in the industry, I welcome this important Question. I suggest that we confine any debate on further restriction to the dry…15 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformIs not the simple, unvarnished truth that, on leasehold for flats, the Government are under intense pressure from powerful institutions, which have sunk millions into freehold…11 Jan 2024HANSARDHomelessnessDoes this Question not take us right back to the price of land for affordable housing? In Nijmegen in Holland, the Waalsprong urban extension of 11,000 homes is being built on…18 Dec 2023HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWhy should people pay inflated rents to private landlords who are coining it in conditions of scarcity? Is not the answer to secure selectively land for housing development at…21 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I want to raise two issues. The first is the war in Ukraine, which I have opposed since its beginning. I supported the more cautious original approach of France and…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, is not the news that the Northern Ireland Assembly is amending the law on anonymity in rape cases to be greatly welcomed? If the law in England had been similarly…24 Oct 2023HANSARDUkraineTo ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to a multilateral approach involving a coalition of both Eastern and Western powers in resolving the crisis in…20 Jul 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, notwithstanding any difficulties we have with China, but recognising that China, like us, needs a peace process that stabilises its world markets while safeguarding as…20 Jul 2023HANSARDE-bikesWith reports of fires due to excessive heat being generated during the charging of e-bikes in enclosed storage areas—particularly in underground car parks, and even within flats…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLow Traffic NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, on low-emission zones, can Ministers identify any research showing that vehicles travelling over a given distance at a constant 20 miles per hour in a low gear at high…03 Jul 2023HANSARDAdvanced Research and Innovation AgencyMy Lords, will this organisation, with its £800 million potential budget, much of it public money, be subject to fully accountable FoI applications? If not, why not? The public…29 Jun 2023HANSARDUkraine: Ministry of Defence StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what arrangements they have in place for reviewing the Ministry of Defence’s strategy in relation to Ukraine.15 Jun 2023HANSARDUkraine: Ministry of Defence StrategyMy Lords, some colleagues will be aware of my personal reservations about the war, but I now have to accept it: I too have to move on. Is not the simple truth that you cannot keep…15 Jun 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, could not a land commission be established to research what the impact would be of building on land acquired at agricultural prices, as proposed by Lisa Nandy, and sold…07 Jun 2023HANSARDFormer Chief Constables: Gross MisconductMy Lords, why can we not have anonymity in accusations of sexual offences, particularly rape? They are a special category of criminal offence where the reputations of the innocent…22 May 2023HANSARDAir Quality Strategy ConsultationMy Lords, as we are told by the Government in their draft air quality strategy that they expect “local authorities to … reduce PM2.5” and that if action is insufficient “we will…18 May 2023