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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is a great honour to participate in the debate. I particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for her excellent opening speech. I support the Bill. As some…19 Sept 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the moral implications of their policy of reducing Official Development Assistance to 0.3 per cent of gross…27 Mar 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that very clear and helpful response. William Temple, in his famous book Christianity and Social Order , written in 1942, famously…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGovernment of Syria: Freedom of Expression, Religion and BeliefTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the new government of Syria’s commitment to freedom of expression, religion and belief.10 Feb 2025HANSARDGovernment of Syria: Freedom of Expression, Religion and BeliefMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that careful and helpful reply. While accepting that the new rulers in Damascus have taken steps to reassure some minorities of the desire to…10 Feb 2025HANSARDChristians: PersecutionMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, for tabling this important Question. I thank her for the excellent review that she has already given of what is…25 Mar 2024HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsMy Lords, as a former Archbishop of Canterbury, perhaps I might speak on behalf of the absent Bishops’ Benches. I echo the words of the noble Lord, Lord Baker: the very heart of…17 Jul 2023HANSARDShamima BegumTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, on the grounds of compassion and morality, to reconsider their decision to refuse citizenship to Shamima Begum.27 Mar 2023HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his considered response. I think we all know the circumstances: Shamima Begum was a 15 year-old child when, seduced by a perverted ideology, she…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I was not intending to contribute to the tributes today until last night, when I realised that we are weaving a tapestry that all our memories, recollections and stories…10 Sept 2022HANSARDBritish Museum: Ethiopian Sacred Altar TabletsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) the British Museum, and (2) the government of Ethiopia, regarding the return to that country of 11 sacred…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish Museum: Ethiopian Sacred Altar TabletsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his guarded reply. The issue for me is respecting another nation’s culture and religious values. In the light of the fact that the tabots…30 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will make a brief intervention. First, I rise to challenge the view that all bishops and religious leaders are against assisted dying. I changed my mind some seven…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, a phrase in Deuteronomy 26:5 has long puzzled scholars. It says: “A wandering Aramean was my father.” I have no time to consider the strangeness of the text, but the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for her excellent introduction to the Bill. It is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, who is a…22 Oct 2021HANSARDOffender Management: Checkpoint ProgrammeMy Lords, I also am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bates, for securing this debate, and I gratefully receive his offer of some time. I am also from Durham—at least, long…27 Feb 2020HANSARDReligious PersecutionMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Elton, for introducing the debate and doing it so well. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and the noble Baroness, Lady…11 Jul 2019