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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I share the aspiration that we should build sufficient affordable housing in order to house those who need it. I do not propose to repeat what has been said in the three…09 Sept 2025HANSARDUkraine: NegotiationsMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will join me in welcoming the warm and strong words of support by President Trump for Ukraine, but will the Government remind the United States…09 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am listening very carefully to what the Minister says, but does he not agree that the very high percentage of these cases that reach an appellate level in which the litigants…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I too have put my name to this amendment, and I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for how he opened the debate and explained the amendment. About 42 years…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityDoes the Minister agree that the paramount need is for “Israel and Palestine to share the land, either by partition or by a creative confederate structure, enabling sovereignty…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Does he feel a sense of humility given that, by 2023, a peak of 400 asylum hotels had been reached under the previous Government?04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillSince the noble Baroness provokes me to return to the question, I ask the noble Lord whether he agrees that 400 hotels were in use for asylum seekers in 2023 and that the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, who brings to this House a greater knowledge of planning law than the rest of us added together. It is absolutely right that there is…04 Sept 2025HANSARDMusic Festivals: Hate SpeechI suggest to the Minister that it would be a sensible, practical measure for he and Ministers at DCMS to get together to produce a bespoke website aimed at festival organisers,…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025I have great regard for the noble Lord, but will he answer a simple question in a simple way? Does he accept that the actions of Palestine Action as described by the Minister are…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, was brave in moving this regret amendment, and she should have been heard with more respect. I was one of those who suggested that she…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025I am sorry but I cannot let that pass. Every day the police prosecute people for theft. The maximum sentence for theft was seven years—I am not sure whether it still is.…03 Jul 2025HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025My Lords, I have two principal reasons for speaking to this instrument. The first is that I currently chair the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee of this House, and therefore am…01 Jul 2025HANSARDArts SectorDoes the Minister agree that small provincial theatres, such as the Blackpool Grand Theatre, the Burnley Youth Theatre and the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster, make a substantial…30 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, before this debate started, I was confident that we would hear repeatedly the word “architect”, but in fact we have hardly heard it at all in a debate about housing. I…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, my amendments in this group relate to security, and I appreciate the support of noble Lords who have signed these amendments. I start by emphasising to your Lordships…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPolice ServiceDoes the Minister agree that the efficiency of, for example, police regional counterterrorism units provides evidence that the 43 territorial police offices should be reformed,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords—11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everybody who has contributed to this debate. I can tell your Lordships that I have had two big surprises tonight. One was the most wonderful compliment…11 Jun 2025