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HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and the very helpful briefings he has given me. I also thank the services for arranging that. While in the business of thanks,…06 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesMy Lords, the Minister has just told us that the Government are assessing the evidence. Can he tell us what assessment they have made of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child…06 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to the regulations. I agree very much with the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, about the SI being interesting for what it does not say…05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Again, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Murray, for introducing the SI, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for her remarks and comments. I will spend a couple of minutes…05 Dec 2022HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Will the Minister repeat the sentence about oligarchs? Did he say million or billion?05 Dec 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]That is totally acceptable, and I am very appreciative of it. The reason I asked was because the National Audit Office, commenting on the 2022-23 equipment plan, said it was…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for her reply and her offer of a letter. I stress how important that letter is, given the quote I am about to read, which summarises the National Audit…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, often in this House there are important occasions when there are really good debates. On this set of amendments, we have heard some brilliant speeches from all who have…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I say from the outset that this is a probing amendment to give us the opportunity once again to talk about defence equipment, and I am pleased to see the noble Baroness,…30 Nov 2022HANSARDIndependent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeMy Lords, female firefighters groped and beaten, a black firefighter having a noose put on his locker, and a Muslim firefighter having sausage and bacon sandwiches stuffed in his…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateMy Lords, we know that the Government’s asylum system is in chaos. Just 2% of last year’s small boat cases have been decided, creating a backlog of nearly 100,000 people waiting…29 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraine: Russian Drone AttacksMy Lords, last Wednesday’s defence intelligence update on Ukraine stated that no one-way attack UAVs sourced from Iran have been used “since around 17 November” and that the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDNet MigrationI put it simply to the Minister, following the questions he has had from around the House: would it not be helpful for a Minister of the Crown to stand up at that Dispatch Box and…29 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]We would all be grateful if the noble Baroness reflected further on Clause 11 and government Amendment 34, as she said.28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with much of what the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has just said. The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s report was particularly damning and some of the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister and her predecessor for their engagement with us and other noble Lords on this Bill as it made its progress through your Lordships’ House. I join…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have just a few brief remarks on this group. Before I come on to the main point that I want to make, I shall say that I think Amendment 37, tabled by the noble…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am sorry to interrupt. I want to say that the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, was particularly helpful when I met her and said that she would look to bring about this change. I…28 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationMy Lords, with 127,026 asylum applications outstanding and only 4% of people who have arrived by small boat having had a decision, is it any wonder the system is in chaos? The…24 Nov 2022