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HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsHas my noble friend noticed that our noble friend Lord Norton is introducing a Private Member’s Bill that would put the Appointments Commission on a statutory basis? Would he at…18 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, as a former chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in the other place, I ask my noble friend to take particular note of the very wise words of the current…17 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, should we not remember very carefully that there has never been a time since the war when it was more important to try to march in step with our friends and allies in…16 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberMy Lords, my noble friend is playing an admirable straight bat, on which I congratulate him. But on whose authority did Mr Gove contact the Lord Speaker, the Speaker or anyone…16 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresMy Lords, it is several weeks since I raised with my noble friend the letter sent by a group of rectors and vice-rectors of universities. Can he tell me how many academics have…28 Apr 2022HANSARDWorldwide Displacement of RefugeesMy Lords, what estimate has been made of the number of these refugees who are fleeing or have fled religious persecution? It must be a very considerable figure.28 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will not say very much about the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, because I wish to concentrate on that in the name of the noble and learned…27 Apr 2022HANSARDAmnesty International Report 2021/22My Lords, I am sure my noble friend would agree that on this subject there is real concern about many areas of the world. May I single out two? One is Hong Kong and the other is…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionMy Lords, has thought been given to arranging for all of us to carry something similar to a kidney donor card in this context? One of the saddest aspects of the appalling murder…26 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I just want to make three very brief points. First, I strongly agree with my noble friend Lord Kirkhope that ping-pong should not be an endless game. We should focus…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership ArrangementMy Lords, are the Government accountable to Parliament or not? If they are, why should an issue as important as this, the deporting of asylum seekers to a third country, not be…25 Apr 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, I speak as a Christian, but my noble and learned friend seems to be making a proverbial mountain out of a molehill here. Surely, if two people wish to commit themselves…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillWould my noble friend accept that if the Government withdraw these clauses, on which there is a great deal of opposition, the Bill will go through? Several of us have said that it…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I frequently do not agree with her; today, I most certainly do and I think, to use the words of the noble…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillIs the noble Lord not aware that Report is for short, sharp speeches, not this endless diatribe he is currently inflicting upon us?25 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, the whole House holds my noble friend in high regard, but we have had this time and again. Another reputation is being besmirched—that of the Home Office itself. As the…07 Apr 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lord, some of us find it difficult to understand why Chinese involvement is even being considered.07 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: RefugeesMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lady Pidding and I strongly endorse what she said, particularly about the precarious position of Moldova. We must not forget…06 Apr 2022HANSARDPalestine: RecognitionMy Lords, should we not remind ourselves that Israel is at least a democracy? It may be criticised for many things—I would like to see a two-state solution—but we sometimes lose…06 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Lethal WeaponsMy Lords, is it not important that we do not lose sight of the fact, notwithstanding what the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Houghton of Richmond, said, that Putin’s original aim…05 Apr 2022