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HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy noble friend is entirely right to draw our attention to the plight of these Muslim refugees. However, can I return to the appalling atrocity that took place on Easter day? Is…09 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakI am most grateful, my Lords, and I associate myself entirely with everything that my noble friend has said about leaks and the severity of leaks from the National Security…02 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakMy Lords—02 May 2019HANSARDElections: Online InterferenceIf voter ID is so important, why do the Government take such an obdurate line on identity cards?01 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Ferry ContractsMy Lords, if it is necessary, which I hope it is not, to take out further insurance policies of this nature, can we be absolutely sure that the ferry companies that we contract…01 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Students’ Tuition FeesMy Lords, will my noble friend talk with his colleagues in government so that an unequivocal Statement can be made very soon? Would he also suggest to the Prime Minister that the…29 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland UpdateMy Lords, I suggest to my noble friend, if we are really going to sustain the momentum that has been created, that when these talks begin they do so not in rooms but that the…29 Apr 2019HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I am in rather a strange position, as I follow my noble friend, whom I consider the godfather of this system, and I will be followed by my friend the noble Lord, Lord…29 Apr 2019HANSARDPalace of Westminster: FireMy Lords, does the Lord Chairman accept that the earlier we can bring forward the decanting, the better it will be for the safety of the building? Will he therefore ensure that we…25 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansMy Lords, as we are marking this very month the 150th anniversary of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, now subsumed in the National Archives, can my noble friend follow up on…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaMy Lords, can my noble friend confirm that the Saudi Arabian ambassador in London has been summoned to see the Foreign Secretary?24 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, in expressing my unbounded admiration for the stamina of the Prime Minister and in expressing the hope that the ERG in my party will come round to recognising that there…11 Apr 2019HANSARDEconomy: Purchasing Managers’ IndexWould my noble friend agree that there is nothing more debilitating and corroding than uncertainty? Would he agree that a deal needs to be reached, but both Houses of Parliament…11 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords—11 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) Regulations 2019My noble friend always impresses. He has the regard of all Members of your Lordships’ House. However, we must move things forward. Will he undertake to make a statement to the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) Regulations 2019My Lords, extensions are clearly the flavour of the day. We at least know the exact date for this one. However, I regret this infinitely. I am extremely grateful to my noble…10 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) Regulations 2019Does the noble Lord agree that it is a great pity that, with the disappearance of the SDLP in the other place, there is no voice of moderate nationalism in either House?10 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I think we should remember that there is no precedent, no parallel, to the situation in which we have found ourselves in recent weeks. As we said at Second Reading last…08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I shall speak very briefly. I really feel that we are not doing this House any great favours today. We have had an orchestrated series of speeches from the ERG and its…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIs it not also the case that we are not having a day? It will be around 8 pm or 9 pm before we get on to Second Reading because we will have my noble friend Lord Forsyth’s Motion,…04 Apr 2019