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HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryMy Lords, it is very unlikely that the migration effort by people wanting to come to this country will cease. I must therefore ask the Minister how long the Ministry of Defence…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, what representations have Her Majesty’s Government made to the Chinese Government about this affair?19 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, but I wish to raise another issue. Home Office Ministers will be familiar with the concerns of Members of both…05 Jan 2022HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I give a cautious but warm-hearted welcome to the remarks and undertakings from the Dispatch Box by the Minister about my amendment. She will recognise that the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and all those who spoke to this. Quite clearly, there is a difference of view between the Government and those of us who have spoken to them about…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendments 12 and 14 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Browne of Ladyton and Lord Clement-Jones, the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, and myself. Noble…14 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI beg to move.08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 2B in lieu—08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motion B1 in my name. It was a great disappointment that the other place was not prepared to accept this House’s well-supported amendment, originally…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillBefore the Minister sits down, the big issue that came from this House is where local authorities cannot deal with the veteran issue. We produced some examples of that; it was not…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, as one of the sponsors of a number of amendments, I have added to the work of the Minister and her Bill team. I add my thanks to her for the way she has dealt with them.…29 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, has given us a very thoughtful, well-researched and deeply troubling series of remarks about the future in this area. I wanted to…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 26. I believe that, until the issue of citizenship is resolved in favour of the few remaining veterans of the Royal Navy Hong Kong Squadron and other…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I support the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, on Amendment 4, and I support his Amendment 17. He has brought to your Lordships’ attention an example of…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I support this amendment and agree that there is an increasing need for clarity not just today but in the immediate future about the legality of, for example, remote…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I do not support this amendment either. Indeed, I fully endorse the remarks of the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Boyce. I do not for a moment question the good faith in…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. During lockdown, mobile pet grooming businesses sprang up, with vans appropriately fitted out to wash and dry dogs, cut their nails and do…03 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 49 and 63, but I shall speak to Amendment 63 and concentrate on the plight of the few UK Armed Forces veterans of the Hong Kong Military Service…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI endorse what the noble and learned Lord has been saying about what was known as Gulf War syndrome. Of course, I was involved in that Gulf War but after it I was also involved…27 Oct 2021