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HANSARDThames WaterMy Lords, when the water industry was privatised over 30 years ago, it was almost entirely debt-free. Since then, as the Minister said, debt has been racked up. The Minister said…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards drafting a bill creating the legal framework for the proscription of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.11 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionMy Lords, I am glad to hear that the Government are bringing forward legislation, but it is not before time. We have seen IRGC proxies and operatives attacking British Jews and…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I will speak yet again, as many others have, about antisemitism. I would love to be able to stand here today and say that the tide was being turned against antisemitism…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will speak yet again, as many others have, about antisemitism. I would love to be able to stand here today and say that the tide was being turned against antisemitism…18 May 2026HANSARDSchoolchildren: SwimmingI am grateful to my noble friend, but I have a slightly different figure for 11 year-olds. According to Swim England, only one in four 11 year-olds leaving primary school can swim…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSchoolchildren: SwimmingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of swimming attainment among school children.20 Apr 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryMy Lords, after what happened in Southport, is it fair to say that the parameters within which Prevent operates are too narrowly drawn? What I mean by that is that the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of anti-Semitism on university campuses.16 Mar 2026HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesI am grateful to my noble friend for the Answer, but this PNQ arises from Time for Change , a report produced by the Union of Jewish Students. It is crammed with disturbing…16 Mar 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, it is my duty and pleasure to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, to his place and congratulate him on an outstanding maiden speech. The rest of us will have to look to…26 Feb 2026HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Goodman, for securing this debate. Like him, I want to refer to the APPG’s report, Time to Act: Addressing the UK’s Accelerating Extremism…12 Feb 2026HANSARDIranMy Lords, the impression has been created that government policy has changed and that we are about to ban the IRGC or will do so at some point in the near future. Is that the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsMy Lords, the Government are being asked to introduce a legal compulsion to force big tech companies to preserve the relevant data. Why do we not just do it?27 Jan 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their decision not to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.13 Jan 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, I appreciate what my noble friend says. However, the IRGC remains what it has always been: a bunch of murderous fascists and fanatics. We are seeing that fact play out…13 Jan 2026HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, the idea that this is the end of the world order is fantastical. As we have just heard, previous American Presidents have intervened; for instance, in Grenada and in…06 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv FansTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of alleged inaccuracies in a report produced by the West Midlands police force on the alleged activities of Maccabi…26 Nov 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv FansMy Lords, we have a situation where the police force stands accused of fabricating evidence while under pressure from a bunch of bigots and racists—as well as, it pains me to say,…26 Nov 2025HANSARDMinistry of Defence Procurement: UK-manufactured ProductsMy Lords, in the two or three years after the end of the Cold War, around 150,000 jobs were lost in defence manufacturing. Everyone is right in hindsight, but now, looking back,…18 Nov 2025