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HANSARDMinistry of Defence Procurement: UK-manufactured ProductsMy Lords—18 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 2025HANSARDTrials: TimelinessMy Lords, I accept the pretty appalling inheritance with which the Government have been dealing over the past year or so. Nevertheless, as we heard from the noble Lord, Lord…10 Nov 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewMy Lords, I understand the economic arguments for the expansion of Heathrow, and the connectivity arguments we just heard about. However, I want to address the issue of…27 Oct 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesMy Lords, could my noble friend tell the House whether this means that the Government operate a proscribed list—in other words, a list of proscribed countries—where the royal…17 Sept 2025HANSARDSickness Benefits: In-person InterviewsMy Lords, I am all in favour of face-to-face interviews, but they would be made a lot easier if we had not seen the closure of many jobcentres prior to 2024. In the last round of…10 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsMy Lords, it is widely recognised that rail privatisation has been a spectacular disaster, which is possibly why around 80% of British people, according to most polls, support…14 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanMy Lords, there is a pretty strong chance that any future terrorist attacks in Britain will be linked directly or indirectly to the regime in Tehran. I welcome recently introduced…10 Jul 2025HANSARDActions of Iranian Regime: UK ResponseMy Lords, is it not about time that we got around to proscribing fully the IRGC? We are talking about a latter-day combination of the Blackshirts, the SA and various other…08 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Modern Industrial StrategyMy Lords, since the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, talked about energy policy at such great length, can my noble friend confirm that there are two crucial elements in the operation of…30 Jun 2025HANSARDYoung People: Sporting ActivitiesMy Lords, for many years now, schoolchildren have been losing access to swimming pools; pool time has been in decline. That is clearly not the fault of the present Government.…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportMy Lord, the first person who raised the issue of the rape gangs—in other words, the first whistleblower—happened to be my mum, Ann Cryer MP, who started raising this in 2003. She…18 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for bringing these SIs to the Grand Committee. Like my noble friend, I shall speak briefly about one or two points, in my case,…05 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterMy Lords, I was a London MP for 22 years, and I can say with some conviction that Thames Water was one of the worst and most contemptible organisations I have ever dealt with—and…04 Jun 2025HANSARDChannel Tunnel: International Rail StrategyIs my noble friend aware that a single goods train journey can remove 70 HGV journeys from the roads, and in some cases even more? That being the case, would not expanding the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsMy Lords, further to the earlier question from the noble Baroness opposite, what my noble friend seemed to be saying was that defence does not form a part of these negotiations,…14 May 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesMy Lords, I am very pleased to have secured this important debate. It is important because I think it is beyond dispute that antisemitism has been rocketing in recent years, not…07 May 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to eliminate antisemitism on university campuses.07 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsMy Lords, I appreciate my noble friend’s efforts and words in coming here today to make this full Statement, but—I think he sensed there was a but coming—on a subject I have…07 May 2025HANSARDBirmingham: Waste CollectionMy Lords, the Minister touched repeatedly on the original cause of the dispute, which is equal pay. Did she say 7,000 women were assessed as being underpaid? On that basis, what…24 Apr 2025