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HANSARDUnited Kingdom: The UnionMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Lisvane for suggesting this topic. Going back to what I said earlier this afternoon and, again, talking about where I come from, India…23 Jun 2022HANSARDHouses of Parliament: Co-locationMy Lords, it is bad enough to be the last speaker from the Back-Benches, but it is much worse to follow the noble Lord, Lord Butler, who normally lays down the law on most things…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence RelationshipsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, for introducing this debate, but it seems that for a while we were fighting not just the Ukraine-Russia war but the EU war as…09 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to thank my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell. Like the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, I have known him for a very long time, and it is a great…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOff-Payroll Working (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I served on this committee. I was specially drafted to serve on it and it was a great experience, because I found it very difficult to understand the problem. I was…27 Apr 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, what is it about the humanists that obstructs the Government from doing them justice? Scotland allows it; Northern Ireland allows it; the Channel Islands allow it. What…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 2, 3 and 4. Throughout the debates on the Bill I have been of an opposite view from most of my friends about the fear of identity cards. I…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I used to be on those Benches with the noble Lord, so I am not a stranger to that story. It was not only the Government who stopped it but the Liberal Democrats, whose…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI want to move Amendment 2 because I feel that I have a simpler solution to what the Government propose. I beg to move.06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the noble Baroness but, as she knows, I have been here listening to all the debates. This is the first time I have introduced amendments, so I have to explain them. If I…06 Apr 2022HANSARDEconomy: Spring StatementMy Lords, from looking around, I think I am the last Back-Bench speaker. Before I say anything about the Spring Statement, I want to make an ad hoc statement. This is nothing to…31 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThey follow us, which is quite nice; they are part of the Empire. I would rather that we be removed from here and replaced by elected Members—this is the futile movement for which…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this is the third occasion on which I have had to say that, given the way our constitution is, it is obviously not an exercise in logic. The noble Lord, Lord Wallace, is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI shall come to that; this is the beginning of a lecture that will take some time. When I arrived here, I was the holder of an Indian passport. India had become a republic in…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI just wanted to point out that the 1918 Act was passed especially in recognition of the fact that many people from the Empire had given their lives in the First World War.28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I speak on this amendment because, when I arrived here in 1965, I had an Indian passport and I was surprised when, during the 1966 election, someone said to me, “Have…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, one of the things which today’s debate has proved is that logic has never been the basis of enfranchisement in this country or of its constitution. The constitution is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (EAC Report)My Lords, one of the great advantages of being a non-affiliated Peer is that I am always placed last on the list. I want to take a different stance from that taken by most noble…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have been somewhat orthogonal to this whole debate for a long time. I feel that whether Clause 1 stands part or not is neither here nor there—but there is an important…21 Mar 2022