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HANSARDIndia: Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, for introducing this Question. I must declare an interest: I have a column in the Indian Express every Sunday, and I have…25 Feb 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, as an economist, I know that economists have never found a rational basis for making long-term investment decisions. As Keynes said in chapter 11 of the G eneral T heory…23 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechYes. I believe that people are mistaken if they promise or think that setting up a free trade agreement is an absolutely simple act: you pick up the phone and call somebody and…15 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig. I shall not speak on what he spoke about, because I have no expertise there. I will speak about…15 Oct 2019HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]My Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Lord for raising a very acute constitutional question. It may surprise many Members of your Lordships’ House to hear that I am very…19 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolution: English CitiesMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Heseltine. He has worked tirelessly on decentralisation and the improvement of urban life in this country…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, no one can disagree with freedom of expression and the freedom of people to assert what they deeply believe in. At the same time, there is the freedom not to agree with…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsMy Lords, the noble Earl has twice said that there is no intention to open the NHS up to private providers. The NHS is open to private providers and has been since its inception…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSharia Law: MarriagesMy Lords, in the present circumstances, what is the position of triple talaq? Is it still possible for a Muslim man to divorce his wife just by saying, “Talaq, talaq, talaq”? Is…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness who, as usual, made an excellent speech on the problem before us. I thank my noble friend Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe. I do…04 Jul 2019HANSARDAmritsar Massacre: CentenaryMy Lords, in the brief time I have, I want to concentrate on what the House of Lords did during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the discussions afterwards. It is a particularly…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, I have not spoken on Brexit more than about three times in the past two years—I think that I deserve a prize for that. I spoke last on 5 December and more or less what I…28 Jan 2019