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HANSARDMajor Defence ContractsI welcome many of the remarks the Minister has made this afternoon, but is there not a big problem with the way we are conducting these discussions? All the time it looks as if we…03 Feb 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI wish the Government well in their attempts to get a free trade deal with the United States, but is it not time for a little joined-up thinking? While the Prime Minister says…20 Jan 2025HANSARDSchools: Music and Drama AccessMy Lords—17 Dec 2024HANSARDSchools: Music and Drama AccessMy Lords—17 Dec 2024HANSARDSchools: Music and Drama AccessMy Lords—17 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillLlanfaes—thank you. I do not always agree with her—with scarcely a word, sometimes —but that is not really the point, is it? The noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge, will…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a special moment for me to be able to follow and welcome my noble and dear friend Lord Brady of Altrincham. We have known each other many years, during which a lot…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, can I help the Minister? I am afraid I did not understand much of his original reply, but it seems to me that there is a problem that he has that they do not have in…02 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Solar PanelsMy Lords, the Government clearly believe it to be of great strategic national interest to get so many solar panels built in a very space of time. As for heat pumps, a tiny…25 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords—and “Rog”, if I may —I offer a different view of the House. If it were a classic car, we would be in awe of its extraordinary lines and enduring value; it would be a…12 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, it is a pleasure to be able to welcome, with that wonderful maiden speech, my new noble friend Lord Booth-Smith. It is also a pleasure, if I may say so, to follow the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, the Minister just mentioned the term “stability”. The inevitable result of war is destruction, and we have seen massive destruction, particularly focused on Gaza.…29 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, is this a good moment to offer our thanks to and support for Sir Chris Hoy, a great Scotsman who has worn the union jack around his shoulders in so many places around…24 Oct 2024HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, made a very eloquent plea, so can the old crusties from this side also join in? It is Labour policy; it is law in Scotland, Northern…16 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, this is a matter almost too awful to contemplate, but I most heartily welcome the remarks of the Minister as she started the debate. I pay tribute to the exceptional…15 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Compensation SchemeMy Lords, something really rather terrible has been going on, because it is not just the infected blood scandal that we are suffering from. We have the Post Office scandal that…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathI will follow up the wise words of the noble Lord, Lord Bird, and go into the history. We know that the current Iranian regime is appalling and atrocious, but can we also reflect…22 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, connected to that question, I congratulate my noble friend the Foreign Secretary on his success in getting a long-term British commitment to Ukraine in military aid for…21 May 2024HANSARDBBC World Service: FinancesMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s description of how vital the World Service is. In the past the Government have described it as essential, invaluable and playing a vital…24 Apr 2024HANSARDPolice: Joe AndersonMay I ask my noble friend about a case on which he can comment? It is that of a public figure: Ted Heath. I can sense—although I cannot see—him gritting his teeth even as I raise…15 Apr 2024