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HANSARDCredit Card InvoicesDoes my noble friend agree that the Government have a lot more to do, in the spirt of full disclosure, in explaining the cost of Covid and the lockdown? The latest estimate is…26 Mar 2024HANSARDHorizon Scandal: Psychological Support ServicesI thank my noble friend for his Answer and pay tribute to the very hard work that he and his colleagues are putting into this issue. Going back to the issue of family,…04 Mar 2024HANSARDHorizon Scandal: Psychological Support ServicesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what programmes are in place or are planned to ensure the families of sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal have access to appropriate…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, my noble friend has hit the nail on the head, has he not? He suggests that Hamas does not accept the right of Israel to exist, and the Israeli Government do not accept a…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, there is a strong impression that citizenship has now become a matter of judicial ping-pong, which is clearly unsatisfactory. My noble friend mentioned the British…27 Feb 2024HANSARDRecycled PlasticsMy Lords, I understand that some local authorities require seven different recycling bins, which threatens chaos. Does the Minister believe that the answer to our recycling…13 Feb 2024HANSARDAUKUS Security PartnershipMy Lords, nobody has yet mentioned China, so allow me to do so. Will my noble friend agree that it is important that we continue to talk with China and find as many areas, and…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, the Minister referred to the failure of the international community for 30 years or more in this matter. That implies that, if a two-state solution is to be brought…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIf I have it wrong, I very much look forward to hearing the specifics of what the Opposition would do instead. We will wait and we will wait. Weigh a doubt against a certainty—the…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, with Rwanda, rather like that venerated old Irishman, I would not have started from this point either. But we do, and so many countries are struggling: Germany, France,…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEast Coast Main LineMy Lords, as I was coming in on a very pleasant journey from the beautiful city of Salisbury in the south-west on Monday, I went through the new schedule of train strikes that…24 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak in the gap and to support my noble friend Lord Lexden in his campaign; perhaps I should call it a crusade, because it has been very…17 Jan 2024HANSARDElgin MarblesMy Lords, I also express my gratitude for the ability to speak in the gap, and thank my noble friend Lord Lexden for this debate. I also declare my interest as a supporter of the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-EU RelationshipMy Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend decided to come to this place—a decision that is probably much wiser than the one he made when he sent me here. May I ask him about…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2023My Lords, as a member of the ranks of the struggling self-employed, I applaud the Autumn Statement, and particularly the idea that we should cut taxes to get growth. It has been…29 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it has been a privilege to sit beside my noble friend Lord Roberts of Belgravia during his wonderful maiden speech. It is common for an author to get very irritated to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDNHS: Staff NumbersMy Lords, those within the NHS must be allowed to work safely. Has my noble friend seen the reports today? A third of female surgeons have been sexually assaulted by other doctors…12 Sept 2023HANSARDVetting Social Media AccountsMy Lords, the House will know that I am a little slow on certain things, particularly things such as “cross-departmental diversity networks”, which is a strange phrase. Let me ask…21 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyDoes my noble friend agree that a much greater danger to children in our schools comes from a judge’s ruling last week that parents are not allowed to know about the relationships…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSMEs: Net-zero TargetsMy Lords, the Government have a very ambitious net-zero target and part of that is their ambitious target for the installation of heat pumps, which, frankly, at the moment they…07 Jun 2023