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HANSARDWindrush Generation: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, is my noble friend aware of the beautiful statue in Waterloo station commemorating the Windrush generation? It shows a father looking forward with ambition and…24 May 2023HANSARDAutism: Diagnosis TargetsMy Lords, may I ask my noble friend about artificial intelligence—AI? It is going to have a transformational impact on our National Health Service, for good, or possibly for ill.…16 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy Lords, justice must be done and be seen to be done, of course, but it must be done in a timely fashion if it is to be justice. This has not happened in this terrible case at…11 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown. We are told that this Bill is unethical, which puzzles me, because, like my noble friend and roommate…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will try to answer the noble Baroness’s question like this: I wish the Liberal Democrats would listen to the arguments that will come in Committee and contribute to them, rather…10 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingMy Lords, tens of thousands of migrants have crossed, and are crossing, into this country, in many cases having made an incredibly dangerous journey across two seas and across…03 May 2023HANSARDLong CovidIt is this side. Thank you for giving way; I appreciate it. So far, 223,738 people have died from Covid and it has cost this country between £310 billion and £410 billion. Last…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHate CrimeMy Lords, Saturday was the occasion of Stephen Lawrence Day. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Lawrence, who is in her place, for all the dedicated work she has done to…24 Apr 2023HANSARDYoung Female Racing DriversCan I encourage my noble friend not to get too involved in trying to run Formula 1 but instead to concentrate on drivers in London—ordinary Londoners who want to drive their kids…18 Apr 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, and his persistence in trying to learn the lessons from this hugely unfortunate episode. Law and order go to the very heart…20 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I add my welcome to my noble friend Lady O’Neill of Bexley. I hope that this afternoon’s will be the first of many fine interventions from her in this House. I hope I…21 Feb 2023HANSARDRailways: Driver-Only Operated TrainsMy Lords, do these important questions that have been raised today not raise the very clear point that the rail strikes are a battle, not simply against ordinary people who want…08 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, this afternoon, we have had the glorious sight of many noble angels dancing on the head of a pin, effervescing with enthusiasm for the virtues of parliamentary…06 Feb 2023HANSARDExcess Deaths in Private HomesMy Lords, it is blindingly obvious that lockdown has had a huge impact on the number of excess deaths. Indeed, many people warned of that consequence at the time. I will put it…10 Jan 2023HANSARDPrime Minister: Trade UnionsDoes my noble friend agree that it is very difficult to imagine, and in some cases to remember, what it is like as a family to look towards Christmas not knowing how you will meet…19 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth: MalnutritionMy Lords, is something not missing from this debate, which is the same as the one we had yesterday about free school meals? It is any mention of family. At the end of the day,…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAlbanian Asylum SeekersMy Lords, I will step back from the subject of Albania. Is it not a fact that the large, underlining trend of asylum seekers or illegal refugees—whatever term one wants to…13 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesDoes my noble friend agree that those who support the right to strike should be careful about seeming to be enthusiastic about all strikes? Does he agree that the current train…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Peace ProcessMy Lords, I apologise for that interruption by my phone. I never cease to be encouraged by the ambition of Members of this House to have an impact in parts of the world where,…05 Dec 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsMy Lords, I will be perhaps a little unhelpful to my noble friend and say that I quite agree with the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. Trust in the police has measurably…31 Oct 2022