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HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsMy Lords, we live in a “chips with everything” world and have recently seen what disruption to the supply of semiconductors can do in closing down vital manufacturing industries…20 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportMy Lords, these are not football supporters. They are sick. They are scum. They are cowards because they hide behind the anonymity of social media, which clearly have been…13 Jul 2021HANSARDPensions: Gender GapMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for raising this Question in the first place. There are 12.5 million state pensioners, and they require a budget of more than £100…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Internal ReviewDoes my noble friend agree that publishing an internal review right now would do nothing less than risking a dodgy dossier, of the sort we have seen before which shed far more…20 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, this is proving to be an elegant and most useful debate—the sort of debate, frankly, that I have missed. We have been kept apart too long. Like my noble friend, and…20 May 2021HANSARDMinisterial Code and Register of Ministers’ InterestsMy Lords, is my noble friend as disappointed as I am with the tone of the opposition questioning, not just today but particularly yesterday in the other place? Could my noble…19 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, we heard a beautifully balanced maiden speech by my noble friend Lady Fullbrook. I congratulate her and look forward to more. The gracious Speech commits the Government…18 May 2021HANSARDNATO: Russia and UkraineMy Lords, as Washington’s closest ally, can my noble friend confirm that the Biden Administration are consulting us and other NATO allies rather than simply informing us as to…15 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, on inclusion, I want to start with the Sewell report, which was long in preparation and deep in analysis. It concluded that, although of course there is still much we…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateMy Lords, I assume that my noble friend shares with me a profound sadness at what is going on in the EU. Will he, instead of following their appalling example or indulging in tit…22 Mar 2021HANSARDFood Prices: Agricultural PolicyDoes my noble friend agree that every grain of evidence, from the Corn Laws onwards, shows that free trade and innovation provide more plentiful food, of a higher quality and at a…18 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Grace PeriodMy Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend and wish him well in the task that lies ahead. Following on from the questions of my noble friends Lord Caine and Lord Hannan…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I add my congratulations to those offered to all those involved in a remarkable national achievement. It has also been a personal triumph for my noble friend and all his…04 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, yes, but my IT connection has been playing up and is weak. I note the lateness of the hour, coming at the end of so many fine speeches. I have listened to them and been…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PassportMy Lords, I am not sure what our colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, is worried about. The way the SNP is going, he will not be allowed back into Scotland, with or without a…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI wonder if I might ask my noble friend about vaccine passports. For months now, Ministers have pooh-poohed the idea of such passports; it is not a British thing to do, they have…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Surplus Vaccine DosesI also warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment, which he gave at the G7. I think we can take some gentle pride in Britain leading by example, but can my noble friend say…22 Feb 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympic Games 2022My Lords, human rights matters, inappropriate activities in our universities, security threats, 5G, Hong Kong and now possibly a boycott of the Winter Olympics—sadly, our…10 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I was rather alarmed at my noble friend describing himself as a neophyte. He rather strikes me as being a battle-hardened veteran by this stage. I shall ask him about…04 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Risk RegisterMy Lords, the national risk register tries to identify both malicious and non-malicious threats, including misinformation. No one would ever suggest that President Macron’s recent…03 Feb 2021