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HANSARDAutumn 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 2024 Bills sponsored (1)