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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I appreciate that my noble friend the Minister has gone out of his way. He will always be my friend, even if we are in different Division Lobbies tonight. I appreciate…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDElon MuskI wondered how that would go down. What action can we take about the use of social media that abuses freedom of expression? Perhaps we should declare Elon Musk persona non grata…04 Nov 2025HANSARDElon MuskMy Lords, while I fully support my noble friend’s comments about freedom of expression, sometimes people go a bit too far. Is it not a fact that Elon Musk has posted that civil…04 Nov 2025HANSARDElon MuskTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to the comments made by Elon Musk during his speech to a demonstration in London on Saturday 13 September.04 Nov 2025HANSARDRefugee Family Reunion SchemeMy Lords, if I had a very suspicious mind, I would be inclined to ask the Minister whether this is an excuse for stopping family reunion altogether. I do not have such a…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords—13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I support the Lib Dem amendments but I want to speak in particular to Amendment 177. I thank the noble Lord for giving way. The proposition here is a very simple one. It…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to be able to take part in a debate such as this. Even if I disagree with some of the views that have been put forward, I fully respect the sincerity…12 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take in response to the government of Israel’s plan announced on 8 August, which will reportedly involve the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI very much agree with what my noble friend Lord Rees and the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, have said. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord German, for reminding us that our good…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityMy Lords, I am grateful for what the Minister says the Government are now doing. We all look with horror at the policies of the Israeli Government to displace the population of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Development SupportMy Lords, does the Minister agree that a future Palestinian state is going to need as many well-qualified individuals as possible to make things happen? In the light of that, I…01 Sept 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityMy Lords, the evidence is that, when there were troubles last year, there was a great deal of misinformation being spread deliberately to encourage disorder. What action can the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDIllegal Migration: Pull FactorsWill my noble friend confirm something that the young people in Calais told me when I was there—namely, that if they enter the EU in Greece or Italy they are pretty well obliged…22 Jul 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Soft PowerTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s soft power, having regard in particular to the BBC World Service, the…15 Jul 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Soft PowerMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s commitment to the importance of soft power. As a humanist, perhaps I may quote something from the 1940s, when a question was asked of Stalin…15 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to several of these amendments, tabled by my noble friend Lord Browne of Ladyton, who regrets he is unable to be here today…08 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy noble friend Lord Browne of Ladyton is unable to be here and has therefore asked me to speak to his amendment. I tried to add my name, but it was too late for the deadline.…26 Jun 2025HANSARDE-scooters, E-bikes and Pedal Bikes: LegislationMy Lords, somebody has to speak up on behalf of pedal bikes. I say that as somebody who cycled from London to Vienna and back many years ago, when I was younger, and somebody who…17 Jun 2025