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HANSARDUkraine: UK PolicyMy Lords, in his opening remarks, the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, pointed to some truths. First, we as a country and Europe in general have been saying things that we cannot…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTell MAMA: FundingMy Lords, would the Minister be prepared to let us know, and publish and put a letter in the Library about, the terms, conditions and criteria that are applied not only to this…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024My Lords, there are two points I want to make this evening. The first concerns the fact that in December 2023, the Government of Ireland decided to take action against the United…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, my two colleagues mentioned the situation in Northern Ireland. The Minister will be very familiar, from his service there, with a lot of this. A lot of the protections…12 Feb 2025HANSARDStock Market: First-time InvestorsMy Lords, such is the reputation of the noble Lord, Lord Lee of Trafford, that when a couple of colleagues heard I was speaking in this debate, they said, “We’ll see you tomorrow…03 Feb 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsBefore the Minister sits down—again—could he respond to my point about the 1951 refugee convention. He talked about demand. This is part of the legal framework and our…20 Jan 2025HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements etc.) Regulations 2025My Lords, I have been following these issues for some years, and I find myself in broad agreement with the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope. He mentioned air traffic control and the fact…20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsMy Lords, I have considerable sympathy with the Ministers of this Government and previous Governments with regard to hotels. However, the Minister answered a Question last week…20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsBefore the Minister sits down—20 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, a number of Members have raised the question of flood plains and building houses. There will already be a number of planning applications approved yet not activated by a…07 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I have a question for the Minister about this generally positive instrument. It is about electronic travel authorisation. If a bus comes from Great Britain to the…02 Dec 2024HANSARDProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024My Lords, there is obviously a conspiracy here: the people running the Football Governance Bill have obviously decided to keep us all occupied here so that we are not dealing with…02 Dec 2024HANSARDProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024Will the Minister reflect again on the resources issue? If he does not have any material to hand, he could write to us, which I imagine would be easily achieved.02 Dec 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024My Lords, I cannot fault virtually anything the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, said in her eloquent analysis from a technical point of view. The noble Lord, Lord Dodds, made a very…27 Nov 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024Can the Minister discuss with her ministerial colleagues, looking towards the review in 2026 of the trade and co-operation agreement, work which can be undertaken to find a way…27 Nov 2024HANSARDA Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I take this opportunity to thank the Liaison Committee for its consideration. A number of us lobbied strongly, and I am very pleased that it has responded. I think what…21 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, I wish to identify with some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Monks, who is not in his place, that we were searching for the holy grail in economics—we have been…11 Nov 2024HANSARDFlight CancellationsMy Lords, I, too, was a passenger on the flight on Monday morning that never was. If you looked at the schedules in advance, it was not there. I took up the email at 8.10 am,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Spellar, on his maiden speech. I hope he enjoyed listening to himself—certainly, we enjoyed listening to him. He was…25 Oct 2024HANSARDSt Helena: UK ImmigrationHow will people be physically removed? How will they get to St Helena? Is accommodation being provided for them on St Helena on their arrival?22 Oct 2024