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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank the many friends with whom I share so much politically and with whom I do not agree on this matter. I hope they will excuse me if I speak my mind, as they have…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am literally repeating the noble Baroness’s points. If she feels that they are flippant, maybe she should not have made them. These are all points that were raised. In addition,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillSo that it is not seen as though I have raised points that were not raised, it was specifically said that poisonous gas would be set off. I did not make that up.11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillObviously we can all differ on what is reasonable and what is modest, but it was not a misrepresentation of what anyone said. I just read back what people said.11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillJust to clarify the point on “reasonably modest”, it has been a reasonable subject for discussion and obviously opinions will differ about how big this ought to be. In the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I should say at the beginning that I am a patron of the Wiener Holocaust Library—my grandfather’s Holocaust library—that I was a member of David Cameron’s Holocaust…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I apologise for intervening, but I really cannot leave that comment on its own. The noble Lord cannot stand up here and say, “The Jews want the Holocaust memorial, and…04 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I have a slight fear that I may be intervening in the intervention on an intervention on the answer to an intervention, but still. Among my interests is that I am a director of…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Is the noble Lord saying that he thinks the club should not ask those people as well as other fans? If he thinks that, why should that not be part of the definition of the “fan”…02 Dec 2024HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, may I congratulate the noble Baroness on a characteristically excellent maiden speech? When she was first elected leader of the Scottish Conservative party, I confess I…22 Oct 2021HANSARDAnti-SemitismMy Lords, I declare my interests as a member of Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue, a columnist on the JC and a consumer of the products of B&K deli in Hatch End. I thank many…20 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI listened to my noble friend and thought to myself, “But isn’t your objective that we should have no-deal Brexit, and you are pretending that it is about the constitution?” That…04 Apr 2019HANSARDAdjournmentI know the noble Lord is a very intelligent person and a great viewer of political events and that, like me, he does not want a no-deal Brexit. I just wanted to check that he is…14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentThe noble Lord knows that it does not depend on that but on lots of things, such as whether the House of Commons can agree a deal. I am a fan of Twitter as well; the noble Lord…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, it has been a genuine privilege to listen to many compelling speeches; I do not say that for the sake of our usual politeness—I have found it really illuminating and I…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI thank the noble Lord for his compelling and persuasive speech. For those of us who are determined that we should not leave the European Union without any deal whatever, it is…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillI think it is access to the single market, and we are both aware of the difference between those two things. Also, it is “a” customs union; I noticed that the noble Lord referred…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillIt is a credible proposal, but only if it has some sort of political support. The questions I put are merely a matter of guidance to me—and I am sure to lots of other people like…04 Feb 2019