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HANSARDChinese Espionage: ParliamentMy Lords, do the Government accept that China is a security threat to our country?13 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan the Minister explain why, despite requests from the sponsors of the Bill, and despite the precedent which has been taken with other Bills which were Private Members’ Bills but…19 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I do not know if I am alone in being frequently asked by people, from time to time, “What is the point of an unelected House of Lords?” I now have the absolutely…19 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.19 Sept 2025HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I welcome all the provisions in the report, but could the committee turn its attention to the time we are given to consider important subjects at Second Readings and…18 Sept 2025HANSARDMaking Tax DigitalDoes the Minister recall his time on the Economic Affairs Committee and the report which was produced—I am not sure whether he was still on the committee at that time—on Making…17 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs an amendment to the motion that the bill be now read a second time, at end to insert “but that this House calls upon His Majesty’s Government, in the light of the 32nd Report…12 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, this amendment would simply implement the advice given by the Cabinet Secretary to the Prime Minister as to how to handle this Bill, which was to treat it in the same…12 Sept 2025HANSARDLabour MarketMy Lords, if people are better off not working and being on benefits than they are working at the minimum wage, is the Minister surprised that we have millions of people who…08 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025I do not think any of us are concerned about sovereign wealth funds; we are concerned about Governments. As far as I know, the United States Government do not have any…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I always pay careful attention to the advice given to me by my Chief Whip. The advice—which I am not sure I am allowed to reveal—is that we should not support this…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025Before my noble friend leaves the point, would she just pick up on what the noble Lord, Lord Fox, said? She just described the plight of the Daily Telegraph and other newspapers,…22 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social CareMy Lords, the Minister is absolutely right about the problems for local authorities, which are spending some three-quarters of their budgets on social care, with the result that…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025Is it not that there is a difference between 5% being held by a foreign government and 5% being held by a national wealth fund or something of that kind?22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025The Minister has just made an absolute commitment that “Foreign Governments will not be allowed”. That is what I understood her to say, so why does she not incorporate that in the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025As always, my noble friend makes an excellent point, but it takes me slightly off the subject. I am kind of arguing that these procedural arguments are trounced by the fact that…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025If that is what she thinks the regulations already say, she will not have a problem with making it explicit.22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025Is the Minister seriously arguing that the survival of our newspapers, both national and local, depends on changing the law, as she is doing, to allow foreign Governments to have…22 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my grandchildren refer to the Parliament building from outside as “Grandpa’s office”. This is a moment in which we have lit a fuse; a fuse which will ultimately change…21 Jul 2025HANSARDWeight Loss MedicationI congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Watts. For once I find myself in complete agreement with him. Is he not right in saying that we should be tackling the causes not the symptoms,…21 Jul 2025