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HANSARDFinancial Stability: Private Equity FirmsCan we send our deepest sympathies to Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on the demise of Somerset Capital Management, and hope that this will now enable him to spend more time looking after his…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, is it not important—12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, I do not recall the part of the Companion that says that bishops have pre-emptive rights, but never mind. As well as being brief, answers should actually answer the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDRefurbishing Trains: ContractsMy Lords, it is a pity that the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, is not here for this, because he is the guilty man, as he was the Minister who privatised the railways in such a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationBut I am from Scotland!12 Dec 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Phasing Out Fossil FuelsMy Lords, as the Minister knows from last week, I was inclined to agree with the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, that it is good for Ministers to go out to Dubai. But then I heard that…06 Dec 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, there appears to be a mistake in the title of the Bill. Should it not be entitled, “Preparation for a General Election Bill”?06 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what action he is taking, bilaterally and multilaterally, to put pressure on the government of…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBelarusMy Lords, I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for that Answer, as far as it goes, but we must never forget that Lukashenko and his regime supported the Russians in the illegal…05 Dec 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy Lords, would not this development have lots of incidental advantages? For example, it would make it easier for Peers from all parts of the United Kingdom to get down to…30 Nov 2023HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenDoes the Minister agree that some of the children most affected are in the Middle East, particularly Israel? Is he therefore, like me, surprised—as I found out just an hour…28 Nov 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Aims for COP 28My Lords, perhaps I might say how pleased I am, personally, to see that the Minister has escaped the recent cull. Does he agree with me that, on balance, it is probably…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNear-earth SatellitesMy Lords, the Minister earlier cited very favourably the work that Mr Freeman, the Science Minister, is doing on this issue, and how important he is to the work. What are the…13 Nov 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingMy Lords, the Government have been very positive in response to my request that devolved authorities should not spend in reserved areas. Equally, the UK Government should not…26 Oct 2023HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what further consideration they have given to the role of the European Court of Human Rights in considering cases from the United Kingdom.25 Oct 2023HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsAnd thanks to you too, Lord Speaker. We are filled with deep sadness at losing a treasured friend and colleague—but Murray would have been the first to say, “Get on with it,…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsI am grateful to the Minister and to the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, who has been very helpful on this issue in the past. Only four cases have gone from the UK to the court of human…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: China ReportWe heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Swinburne, that the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Rainow, is stuck on a train from Manchester. Unlike him. I have made it here on the train in…23 Oct 2023HANSARDEducation: Advanced British StandardMy Lords, since this is the advanced British standard, can the Minister confirm that it will be available for schools in Scotland, as the A-level exam is at the moment? What…17 Oct 2023HANSARDMigrants: BargesMy Lords, as the Minister has ruled that this Question is about barges only, once it is clear that the barges are safe and there is no danger to health, can he arrange for one of…20 Sept 2023