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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, antisemitism is rightly at the top of the national agenda at the moment. Given the comments of both the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition, this matter…18 May 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksMy Lords, does the Minister agree with the statement by the late Sir Charles Farr and Sir John Jenkins in the last Muslim Brotherhood review undertaken by a UK Government, back in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Blencathra. I pay tribute to him in this context, because of his own lived experiences during the explosion of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the White House fact sheet “President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Designate Certain Muslim Brotherhood…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodI thank the Minister for his Answer. Of course he, along with other Ministers, has spoken about other individual organisations—the IRGC has been discussed in this House, as was…05 Jan 2026HANSARDWestern Sahara ConflictTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent reports of increasing Iranian support for the Polisario Front; and what steps they are taking, in…27 Oct 2025HANSARDWestern Sahara ConflictI thank the Minister for her Answer. However, there is much open-source evidence of a mutual admiration society between the present Iranian regime, the IRGC and the Polisario on…27 Oct 2025HANSARDCluster Munitions Convention: Article 21To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of legal challenges when relying on the provision in Article 21 of the Cluster Munitions Convention…09 Jun 2025HANSARDCluster Munitions Convention: Article 21I thank the Minister for his response; I just wonder whether, in the light of the rapidly changing international situation and Russian lawfare, it is perhaps a little optimistic.…09 Jun 2025HANSARDLandmines and Cluster MunitionsMy Lords, I too commend the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, for bringing this debate and for his own prescience in the matter, notably last year in the debate here on the SDR, when he…03 Apr 2025HANSARDLandmines and Cluster MunitionsJust very quickly—I will narrow it down to one, if the noble Baroness will bear with me.03 Apr 2025HANSARDLandmines and Cluster MunitionsI thank the noble Baroness. There is a carve-out in the cluster munitions convention. Will the Minister give a statement to this House on the legal viability and durability of…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024My Lords, the much-maligned legacy Act of the last Parliament, so ably taken through this House by my noble friend Lord Caine, sought to draw a line under the Troubles and…26 Feb 2025HANSARDExtremism ReviewMy Lords, I declare an interest as director of Policy Exchange, and I had the pleasure of publishing this document which cast an important light on government policy. I welcome…29 Jan 2025HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SecurityAs the last Back-Bench speaker of the year, I take pleasure in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on securing this debate and on the longevity of his interest in the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDHomes: Existing CommunitiesMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, for securing this debate, not least in light of the longevity of his interest in this matter, and his role…12 Dec 2024HANSARDRetail Crime: EffectsMy Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hannett of Everton, for securing this important debate on retail crime, which, along with property crime more broadly, is a…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCivil Service: PoliticisationMy Lords, I associate myself with the remarks of all previous speakers about the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell. I particularly associate myself, as a former member of the…28 Nov 2024HANSARDThe Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, for affording us the opportunity to discuss the committee’s report of last January. I too welcome this nuanced piece…21 Nov 2024HANSARDHezbollah: Threat to the United KingdomTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the threat from Hezbollah to the United Kingdom (1) since the group was proscribed in its entirety in 2019, and…05 Nov 2024