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HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny in Westminster (International Agreements Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the International Agreements Committee Treaty Scrutiny in Westminster: Addressing the Accountability Gap (10th Report, HL…16 Mar 2026HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny in Westminster (International Agreements Committee Report)My Lords, it is fitting that my final act as the outgoing chair of the International Agreements Committee is to open a debate about the process of treaty scrutiny in Parliament. I…16 Mar 2026HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny in Westminster (International Agreements Committee Report)My Lords, I have a few things to say, though I recognise that there is another debate to follow. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed. This has been another debate where a…16 Mar 2026HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny in Westminster (International Agreements Committee Report)I thank the noble Baroness. I think we have much more diversity than she is giving us credit for, but she has perhaps not been a member of the committee for quite as long as I…16 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendment 371A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Walney, and I will say a word about it, because it is a bit of an unusual event for me to do that. But I…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness for recognising what has been done in this amendment, but it does not actually talk about extremism. It talks about “extreme criminal protest groups”.…09 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementTo move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of India, laid before the House on 21…04 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementMy Lords, I am delighted to lead this debate on the report from the International Agreements Committee, which I was privileged to chair until late January of this year—a position…04 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementMy Lords, it has been an extraordinary debate. I am privileged to have led it and to have led the International Agreements Committee. It is a great shame that space and…04 Mar 2026HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney-General’s OfficeMy Lords, there seems to be a lot of confusion about this at the moment. I respectfully direct attention to what the Director of Public Prosecutions said in a letter to the joint…27 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper invites the House to take note of the recent report of the International Agreements Committee, which I have the honour…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoHas the noble Lord considered the evidence given by Sir Christopher Greenwood, former judge at the International Court of Justice—in a sense, our former judge—who dealt with…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoIt did.30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoIt is in the final report.30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoThat this House takes note of the Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia. Relevant document:…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, the House has spoken about the underlying circumstances, but two points emerged from the debate which I very much appreciated. The first is how many topics we had to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-US Co-operation on Using Atomic Energy for Mutual DefenceThat the Grand Committee takes note of the Amendment to the Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for…23 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-US Co-operation on Using Atomic Energy for Mutual DefenceMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to debate the International Agreements Committee’s two reports on the related topics of the UK-US mutual defence agreement and the AUKUS…23 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-US Co-operation on Using Atomic Energy for Mutual DefenceMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for participating in this debate. As the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, said, it has been an extraordinarily wide-ranging debate. I had not…23 Oct 2024HANSARDCo-operation Related to Naval Nuclear PropulsionThat the Grand Committee takes note of the Agreement among the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States of America for Cooperation related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion,…23 Oct 2024