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HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitThis visit took place against a background of considerable domestic tension over events in the Middle East, sometimes, though not invariably or even mostly, between British Jews…29 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendment 51 concerns the matter to which the Minister has just referred. I speak as a member of the Delegated Powers Committee—though of course I have no licence to…02 Apr 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 32, moved by my noble friend Lord Blencathra. I am mindful, if I am correct, that at this stage amendments are not usually put to the vote but are…27 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. This has been an extremely positive debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Fox, was right to point out in detail that the Government prepared,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg leave to move this amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Maude. I will also speak to my own amendments, Amendments 91 to 93, 94A and 94B, which are…17 Mar 2025HANSARDIntegration and Community CohesionMy Lords, I declare my interest as a senior fellow at Policy Exchange. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Raval and Lord Rook, on their two very engaging maiden speeches, and…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, in the debate on the sunset clause in Committee, it was evident that the Committee felt strongly that there should be greater post-legislative scrutiny. The Committee…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism: GlorificationI congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, on obtaining this important debate and on bringing all her expertise and incisiveness to it in her opening remarks. I declare my…30 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackFurther to the answer that the Minister has just given, Jonathan Hall, the Government’s independent reviewer of counterterror legislation, said, in the aftermath of these…27 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendments 341 and 342 have sunset provisions. I declare my interest as set out in the register as a senior fellow at Policy Exchange. I am mindful, of course, that this…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have spoken in this appropriately sober debate, especially to my noble—and non-footballing—friend Lord Norton for coming in and…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 20 November (HL Deb col 207), what progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made with its…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am grateful to the Minister for that Answer. What assessment has the task force made of whether any foreign state or states seek to promote the introduction in Britain of a…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, it is relatively late in the evening and we have debated a lot of clauses and amendments, but I agree with my noble friend Lord Maude that this debate is at the heart of…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord for intervening, because it buttresses the point I want to make. The Minister made it very clear on Monday that she was not aware of the hybridity…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]To follow that point directly, I raised the original question of hybridity following an intervention by my noble friend Lord Markham, at which the Minister nodded. The Minister…04 Dec 2024HANSARDIllegal Migrant Returns AgreementsI am grateful to the Minister for that Answer. The Government recently signed a returns agreement with Iraq. Can he explain how this will work, given that the central Government…03 Dec 2024HANSARDIllegal Migrant Returns AgreementsOn behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.03 Dec 2024