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HANSARDHaitiI am most grateful for that reply, particularly the words “Haitian-led solution”. That has not been the case in just about every other initiative that has been attempted. Just how…12 Mar 2024HANSARDWindrushMy Lords, I feel that there is little I can say that will deepen the feelings we have heard expressed, mitigate the experiences that have been described to us or strengthen the…29 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a privilege to follow three noble Baronesses, one after the other, and particularly wonderful to hear the passionate pleading from the Conservative Benches about…08 Feb 2024HANSARDS4CGiven that Welsh is indigenous to one of the peoples of this country and has been since time began—indeed, probably before time began—would it not be sensible to take an…08 Feb 2024HANSARDArtsMy Lords, this the view from street level of someone who has never chaired very much or run huge organisations. The late, revered Michael Parkinson once declared that of all the…01 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, this time last week, I was in Strasbourg for meetings of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe—a body dedicated to the rule of law, democracy and human…29 Jan 2024HANSARDReligious Education in SchoolsMy Lords, I am delighted to be part of this debate. The noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, is to be thanked for yet again bringing it to our attention; it is as…18 Jan 2024HANSARDRefugees: Notice Period for Home Office AccommodationMy Lords, the most eloquent contribution to this short debate has been the silence of the Members on the Conservative Benches. Is it not a fact that, as was alluded to in the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDLove Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report)My Lords, the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury is to be congratulated on securing this debate and allowing us to explore the different aspects of this very…08 Dec 2023HANSARDLatin AmericaMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, whom I dare defy the conventions of the House in addressing as my noble friend, for we have worked together for many years…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy Lords, may I rephrase—or re-present—the question put by the right reverend Prelate in respect of clergymen coming to this country, which was rebuffed on the grounds that the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDDisabled Air PassengersMy Lords, in view of the answer we just heard to my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe, will the Minister, recognising that an answer to that question might be above his grade, give an…04 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a truth universally acknowledged that an Anglican bishop making her maiden speech in the House of Lords is likely to be able to cope with being followed by a…14 Nov 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Sexual Orientation or Gender IdentityOn two occasions during this session of Questions, interpretations have been put, one way or the other, on utterances of the Home Secretary. The noble and learned Lord, Lord…25 Oct 2023HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, as I was sitting here innocently awaiting my turn to speak, a whisper in my ear said that I would follow the Bishop. It is the entire story of my life as a Methodist…20 Sept 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Vagrancy Act 1824My Lords, I am happy to hear the formula about the right place and the right time. My experience of working with homeless people is that there is only one right time, and it is…10 Jul 2023HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, there has been so much wisdom shared. I am a member of the committee, and I am glad to be surrounded by other members of the committee—it is like a Sunday School outing;…07 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I spent the whole of last week in Strasbourg, where there was a very similar response from the 47 nations of the Council of Europe towards what we are doing here, with…28 Jun 2023HANSARDWater: Wales and EnglandMy Lords, I am grateful for the answers. I note the way that a question about a Welsh resource rapidly turned into an exchange of views about water in general. In asking my…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will be very happy to agree or disagree with whatever impact assessment arises, when I see it. How can we possibly take the advice just offered and make an opinion…05 Jun 2023