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HANSARDElections BillI agree so much about the importance of the close connection between individual candidates and individual constituencies but I am sure that the noble Lord would agree with me that…15 Mar 2022HANSARDBroadcasting White PaperMy Lords, I know that the Minister has to be careful with the language that he uses. He politely referred to President Putin’s propaganda. The right word is not “propaganda”, as…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionDoes the Minister accept that it is not very reassuring to be told frequently, as we have been in his replies today, that there are ongoing and close discussions with the Saudis…14 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I have just a small observation on the suggestion of the noble Lord, Lord True, that we were somehow telling the Commons to alter its procedures or advising it on its…24 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillSorry, to 600. I am sure they would have done the former if they had had the chance. Needless to say, the calculations were that the changes would damage the Labour Party more…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I happily add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Moore, for a splendid opening speech. I thank him most of all for making us laugh—I think that might be the last laugh we…23 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeAs a matter of fact, the amendment my noble friend Lord Foulkes put forward relates to the circumstances during Oral Questions, in that the job can be done from the Woolsack and…22 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, this is not the first time we have had this debate and it will not surprise many people that I agree wholeheartedly with the amendment in the name of my noble friend…22 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, is going to speak at this point. If he is not, I am always happy to say a few words.22 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, as a layman and an unashamed politician, I want to make a couple of layman’s/politician’s observations in what has been a largely legal argument. Much of this…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I mentioned in Committee and I mention again to the House now that I have always been a strong critic of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and I was pleased when the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillWe are talking about a resolution of the House of Commons. Can he give any circumstance —we are not talking about legislation; we are talking about resolution—where a resolution…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIf the Minister is going to give us a history lesson on how people have acted and voted, could he remind us how he and his colleagues voted on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act?09 Feb 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionMy Lords, I wonder if I might say a word.09 Feb 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionI thank the returning officer for announcing the result of another exciting by-election. It was a minimalist announcement; over the years I have tried to get more detail into the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKabul: Pen FarthingMy Lords, the Prime Minister has given his absolute assurance that he had nothing whatever to do with any of this. I just wonder how credible is the Prime Minister as a witness?02 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, further to the question of my noble friend Lord Campbell-Savours, can the Minister tell us, as and when the Prime Minister talks to President Putin—inevitably, the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentThe Minister referred to ethical recruitment of health service professionals from overseas. Can he explain to us precisely what he means by ethical recruitment from overseas?27 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lord, if the Minister is going down the path of history, can he please address the specific point? On three occasions, the Prime Minister in—I agree with him—that dreadful…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI am sorry. God, I will be glad when we get rid of those for good. The noble Lord, Lord Sherbourne, said that, somehow or other, there is a suggestion that the argument on this…25 Jan 2022