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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe noble Lord just made a comparison—I am slightly reeling from it—between Britain on 1 February of this year and Nazi Germany in 1933. Could he elaborate on that a little,…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCrime: Police NumbersAre Home Office Ministers aware of the enormous pressures that police feel are upon them as a result of their numbers reducing over the last few years, as fewer and fewer…22 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, one thing which we can all agree upon, I think, is that not for decades has there been such an acute period of political and constitutional uncertainty as that which we…15 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIf the noble Lord is justifying a second referendum on the basis that public opinion has changed, of course while it can change, I think his bona fides would be absolutely crystal…15 Oct 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, will the Minister also say whether part of the evidence that the review takes will include an assessment of how much has been spent already on this vital link for the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThe noble Baroness talked about the coalition of people who have grouped together to propose the Bill, which essentially delays Brexit for a minimum of three months. Can she tell…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, it is inevitable that debates of this sort will be pretty sombre in tone, because this is an extremely sombre—if not deadly serious—subject. But the timing of our report…16 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 5, proposed by my noble friend Lord Rooker. We can look back at what happened at previous Commonwealth Games, both during the Games and…09 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, on the face of it, meetings of the G20 represent quite an unlikely and unusual event. When you strip them to their bare bones, it is a meeting of 20 Presidents and Prime…08 Jul 2019HANSARDCouncils: FundingMy Lords, given the Government’s advocacy and indeed imposition in many parts of the country of directly elected mayoral systems, and given the enormous pressure on local…04 Jul 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, is the Leader of the House going to answer the question? I will repeat it if she has missed it. At Prime Minister’s Question Time, the Prime Minister clearly made an…26 Jun 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I am happy to add my support for the Bill. I imagine it must be quite pleasing to the organising committee and others to find that everyone who has contributed today in…25 Jun 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords: Gender EqualityMy Lords—06 Jun 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords: Gender EqualityI am greatly encouraged by the Minister’s suggestion that I ask the Government Chief Whip, the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, for more time. I therefore ask him for more time.06 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean Parliament Elections: Non-UK EU CitizensMy Lords, could the Minister resist any temptation to spend too much time, energy and public money on dealing with all these questions? Of course, the simple way to avoid all the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDHeritage Rail: Young PeopleMy Lords, I am not just being pleasant, polite and traditional when I say thank you to my noble friend for introducing this debate; his commitment to heritage railways is second…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProcedure CommitteeMy Lords, I am one of those who strongly welcome what has been said on the powers of the Lord Speaker. It is two years since we had a debate on precisely this subject; 12 people…21 May 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I must admit that, when we started our report, I had doubts about the huge scope of UK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order . The fact that we kept within bounds, to…21 May 2019HANSARDWilton ParkMy Lords—15 May 2019HANSARDWilton ParkI hope that I am not the only one who is troubled by the nature of the series of personal attacks on a former excellent Member of Parliament and excellent Minister. I also hope…15 May 2019