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HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, for as long as most of us can remember, Ministers such as my noble friend have been talking about the two-state solution as the holy grail that gets us all out of the…09 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidMy Lords, as usual, these exchanges are, rightly, reasonably calm and measured but they do not get close to the horrors that we see on our television screens, on news bulletins,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military BaseI support all that my noble friend has had to say about the significance of the islands to our defence and that of our allies, but these kinds of exchanges tend to be very much…03 Jun 2025HANSARDChannel Tunnel: International Rail StrategyMy Lords, the only high-speed line we have in this country is the 70-mile line from London to the Channel Tunnel, which opened in 2007. In the meantime, countries all around the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Transport: Expansion and ElectrificationHas the Minister made any assessment at all of the effectiveness of the Coventry very light rail system? As its name implies, it is easier and cheaper to construct than…19 May 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsMy Lords, the Minister has reminded us that privatisation of the water industry was quite some time ago. I wonder whether she could dig into the archives to check exactly how much…28 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe decision to remove the hereditaries means they are being removed by the electorate —the electorate that elected a Labour Government with this manifesto commitment. The noble…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it has been an effort not to speak for the previous several hours, but flesh and blood can take only so much. I have listened to virtually all the debates that have…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Leader says two and a half days, and I always bow to her suggestions. And let us put some perspective into this. The image we present through the discussions that we have been,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Fishers: EU AgreementMy Lords, is not it important, amid all the intricacies of any discussions that are going on, to remember that we are a sovereign state with our own territorial waters for which…31 Mar 2025HANSARDIsrael: Arms ExportsMy Lords, is it not a fact that we all know and can agree on that, during the course of the war in Gaza, schools, hospitals and aid convoys have been attacked, and families have…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will make one brief contribution to this debate, which is likely to go on for some time. I enjoyed listening to the contributions entirely from lawyers except for the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords—18 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireMy Lords, is not the overwhelming natural reaction to the news that we have heard today to ask: how much longer must this slaughter continue? Let us add the 400 deaths reported so…18 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Gold, suggested rather a long timeline for the date when we might recognise a Palestinian state. As other speakers have observed, 146 out of the 193…14 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, like a number of noble Lords, I have sat here with Trappist vows avoiding contributions that might prolong the debate further. However, having listened to the whole of…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, we have already spent more than an hour on this and I do not intend to prolong that for more than two or three minutes. However, I am getting a bit alarmed by the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, our Select Committee was half way through its taking of evidence when we were rudely interrupted by a general election. It is a tribute to the noble Lord, Lord De…06 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will just make a couple of points. First, we are not abolishing hereditary Peers; we are abolishing the right of hereditary Peers to sit and vote in the House of…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOf course there is a profound difference. I was not pretending it was an identical comparison, but there is no difference in the sense that, when you are chucked out of…03 Mar 2025