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HANSARDPolitical Donations: CapDoes my noble friend recall that the last Government thought it wise, and legislated accordingly, to ensure that people who had lived abroad for more than 15 years and had no…05 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence RelationshipMy Lords, I fully understand why my noble friend is cautious and delicate in her language when she talks about participants in whatever agreement is reached, particularly when she…05 Dec 2024HANSARDRespect Orders and Anti-social BehaviourMy Lords—03 Dec 2024HANSARDRespect Orders and Anti-social BehaviourMy Lords, I very much welcome this Statement from my noble friend. I also welcome the forensic analysis he gave of the performance of the previous Government in office, which I…03 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, the subject of this debate is very wide—reform of the House of Lords—but the reason we are having it is extremely narrow. It is, of course, focused specifically on the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHS2: Purchased LandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have in respect of land already purchased for HS2 north of Birmingham.23 Oct 2024HANSARDHS2: Purchased LandMy Lords, as my noble friend the Minister knows, when Rishi Sunak cancelled the northern leg of HS2, he did so in the full knowledge that substantial sums of money had already…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I will be brief. As the focus of this is on passenger travel and the noble Lord’s desire to put that at the centre of the objective of the Bill—which is a laudable…21 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, as this Question is in essence about the powers of the Lord Speaker, it is worth putting that into a bit of context. When the Lord Speaker’s position was introduced, it…14 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastMy Lords, we all know that, sooner or later, the dreadful violence that has erupted in southern Israel, in Gaza and now in Lebanon will subside. There will then be an uneasy truce…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEuropean UnionAlthough of course we want the warmest possible relationship with the European Union, can my noble friend take this opportunity to reiterate what the Prime Minister has frequently…07 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I never quite thought this day would come. We have had endless Private Members’ Bills and numerous discussions on the Floor of the House, and now we have recognition,…25 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall focus on Lords reform. I congratulate the Government on avoiding the temptation to embark on wholesale reform of the Lords and instead approaching the issue on…23 Jul 2024HANSARDMail Carriage by RailCan the Minister, whose appointment I also welcome, confirm that one of the arguments for HS2 to Birmingham was very much to free up capacity on the existing west coast main line…22 Jul 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I wonder whether, in the excitement of the general election, the Leader of the House has overlooked the fact that we have pending in this House a hereditary Peers…23 May 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I want to raise an issue about the progress, or lack of it, of Private Members’ Bills—a subject on which I have had some interest from time to time—and, in particular,…20 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaCan the Minister confirm that the repulsion of the recent Russian advances in Ukraine has been affected by problems of ammunition supply, not of sophisticated weapons? Can he…16 May 2024HANSARDLower Thames Crossing: Development ConsentMy Lords, will the Minister reflect on a more recent history lesson relating to the present Question—the experience of HS2? The planning application was delivered, the…29 Apr 2024HANSARDMedical Student PlacesMy Lords, we have heard about trained medical staff going to work overseas. We are also very familiar, of course, with the other end of the discussion. Many trained medical staff…22 Apr 2024HANSARDRail Manufacturing: Job LossesMy Lords, I think it was significant that there was no reference at all in the Minister’s Statement in the Commons to what I consider to be the inevitable consequences of the…17 Apr 2024