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HANSARDCovid-19: BroadbandMy Lords, could the Government fund local authorities to establish high-quality broadband hubs with work stations in each community for those citizens, whether school pupils,…05 Jul 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, why on earth should Brussels, Dublin or Belfast trust him?24 Jun 2021HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. Why have London-based companies not been prosecuted for aiding and abetting corruption by former South African…24 Jun 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Impact on Household Energy BillsMy Lords, I declare that I am an owner of an electric vehicle. Will the Minister accept that the Government’s determination to push forward with electric vehicles is not keeping…23 Jun 2021HANSARDUN Peacebuilding Fund: Financial SupportMy Lords, surely the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, must agree with Mark Lowcock, a former Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Development, who said that the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessMy Lords, does the Minister recall the independent review by Dame Deirdre Hine, presented to the coalition Government in 2011, which said: “The planning for a pandemic was well…08 Jun 2021HANSARDIran: British-Iranian PrisonersMy Lords, last month the Foreign Secretary stated that the treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe “amounts to torture”. Previously, Amnesty International has suggested that…07 Jun 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesMy Lords, already hit by Brexit and Covid, small businesses have suffered a decline in their post-Brexit exports because of increased paperwork and shipment delays. The Federation…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateMy Lords, I am sorry but the Minister’s answers on compensation are simply not good enough. Surely the Government must fully admit to their own culpability? Throughout the shabby…24 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, I could not help but be very moved by that speech, as I think we probably all were. I am a member of the House’s Covid-19 Committee, and on 21 April we published our…20 May 2021HANSARDViolence in Israel and PalestineMy Lords, everybody should condemn these rocket attacks, but do the Government agree that Israel’s absolute right to exist cannot justify evicting its own Arab citizens from their…13 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I also enjoyed the two excellent maiden speeches today, and I reassure my noble friend Lady Blake that, even as an ardent Chelsea fan, I too think Leeds should be in the…12 May 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, as this review sadly confirms, rather than emerging from Brexit as global Britain, the country now inhabits a kind of diplomatic limbo. The omission, at the UK’s…22 Apr 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I welcome these regulations on evictions and thank the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, for his clear explanation. I should be grateful if he would consider another…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCrown Courts: Outstanding CasesMy Lords, does the Minister accept that this mountainous backlog impacts most upon victims, witnesses to crime and members of the public waiting for years to see justice done?…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland and Great Britain: TradeTo ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what initiatives Her Majesty’s Government will pursue in the European Union–United Kingdom Joint Committee to…25 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland and Great Britain: TradeDoes the Minister now acknowledge that his fiendishly complex barriers to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland are throttling local businesses and undermining…25 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillMy Lords, I praise my noble friend Lady Lister, not just for moving the Bill but for her fantastic social policy work over decades. Nearly one-quarter of parents say that the cost…19 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, Nye Bevan’s home village, for his cogent, clear summary of this extension of the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-MaktoumWhy has the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, not been prosecuted for kidnapping his daughter Princess Shamsa from UK jurisdiction in Cambridge and for continuing to hold hostage…17 Mar 2021