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HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, before my noble friend sits down, I want to ask him specifically about what he said in relation to Welsh Government Ministers. I pressed him hard to talk to Welsh…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 21 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. I do so as a former Labour Secretary of State for Wales who was responsible for the 2006 devolution…14 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza CrisisTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether current negotiations will end the Gaza crisis.14 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillMy Lords, two years ago the Tory faithful showed that they had no firmer grip on reality than Liz Truss by choosing a Prime Minister who engineered her own downfall and now blames…09 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to hold discussions with other governments on establishing a new International Anti-Corruption Court; and if so, when.02 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her encouraging Answer and also applaud the Foreign Secretary for backing a new international anti-corruption court. It is vital to combat…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his appointment, and his performance this afternoon has shown what authority he has in that post. Does he agree that…30 Jul 2024HANSARDElectricity: Cost-competitivenessMy Lords, the Minister mentioned China. Why are some of the offshore wind farm components, especially the huge structures and blades, being manufactured in China rather than in…16 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandMy Lords, I understand that the Minister is a Home Office Minister. However, the noble Lord, Lord Caine, will be able to educate him on the fact that anybody who knows the primary…15 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillSince this has been raised—and I am not sure who I am intervening on—that was a long time ago. I do not withdraw the fact that there are many features of the State of Israel of…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI have not called for the dismantling of the State of Israel. I was a Middle East Minister for the Government and conducted diplomacy with the Israeli Prime Minister in 2000,…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I follow on from the noble Baroness’s diktat position whereby central Government decide the policy and nobody else can have a view. That would undermine the position. It…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Hendy’s amendment. Not only has he made a very powerful case as a renowned labour rights lawyer, but he has mentioned the question of the…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI very much support what the noble Lord said about Zimbabwe. He will know that there was a lot of corruption in the Marange diamond mines, with Government Ministers taking a…07 May 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsNotwithstanding that, does the Minister agree that President Putin is successfully driving forward his barbaric attacks on Ukraine by managing to dodge sanctions, despite the UK…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review sanctions against Russian individuals in the light of President Putin’s re-election and the continuing war in…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, my Amendment 15 seeks to answer the question: what would happen if a public authority imposed a boycott campaign which related to Israel and arose as a result of…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am happy to be interrupted on that point. My point to the noble Lord, and to the whole House, is that this Bill is technically flawed. I refer to the explanatory statement that…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee for speaking so soon after my previous contribution, but I will speak to my Amendment 20A. I associate myself with the amendments of the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI have already done that. On what he calls my favourite hobby of attacking Israel, as it happens, as I said in the foreign affairs debate, the whole strategy for resolving this…17 Apr 2024