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HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, we are regularly told that the licence fee is not a tax, but on the other hand it walks like a tax and quacks like a tax. Of course it is a very flat tax, in that it…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationHas my noble friend had any luck in securing the conviction of so-called human rights lawyers who tell illegal migrants to throw away their passport and pretend that they come…20 Nov 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Industries: Impact of Visa and Immigration PoliciesMy Lords, I find myself meeting nothing but young homegrown Brits who want jobs in the creative industries. What are we doing to develop our own national talent in this area?25 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, I am a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and I agree with him completely about the importance of the accession…18 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, further to the question about children from the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, does my noble friend have any evidence that human rights lawyers are telling people who come here…27 Jun 2023HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I am not quite as close to Sudan as is my noble friend Lady Anelay or the noble Lord, Lord Alton. Can my noble friend tell us what the African Union has actually…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I totally agree with the sentiments of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, my noble friend Lady Altmann, and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. However, at…20 Jun 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, this is a very bad Bill because, while we all support what it is trying to achieve, which is to ensure that endangered species of animals do not become extinct, it will…16 Jun 2023HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionMy Lords, I always find it very confusing that we have these speeches condemning hereditary by-elections when all the rest of us are appointed by an extremely obscure system which…14 Jun 2023HANSARDNova Kakhovka DamMy Lords, further to my noble friend Lord Selkirk’s remarks about drinking water, is it right that this reservoir provided drinking water for Crimea, and what are the implications…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEuropean Affairs CommitteeI will comment on the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, as the chairman of the European Affairs Committee. I think that we now accept that we have left the EU, and…12 Jun 2023HANSARDWater: Wales and EnglandThe noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, is obviously right when she says that water supplies are limited and finite. On the other hand, if the water companies stopped all their leaks…07 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, as did the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, on the work that he has put into this. As he knows, I supported the original amendment and…06 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, on Report I had a bit of a spat with the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on this issue. It strikes me that it would be very odd if the Government wanted to put the health of…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 1. My noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts does not seem to be with us, but I have collaborated with him over the retained EU law Bill, and I…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAir Quality Strategy ConsultationMy Lords, surely when it comes to pollution in London, if you have bicycle lanes and increased traffic jams, you do not reduce pollution, you increase it.18 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Foster and I do not totally agree with the noble Lord, Lord Wilson. My right honourable friend Jacob Rees-Mogg made it clear that he…17 May 2023HANSARDCOP 28My noble friend made reference to our co-operation with other countries. Do they include China and India, which continue to build coal-fired power stations and make the attainment…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments to which I have added my name, Amendments 2 and 4. Like my noble friend the Minister, we campaigned to leave the EU and we found that…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI slightly wonder what effect they had on the statute book. The legislation went through, nothing was amended, nothing was voted down—it could not be, under the EU accession…15 May 2023