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HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranMy Lords, I refer to my interest as declared in the register as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. It is not just oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. A third…25 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Homeland DefenceMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that response. I am reassured by some of what he has said. However, it looks as though this Iranian capability is…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Homeland DefenceMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice, and in so doing I draw attention to my registered interest as chair of the National Preparedness…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Homeland DefenceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of UK homeland defence in light of the long-range missile capabilities demonstrated by Iran in their strike on the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords—17 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, this is not the first political appointment to an ambassadorship, including that in Washington, which has not been without controversy. But would the Minister confirm…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSocial Cohesion Action PlanMy Lords, I spent 25 years of my life trying to build community cohesion in a north London borough. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Hussein-Ece, I realised how important that is.…16 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationMy Lords, I refer to my interest, as recorded in the register, as chair of the National Preparedness Commission and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order…11 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what advice they are giving to (1) the general public, and (2) businesses, about what steps they should take to mitigate and prepare for the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that reply. I am also grateful for what the National Cyber Security Centre has been doing in terms of targeted advice. However, last…11 Mar 2026HANSARDForest-Risk CommoditiesMy Lords, this is surely part of a much wider problem concerning the line of sight that businesses in this country have over their supply chains and supply lines. That applies to…02 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal for the way in which she is approaching this discussion and the answers that she has given. Can she confirm the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDElectric Vehicles: TransitionMy Lords, the Question refers to electric vehicles, and anyone in our cities and towns will have seen the increasing prevalence of electric-powered cycles and scooters, often…11 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I certainly echo that final point and I suspect many of us regard this as a full-time House, in addition to which we do lots of other things, so it becomes a double…10 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, in speaking to this group of London-related amendments, I should declare my former roles as a London borough leader, a member of the London Assembly and a founding chair…29 Jan 2026HANSARDBattery Shortage for NHS Hearing AidsMy Lords, is it not the case that it is not just hearing aid batteries and that the NHS is facing problems with the supply of quite a number of pharmaceuticals? Could the Minister…29 Jan 2026HANSARDNational Police ServiceMy Lords, can the Minister enlighten us as to the sort of pace at which he envisages this moving? I have every confidence in 43 chief constables and 200 or so assistant chief…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleMy Lords, I refer to my interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. In 1908, Scouting for Boys —and, in 1912, the companion edition called How Girls Can Help to…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia: Comments by the President of the United StatesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, has implied that the previous Foreign Secretary’s remarks about not having American consent would somehow now apply. Surely it is the case…22 Jan 2026HANSARDExercise Pegasus 2025My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that response. It is important that Exercise Pegasus is seen as being about not simply pandemics but the much wider…15 Jan 2026