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HANSARDBrexit: Border ControlsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether there are sufficient resources at the United Kingdom’s borders to prevent illegal arms and illicit…19 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: Border ControlsMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests as declared in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.19 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: European Union’s No-deal Continuity ArrangementsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, said that the intention was to “prioritise flow over compliance”. I refer to my interests in the register on these matters. Does that mean…13 Jun 2019HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkMy Lords, will the £3 billion overspend come from existing policing budgets or is it being found centrally? When I looked at this three years ago, I could not find a single…14 May 2019HANSARDMobile Phones: Public Alert SystemsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 July 2018 (HL Deb, cols 766–770), what progress they have made on the introduction of public…13 May 2019HANSARDMobile Phones: Public Alert SystemsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his Answer, but not a lot seems to have happened in the year since I last asked him about this matter. It is seven years since…13 May 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeThat this House regrets the conduct, and toxicity, of debate in public life; of the divisions in society which result from that; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to take…09 May 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeMy Lords, we all remember where we were when we heard the shocking, shattering news that our parliamentary colleague Jo Cox had been murdered in her constituency. We packed into…09 May 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeMy Lords, it is customary on these occasions to say how grateful you are to everyone who contributed. I suspect that that is sometimes formulaic, but it has been a debate of…09 May 2019HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Protective Security FundingMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating this Statement. Three years ago, I reviewed London’s preparedness for a major terrorist incident and had some consultation…07 May 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, I have listened to the Prime Minister’s Statement and then to the responses from the Leader of the House, with an increasing sense of bafflement. It seems that the…11 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline HarmsMy Lords, like most of your Lordships, I think, I welcome this White Paper, because it has taken us forward in a sensible and thought-through way. However, first, I am slightly…08 Apr 2019HANSARDSchools: StaffingSo what exactly is the change in per-pupil funding?04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I understood that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, moved that the Question be now put. If he did not, I would like to do so. Motion04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, yesterday the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, made the interesting point that he was rather surprised by the assertion made by the Lord Privy Seal that the decisions of the…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe implication is that she does not think it will be passed. However, she has also told us that only if it is passed this week will the extension to 22 May apply. Presumably, the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, perhaps the noble Baroness might clarify one point for me. She has told us that the Prime Minister does not believe it is worth putting the current deal to the House of…25 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationMy Lords, I may have misread the Question, because I thought it was about the transparency of the costs of holiday accommodation—although we have covered many other interesting…19 Mar 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I will certainly not engage in the continuing dispute between my noble friends Lord Adonis and Lord Grocott, who seem to have developed an antipathy to each other in…18 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Adonis has put a Motion before the House. We have heard from three Chief Whips that it would not be a good idea for us to pass it. But the noble…14 Mar 2019