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HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I refer to my interest in the register as chair of the National Preparedness…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that reply, and I share his comments about the work put in to restore supplies. Some 30 years ago, the IRA had a credible and viable…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, what feels like many years ago when we had the first day in Committee on this Bill, the noble Lord, Lord True, moved a completely unnecessary amendment to restate the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowMy Lords, I refer to my interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. I understand that the Daily Telegraph knows what happened. The headline today said: “Blame…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillFront Bench!25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillFront Bench!25 Mar 2025HANSARDTell MAMA: FundingMy Lords, I am grateful for what my noble friend the Minister said. Could he confirm—he has probably said it already, but just to make it quite explicit—that, first of all, there…13 Mar 2025HANSARDTheft of Mobile TelephonesMy Lords, I am grateful for that Answer. It appears that the resale value of a stolen mobile phone is in the order of £400, depending on the model stolen. Clearly, something is…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTheft of Mobile TelephonesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in addressing the theft of mobile telephones.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, it is extremely welcome that the House is now in the mood of trying to build consensus on the Bill. Despite the occasionally scratchy discussions we had in Committee, it…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I am not sure whether we are actually debating this or not, because I do not think the chair has put it to us. However, I will say in one sentence that both the noble…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOrder! I do not think that the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, was giving way; he had sat down. The time had already been exceeded under the rules of the C ompanion . In terms of the C…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Service Network ProgrammeMy Lords, I refer to my policing interests as listed in the register. I am pleased that the Minister acknowledges the grotesque excess expenditure and delays that are clearly the…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentMy Lords, I welcome the Statement. This Government are acting with decisiveness to sort out the mess of local government, in a way that previous Governments have neglected. I was…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I associate myself the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, about counterterrorism security advisers. They are part of this defence mechanism; they certainly need…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I think I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. I am slightly concerned about this amendment. We have had, in previous stages of the Bill and in previous debates in…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, there is enormous advantage in the various regulatory frameworks being consistent. That is a very basic principle. If you are looking for a holistic approach to…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I think it was the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, who, on the first day of Committee, suggested that we ought to have subheadings for groups of amendments to tell us…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI think the noble Baroness is misinterpreting what I said. I said that in making these judgments, you had to have a risk appetite and that you needed to do that explicitly. I was…10 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Lottery: Contribution to Good CausesMy Lords, I refer to my interest as chair of the Fundraising Regulator. Can the Minister comment on media speculation that a legal challenge to the Gambling Commission’s decision…10 Feb 2025