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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 45 and the other amendments in this group that would make HOLAC a statutory body. I was a member of the commission for a number of…10 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I join the unanimous support that the House has given to the efforts of the Prime Minister, and we all congratulate the Prime Minister on what he has sought to do in the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI apologise, both to the Committee and to the noble and learned Lord. I am delighted to hear that he is still with us. I am most grateful to the Leader. The noble and learned…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf the noble Lord is correct, why did the noble and learned Lord, Lord Irvine, use the words “binding in honour”?03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, in considering the purposes of this Bill, it is necessary to remind ourselves of the circumstances in which our hereditary colleagues continue to sit in your Lordships’…03 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityMy Lords, the comfortable world in which we lived up to two weeks ago has gone, and we now have to face some harsh realities. The stark truth is that we can no longer rely on a…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityMy Lords—26 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I am afraid that I too was unable to be present at the earlier stages of the Bill, but I rise to support this amendment—in particular, the provisions relating to…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHospices: FundingMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Farmer on securing this debate. It is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, whose close association with and support…24 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza CrisisMy Lords, I ask the Minister now to take the opportunity to correct the misleading Answer given to your Lordships’ House on 3 September by his noble friend the noble Baroness,…14 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastMy Lords, I have been to Kfar Aza kibbutz and seen for myself the dreadful, terrible devastation which occurred on October 7, and I have visited the town of Sderot both before and…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIsrael: Arms SalesMy Lords—05 Sept 2024HANSARDIsrael: Arms SalesI am grateful to the noble Lord. The Foreign Secretary in his Statement said that the commitment to comply with international humanitarian law is not the only criterion in making…05 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, with whom I had many jousts in the past. We often found —speaking for myself at least—that we agreed with…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIs it not the case that that legislation did not simply lack the controls advocated by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope? It did not have the controls that are in this Bill.…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I wish to make a point which I hope may be taken into account by honourable Members in another place, though I fear it is unlikely to find favour with most of your…12 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI agree with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope—this is not the time to go back over the arguments we previously had. However, will the noble Lord and the noble Lord, Lord…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I begin by associating myself with the remarks of my noble friend Lord Hailsham about the late Lord Cormack. I cannot add anything to what my noble friend said, but it…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the words that I am about to utter are largely not mine. They are the words of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hoffmann, who I am delighted to see in his place, in the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am sorry to detain your Lordships at this late hour. I shall try to be very brief. This amendment, particularly proposed new subsection (6), is remarkably similar to…19 Feb 2024