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HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, could my noble friend explain the nature of the further review that the Home Secretary has ordered? Is it for Sir Thomas Winsor to carry out, or for some other body? It…03 Feb 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, I know that this Statement of the Prime Minister’s vision is mostly about our future alliances and foreign policy. As he said, the rising economies are where 90% of the…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence, Diplomacy and Development PolicyMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, on promoting this today, although I think he needed another 10 or 15 minutes to cover all the huge issues that we are…30 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister rightly wishes he could be more specific. Does he accept, and will he convey to his colleagues, that there really is a need to be more…29 Jan 2020HANSARDUK TelecommunicationsMy Lords, I welcome the Statement. The noble Lord, Lord Campbell, raised the matter of the American viewpoint. Is it not the position that the Americans regard China as their…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHuawei: UK’s 5G NetworkMy Lords, I know the final decision is due to come tomorrow but my noble friend’s Statement speaks about diversity, as indeed did the telecoms review in the summer. Can she…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)Can the clock be switched off? It is extremely off-putting. The speech by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, was quite excellent, but I felt all the time that it was being undermined…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my interest as adviser to the Japan Central Railway Company, the main operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail system, which is generally recognised…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTrade Policy: Environmental AspectsMy Lords, I understand the concern but, when it comes to the influence of energy and climate on trade, has not the European Union energy market and energy policy so far led,…23 Jan 2020HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, has my noble friend noticed that the United States Navy is planning to build a whole generation of unmanned drone technology-type frigates and destroyers to police the…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, after that rather enjoyable contribution, and despite the very distinguished movers of this amendment, I find the whole thing a little bit puzzling. First, surely it is…21 Jan 2020HANSARDNuclear Power: EmissionsMy Lords, I wonder whether my noble friend’s brief really reflects the full position. After all, Hinkley is now £3 billion over budget and delayed by a year or two, Wylfa has been…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat is the real gateway that the Bill opens. We should now swiftly pass through it to better times.13 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I join in the congratulations to my noble friend Lord Barwell, who spoke succinctly and excellently illuminated where we go next in this whole great saga. I also…13 Jan 2020HANSARDIntegrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewMy Lords, is my noble friend aware—I am sure he is—that over the last three years your Lordships’ International Relations Committee has produced a stream of reports on Britain’s…08 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, after those wise words, I begin by declaring my interests as listed in the register: as president of the Royal Commonwealth Society and as an adviser to major Japanese…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: Security UpdateMy Lords, so far we have been discussing this issue in purely western terms. Does my noble friend agree that in fact the rising powers of Asia have enormous and growing interests…07 Jan 2020HANSARDBrexit: Environmental RegulationMy Lords, on the carbon side of environmental standards, is it worth noting that the EU has not done well at all, what with the banning of nuclear power and rising emissions in…04 Nov 2019HANSARDBrexit: Engagement with EU on Foreign AffairsMy Lords, would “co-operate” not be a better word than “co-ordinate”? After all, Britain has vast and growing interests in a rising Asia, in the Africas and in America—areas well…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Workers’ RightsMy Lords, is not one difficulty with this whole debate that some people are confusing the modernisation of rights, benefits and workers’ conditions and protections with lower…29 Oct 2019