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HANSARDSyria and IraqMy Lords, this is a very topical issue and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, on promoting this debate. Just when some people believed that things could not get any…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, Hong Kong had everything going for it, including a fabulous future as part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay area, which was and still is destined to be one…24 Oct 2019HANSARDSyria: British Armed ForcesMy Lords, can we assume from my noble friend’s answers to the noble Lord, Lord West, that we continue to support our old friends and allies the Kurds in their efforts to fight…24 Oct 2019HANSARDSyria and IraqI am sorry to interrupt the Minister when he has only minutes left, but can he give us some hint of what British Kurdish training units and British troops are left on the ground…24 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, who always speaks with great authority and wisdom on health, and on scientific research and innovation, which are…22 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, is it correct that it would take up to 33 weeks—more than half a year—to organise properly another referendum?21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, this is not the time or occasion for “we told you so” speeches and remarks, but it is odd how many supposedly well- informed people and authorities have got it wrong…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBailiff ReformsMy Lords, I think I am right that paragraph 14 of Magna Carta undertakes to halt unreasonable and unfair bailiff entry behaviour. Do we not need to proceed rather carefully on…17 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Syria: Turkish IncursionCan my noble friend say whether the American authorities have explained in full their rather convoluted policy on this horrific situation? It is very hard to follow, and the media…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, since we have this extra time, I ask my noble friend, in the midst of all this animosity, whether the United Kingdom is or is not, under international law and the 1993…08 Oct 2019HANSARDSir Richard Henriques ReportCan my noble friend tell us a little more about the scope of the proposed Sir Tom Winsor inquiry? What did she mean when she said that it would ensure that lessons have been…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHong Kong: Emergency PowersDoes my noble friend agree that, while we are absolutely right to argue strongly for the right to peaceful protest and to say that we have the right to talk directly with Beijing…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: NegotiationsMy Lords, having taken part in the original power-sharing agreement in the 1970s, I can tell the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, that these differences are extremely hard to disentangle…03 Oct 2019HANSARDReview of Investigative and Scrutiny Committees (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, this is an excellent and very comprehensive review and the noble Lord, Lord McFall, who we have just listened to, has been doing an absolutely excellent job in building…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityMy Lords, is not one of the best ways to meet the concerns of inequality, which are certainly evident in society today, to turn more earners into owners? That would bring future…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, as the Government are in mid-negotiation with the European Commission, with Belfast and Dublin, and no doubt with other political forces in the other place, it is a…02 Oct 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, has raised some very penetrating and expert questions—as one would expect from him—and I will briefly pursue two of them. He referred to…26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019We are talking about gas and not oil reserves. That means gas storage. As we know, our own gas storage system is not all that reliable and has within recent memory gone down quite…26 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019My Lords, is not the constructive question whether the Opposition will support a withdrawal agreement when it comes before the House later in October?26 Sept 2019HANSARDIranMy Lords, I do not want to keep your Lordships from your dinners, but my noble friend Lord Marlesford was absolutely right: we are dealing with not just a Government but a whole…25 Sept 2019