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HANSARDNorthern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Redwood, although I do not agree with absolutely everything that he said. It is a pleasure too to take part in today’s…25 Mar 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, this is a full and comprehensive report from the European Affairs Committee, although perhaps controversial, as the noble Baroness has just said. I might also say that…26 Feb 2026HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Waste CrimeMy Lords, I speak as a member of the Environment and Climate Change Committee of your Lordships’ House. I have to say that, until we started our inquiry, I had been unaware of the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, who gave such excellent evidence to our committee. It is a pleasure to serve on the Environment and Climate…06 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I will say at the outset that I do not see the need for the amendments we are discussing. However, I do think that responding to and respecting the wishes and interests…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, in his remarks, the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, has tried to pre-empt the comments that I was about to make. I remember well the Falklands War in 1982. I remember many…25 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, after the history lesson from the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, I am tempted to recount my time in Malta in the 1950s or my visit to Djibouti in 1965, but I will resist that…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham, and particularly his very thoughtful speech today. I say at the outset that I support the Bill as a…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI was not going to mention that; I was making the simple point that respect for international law has been, and should remain, an extremely important part of British foreign…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillMy Lords, this amendment shows that there are ways in which the rights of children could be protected. The debate so far has shown that we believe it to be extraordinarily…21 Oct 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillMy Lords, I enter view with some hesitation after speeches by such a phalanx of Cross-Bench lawyers. I understand the reasoning behind the Bill, as set out by the Minister in…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to be a member of the Environment and Climate Change Committee under the excellent and expert chairmanship of the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan. I joined…13 May 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, as your Lordships will know—I am sure the right reverend Prelate, whom it is a pleasure to follow, will know—in George Orwell’s 1984 , the three great regional powers of…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it is always a pleasure and something of a challenge to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell. I think we will all be conscious of the gap between the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeMy Lords, it is an excellent subject for debate today, chosen by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham. We have heard what I know will be the first of many excellent speeches…10 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on reaching this agreement, and I congratulate the last Government on initiating the negotiations for it. They right a long-standing wrong.…09 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure as always to follow the noble Lord, Lord Empey. I join others first of all in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, and the noble Lord, Lord…25 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern IrelandMy Lords, I join others in expressing profound sadness at the death of Lord Cormack, whom I was proud to call a friend. I welcome the re-establishment of Stormont and of devolved…27 Feb 2024HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up Report (European Affairs Committee)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the European Affairs Committee Report from the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up R eport…11 Sept 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up Report (European Affairs Committee)My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for replying to the debate and to all those who took part. The debate has shown a wide and deeply held difference of views on the…11 Sept 2023