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HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I am a trustee of the Refugee Council, which tries to help those who get here having escaped famine, war or oppression. I am also a strong supporter of Médecins Sans…22 Oct 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: EU ProposalsI am really puzzled by the Minister’s reply to the question from his noble friend, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. Does he not acknowledge that in law the protocol is an…21 Oct 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Power-sharingThere clearly is a general and continuing sense in Northern Ireland that its fate is still being decided over its head—that it is not being fully involved or consulted. That was…16 Sept 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (EUC Report)I have very little experience of Northern Ireland and am in awe of the expertise in front of me in this Committee. I did work under the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, in his…13 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]I feared that the pull factor would emerge. It is really plausible? Let us suppose that the Bill of the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, had already passed and was on the statute…10 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Refugee Council, where the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, did so much good work for so long. Let me embarrass him by revealing to the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]I quite understand. I am grateful to the Minister and I am happy that he should write. I was cheating a little, I agree—but I would be very grateful if he could convey to his…10 Sept 2021HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI am indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for securing this debate and for the way he introduced it. We are also indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Weardale, for…09 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Borders: Refugees from AfghanistanIn our mid-August debate, I asked—without getting an answer then or since—about the fate of the 3,200 Afghan asylum seekers already here in this country. They are unable to work,…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, we have to recognise that Mr Johnson has damaged this House in three ways. First, he has not followed the advice of the Appointments Commission on a point of propriety,…06 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanOn the geopolitics, I echo the comments of my former colleagues, the noble Lords, Lord Jay and Lord Ricketts, but I will use my time to point to a lacuna in the Lord Privy Seal’s…18 Aug 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, this is serious business. Our Queen’s name is on this treaty that we now want to change. The Minister correctly points to precedents for changes to treaties, but I…21 Jul 2021HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolI am puzzled by the Minister’s reply to the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie—it almost sounded as if he is not very proud of his protocol. It seemed to me and to…15 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Government Union CapabilityThe noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, reminded us that the Government sat on their Dunlop report for 16 months and do not seem to be planning to implement it in full. They slipped it out…01 Jul 2021HANSARDRepublic of Cameroon: Economic Partnership AgreementWhile I sympathise with the spirit of the Motion to Regret, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, like the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham, I cannot support it because our…29 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsI congratulate the Prime Minister on the Cornish weather and on managing not to insult or annoy Canada. The biggest challenge to the G7 was clearly the accelerating pandemic,…17 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI declare my interest as a trustee of the Refugee Council. Asylum seekers in Napier barracks, who came via continental Europe, are now being told by the Home Office that before…14 Jun 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsTechnically, the hybrid House has been terrific, and the technical staff warmly deserve the thanks they are getting from all around the House. Professionally, it has been acutely…20 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIt has been a great pleasure to hear two such admirable maiden speeches, and it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde—our lost Leader—who clearly has not lost…13 May 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementI wanted to raise three points and one more general one. First, British goods exporters are now at a disadvantage compared to their EU competitors because we are outside the 1996…27 Apr 2021