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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI join the noble Lord, Lord Jay, in welcoming the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. How welcome it is to hear the voice of the SDLP after those of John Hume and…07 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechPerhaps my noble friend will allow me to intervene before she has to sit down—if she does have to at this time. In case there is no response on the population issue I raised, will…07 Jan 2020HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, it is a pleasure to join in at this stage in the debate and recognise the contribution that the House of Lords is making to showing that you can debate the issues of…02 Oct 2019HANSARDThomas CookIs my noble friend saying that, at a time when the Government are making every effort to get home people who are stranded and scrabbling around to find any airlines that will…25 Sept 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillOne of the new boys.22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy noble friend kindly offered to write to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. Will she confirm that she will put a copy of that letter in the Library?22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThere was an intervention that I thought suggested not. If I have got that wrong, I apologise. It is going to be a massive construction process. I asked my noble friend Lord…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Pickles, who speaks with great authority on this matter. As he rightly declared, he is deeply involved in and knows an enormous…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)If my noble friend will allow me, there is an important recommendation in view of the recent tension between India and Pakistan. The committee made a sensible recommendation to…16 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy. He has yet again made an extremely informative and educational contribution to one of our debates. I join other…21 May 2019HANSARDTorture Overseas: Ministry of Defence PolicyI strongly welcome the Statement that my noble friend has made on this matter. When I saw that the Question had been tabled, I thought that there was some evidence of a serious…20 May 2019HANSARDElections and Referendums: Foreign InterferenceDoes my noble friend recognise that it is no secret where a lot of this foreign interference comes from? The outcome of the presidential election in America and the referendum…09 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, as we embark on the third day of our deliberations, and the House of Commons approaches its penultimate day, I think there is not a single Member of your Lordships’…14 Jan 2019