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HANSARDUK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and congratulate him on his chairmanship of the Select Committee. His calm, efficient manner and attention to detail made it a…20 Sept 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for confirming that it is the Government’s view that no bank account should be closed for political reasons. Does she therefore agree…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in light of the recent assurances from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, what action they intend to take to ensure that no person’s bank…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice. In asking this Question, I declare that I have a bank account with NatWest.19 Jul 2023HANSARDIranMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my register of interests entry, particularly as the trade envoy to Iran. I very strongly support what the Minister and the Government…06 Jul 2023HANSARDUK Economy: Growth, Inflation and ProductivityMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, for initiating this debate. It is always very interesting to listen to him; he always makes very thoughtful contributions. I hope…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWhen my noble friend was replying to the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, he said that the ECHR memorandum set out precisely which articles of the convention had that effect and which…24 May 2023HANSARDGlobal Britain: TrafficMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that it must have been an absolute miracle with divine intervention that enabled the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury to get…15 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is the right of every sovereign nation to control its borders. We in this country have a real problem with a complete breakdown of the UK’s ability to control its…10 May 2023HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, may I press my noble friend on the security aspect? If we continue to refuse citizenship and refuse to put on trial alleged UK terrorists here in this country, are we…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBritish Banking SectorMy Lords, is the implication of the right reverend Prelate’s question not a policy that would make banks far riskier than they already are? It is an extraordinary policy for him…21 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016My Lords—14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016My Lords, is the European-wide nature of the problems facing the car industry not illustrated by the fact that Germany in 2021 produced fewer car passenger vehicles than it did 30…14 Mar 2023HANSARDEU: Trade in Goods (European Affairs Committee Report)I speak today as a member of the Select Committee, and I pay tribute to our chairman, the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, who, with his calm, precise and diplomatic chairmanship,…02 Feb 2023HANSARDEU: Trade in Goods (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I got a great shock when I arrived at the House today because I had not realised that my noble friend was going to make her valedictory speech. It is a moment of great…02 Feb 2023HANSARDEU: Trade in Goods (European Affairs Committee Report)My figures were from 2016.02 Feb 2023HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland Protocol: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (European Affairs Committee Sub-Committee Report)My Lords, I speak as a member of the main EU Select Committee. I warmly welcome the sub-committee’s report and I thank my fellow member the noble Lord, Lord Jay, and his…20 Jan 2023HANSARDExecution of Alireza AkbariMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the register of interests. Is my noble friend aware that it is almost impossible to find words strong enough to condemn this…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2022My Lords, it is difficult to imagine a more difficult set of circumstances in which any Chancellor has had to frame a financial Statement to Parliament. Whatever the decisions,…29 Nov 2022HANSARDDefined Benefit Pension FundsMy Lords, is the potential booby-trap in LDIs not the liquidity mismatch between the time it takes to sell the assets of pension funds and the demands of the hedge, which requires…01 Nov 2022