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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Operation KenovaMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Caine and others have referred to the uncomfortable reading in this report. Can the Minister confirm unequivocally that the regime for handling…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSchools: FundingMy Lords, how are the Government getting on with recruiting the 6,500 extra teachers for which their iniquitous, unprecedented education tax is designed to pay? Is it not the case…25 Nov 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland TroublesMy Lords, I have one specific question in relation to the proposal in paragraph 6 of the joint framework to replace the existing Commissioner for Investigations with two…20 Oct 2025HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Black is, thankfully, a persistent person. The subject we are discussing today is one that he has brought before your Lordships with some frequency,…16 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as a former general secretary of the Independent Schools Council and…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATTo ask His Majesty’s Government how much money has been raised from the imposition of value added tax on school fees.13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATMy Lords, have the Government noted a recent detailed survey by the Independent Schools Council which shows that their appalling education tax is producing an exodus from…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy amendments are different from those of the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, and narrow in scope. I refer to my Amendments 429 and 433, which relate to independent schools and…10 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the question was posed by my noble friend Lord Jackson—and touched on by, I think, my noble friend Lord Harper—as to why Irish citizens are not deported. The answer lies…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: Tax ChangesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the removal of the VAT exemption and other recent tax changes on independent schools.25 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am glad, as always, to support my noble friend Lord Black, whose commitment to animal welfare is well known. His proposed new clause and his amendments in this group…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am always glad to support my noble friend Lord Black, with whom I have worked closely on many subjects over many years. Long ago, when we were both in the Conservative research…06 May 2025HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial Recognition SchemeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme announced on 12 December 2024.30 Apr 2025HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial Recognition SchemeMy Lords, is it not imperative that we never forget the many brave members of our armed services whose careers were destroyed and whose lives were broken before the year 2000,…30 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I will say a few words about independent schools. Throughout, the Government’s position has been in essence that we have to take away—they say—some of the resources of…01 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill)Will the Minister confirm clearly that, through this measure, the country will obtain, for the first time ever, a two-tier charitable system? That is what he appeared to accept.…26 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill18 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, Amendment 25 has the support of my noble friend Lord Black of Brentwood. We are both profoundly conscious of the importance of the contribution the independent sector of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, in accordance with the custom, I thank all those who have spoken in favour of the amendments in this group. A powerful case has been made for exempting independent…18 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent School Fees: VATTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the results of imposing value added tax on independent school fees on 1 January.13 Mar 2025