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HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords—04 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former co-chair of the APPG on Egypt. What grounds do the Egyptian Government give for refusing diplomatic access to Mr el-Fattah, whether it…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to support my noble friend very strongly. I declare my interest, as I have done before, as a Suffolk farmer who has converted redundant agricultural buildings…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will just raise one very simple point, which I thought the Minister was going to deal with. I declare my interests as a Suffolk farmer with houses to let. I am unclear, not…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe Minister has again referred to my point that we need to change the Tenant Fees Act. Is she saying there is in law a difference in liability for damage done to a rental…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I find these amendments very curious. The whole principle of the private rented sector is that it is a capitalist operation; it is an operation which has costs and…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe points earlier expanded on the point about affordable rent. Is the Government’s policy still that affordable rent means that it should be no more than 30% of total household…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI speak on this Bill from the rural perspective, which is very different from the urban perspective. The rural perspective is much more concerned with communities. In the fixing…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, my noble friend raises a very important point. The Bill has merit. It also endangers the overall objective of increasing the supply of housing for the people of this…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Truscott. I must declare my interest: I am a Suffolk farmer and have been for 50 years and I have seen quite a lot of…22 Apr 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Global PositionMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Howell for his debate. I apologise to the House for being slow in getting to my seat. The kaleidoscopic view of the world today resembles…13 Mar 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I declare my interest, as in the register, as a Suffolk farmer with rented residential properties. I have been running our rural business for over 50 years. I have also…04 Feb 2025HANSARDSmall Farms and Family BusinessesMy Lords, I declare an interest as a Suffolk farmer of a certain age. Since the dawn of civilisation, family farming has provided seed for enterprise, food and survival. Yet these…12 Dec 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome the change of government. There is much evidence that an eight to 10-year period in power is the maximum before “time for a change”, that clarion call of…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in the register as a Suffolk farmer with rented residential properties. I will focus primarily on the rural implications of the Bill. I start from…15 May 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, I apologise to the House for missing my earlier slot. I am grateful for being allowed a few words in the gap. In his Downing Street address on extremism last week, the…05 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the flow of migration, unless obstructed, is rather like the flow of water—it finds its own level. The Bill is, of course, intended as an obstruction to that level. To…29 Jan 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, the appointment of David Cameron as Foreign Secretary not only strengthens the Government, but there has scarcely been a time where it has been more important to have an…15 Nov 2023HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I am sure the Government are right in thinking that the expansion of community service is a very cost-effective way of reducing the prison population. The problem is in…17 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, where does this morning’s decision of the Appeal Court that people cannot lawfully be transferred to Rwanda leave this legislation?29 Jun 2023