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HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords, I do not want in any way to underestimate the importance of the bilateral efforts that the Government are making and that the Prime Minister has personally made, but,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Harper on such an accomplished maiden speech. I look forward to future contributions in this debate and other debates in the House.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I was amused to hear from the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, about the lack of activity of the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, during the referendum. Like the noble Lord, I was…28 Apr 2025HANSARDModern Slavery Act 2015 Committee ReportMy Lords, this thought-provoking, challenging and important debate has more than adequately answered the rhetorical question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, of why this…28 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesMy Lords—20 Mar 2025HANSARDIntegration and Community CohesionMy Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend Lady Verma for bringing this very important and timely debate before your Lordships’ House. Her own personal testimony got us off to…13 Mar 2025HANSARDMoldova: Russian InterferenceMy Lords, I refer to my register of interests. The Minister referred to the Caucasus. What reassurance can she give to the Government of Armenia that the current instability with…06 Feb 2025HANSARDNorth-west SyriaMy Lords, I will follow the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on minorities. One of the minority groups that is very concerned in the Aleppo region is the Armenian…03 Dec 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, in the debate on the humble Address, I asked the Minister about the future of the Prime Minister/First Ministers council in relation to the setting up of the new Council…24 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic LibrariesMy Lords, I was delighted to read my noble friend Lady Sanderson’s report and of her commitment to books remaining, as the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, said, at the centre of our…12 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it gives me the greatest pleasure to congratulate my noble friend Lord Booth on an excellent maiden speech this afternoon, resplendent with the mix of humour and insight…23 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to His Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…17 Jul 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to open this debate on the union. I refer to my interest in the register as a constitutional adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland. I…14 Mar 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionThat this House takes note of the case for strengthening and safeguarding the union of the United Kingdom.14 Mar 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, it is a great privilege to be able to congratulate my noble friend on the tour de force of a maiden speech we have just witnessed. To be asked to deliver a maiden speech…14 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend the Foreign Secretary for finding the time to allow the House such a long debate today, when there is such pressure on his time. This…05 Mar 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to His Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…15 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to His Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…14 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to His Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…13 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to His Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…09 Nov 2023