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HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, I refer to my register of interests. I am a director of the UK Abraham Accords Group, I am involved on the boards of companies which have staff and premises in Israel,…24 Oct 2023HANSARDAbraham AccordsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a board member of the UK Abraham Accords Group and as one of the co-chairs of the All-Party Group on the Abraham Accords. I pay tribute to the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I have just two things to say very briefly. First, I did say that I thought the noble Baroness would be a brilliant Small Business Commissioner, but I think that she is a…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, this is my first opportunity to welcome the Minister back to her place and to say what a pleasure it is to see her here. We who have experienced time with her have…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I think the phrase in a situation like that is “follow that”; that was an impressive performance by the chair. In moving Amendment 174, I will speak to Amendment 317 in…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 97A, 118J and 118K. We have to remind ourselves that the issue of unregistered school settings and the claim that some people are home…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, that was the very definition of a wide-ranging debate. I do not want to delay the Committee for too long, but I must just say that I appreciate the difficult hand that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 445, which I was also pleased to sign. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, made a very good case for why it would be so useful for charities and the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 171C and 171D. I strongly support the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, as well. I think she has a very correct estimate of…22 Jun 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his very impressive introduction. This is an important new framework, representing some progress and some decent measures of reform. Of course,…25 May 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, we have had some excellent speeches from the former Education Ministers present in the House, as well as from the Front-Bench spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, the…23 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the UK Government played an important role in the discussions with Iran which first led to the JCPOA and today are part of an important negotiation being led by the…18 May 2022HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy Lords, as a businessman, I am embarrassed that our culture of corporate governance and a failure of corporate leadership has directly ruined the lives of the innocent. As Mr…28 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity of Bristol: Jewish StudentsMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register, including the fact that I am on the advisory council of the Hillel foundation, which supports Jewish students at…24 Mar 2021HANSARDAdministration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction of these measures. We are all very grateful for the efforts undertaken by the Insolvency Service and the Minister to deal with…22 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I speak in support of this group of amendments, which I have signed. I associate myself with the excellent speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and my colleagues.…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I shall speak in support of Amendments 3, 5, 168, 169 and 170. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for proposing these amendments and I applaud the…25 Jan 2021HANSARDAnti-Semitism: University Campus IncidentsMy Lords, alarming levels of anti-Semitism on campus are not new. It has been a profound problem since the mid-1970s. When I was a student in the 1980s, Jewish societies were…21 Jan 2021HANSARDInternational Soft Power Strategy: Role of BBCMy Lords, the Government’s welcome and important funding of the World Service beyond the licence fee has more than achieved its objectives with a greater number of language…18 Jan 2021