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HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersMy Lords, I declare an interest as an employee of the Telegraph Media Group. I am grateful for what the Minister says about the sense of urgency, but it has not been apparent so…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to support the amendment tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Devon, which is very creative and imaginative. For anybody who thinks this is beside the point, I…03 Mar 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy Lords, one of the issues that arises in this long and sad saga is the difficulty of arriving at truth and the associated possibility of false accusation. Indeed, the IICSA…08 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I join in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Brady of Altrincham, whom I am proud to call a friend in the non-parliamentary sense of the word. I also thought that the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDCivil Service: PoliticisationMy Lords, it is an honour to speak in this debate secured by the noble Lord, Lord Butler. He is the living embodiment of what a politically neutral civil servant should be. I…28 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it is 25 years yesterday that the House of Lords Bill reached the statute book. Many noble Lords have pointed out that the exception which permitted 92 hereditary Peers…12 Nov 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, in the gracious Speech, it is stated that His Majesty’s Government “will continue to give its full support to Ukraine and its people and it will endeavour to play a…25 Jul 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsI thank the Minister for his reply, but I think it is ridiculous to tell the Ukrainians what is safe for them to use in the situation they are in. They want these boats because…01 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsTo ask His Majesty’s Government how many small boats impounded from illegal migrants they have in their possession, and whether they plan to grant requests from the Ukrainian…01 May 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, I am sure that no one in your Lordships’ House would advocate escalation, but I wonder whether protesting against the idea of escalation does not come a bit too easily…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I refer your Lordships to my entry in the register. I have been on the staff of the Telegraph Media Group since 1979, so this interest bulks large in my mind; I had to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, as has been said today, foreign affairs and what happens here are becoming more closely linked. So I hope I will not need to apologise to your Lordships for making a…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTV Licence Non-payment: WomenMy Lords, when I was fined for refusing to pay the television licence fee by Hastings magistrates’ court, I observed that all the other people being charged were single mothers…05 Mar 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, I approach today’s debate with some hesitation because I cannot claim to be an expert on the subject. Your Lordships have heard so many well-informed and often moving…09 Feb 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: Proposed Sale to RedBird IMIMy Lords, I declare an interest as an employee of the Daily Telegraph . May I ask the Minister a couple of points that I do not think depend on the quasi-judicial process? First,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I shall just add to that, supporting the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham, and the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, because it helps to answer an important point that…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I listened with great interest to what the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, had to say and I sympathised with the anguish he felt as a loyal Conservative supporter trying to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I cannot call the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, my noble friend because I am non-affiliated, but outside this House, I call him my friend. He has been my friend for 45…07 Dec 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeSorry, my Lords, I would just like to say that I did not use that term.05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, in following the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, I speak as a new boy. I will perhaps give an impression of what it feels like to come into the House and look at its…05 Jul 2022