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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I wish to address just one point made by the noble Lord, Lord Beamish. He said that the previous Government would inevitably have done a deal. Plainly, this is not so.…12 Jan 2026HANSARDAsylum PolicyMy Lords, I say to the Minister and the Home Secretary that this set of measures is to be welcomed, but I am afraid that it does not quite go far enough. I have one specific…20 Nov 2025HANSARDLitter on Canal TowpathsMy Lords, I shall not repeat at length the points so eloquently made by my noble friends Lord Evans and Lord Trenchard. I will, however, make one or two slightly different points.…20 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsMr Sam Coates on Sky News said that this Budget had “unravelled” before it had been given. Does the Minister agree?18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, for fear of treading on the toes of my noble friend Lord Hannan, I want to add to the debate that took place a moment ago concerning the intervention by the noble Lord,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister confirm that, in those proceedings to which she just referred, the United Kingdom was not a party and made no submissions?18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe noble Lord seeks to justify his intervention but fails to do so. Because of the way the treaty is drafted and the way Article 18 operates, the treaty can come into force only…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I obviously support my noble friend Lord Howe’s amendment. However, I would like to make some remarks in opposition to Amendment 180; the principal points have already…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillAs the noble Baroness will agree, the sales-people who run these sampling rooms are entitled to market their goods. What she just read out is clearly marketing puff—to coin a…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of my Amendment 216, which proposes a new clause that would provide accountability and oversight. In my submission, it would balance flexibility…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank the Minister for giving way. One point that was made was that the immediacy of the impact on retailers of cigars would come not from the generational nature of the ban but…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. As he will have seen, the amendment would not require the Home Secretary to ignore human rights; it would require courts not to…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillNo, Amendment 79A seeks to disapply the Human Rights Act. It would revert the situation to that which pertained prior to the passage of that Act. Of course, we were a member of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI thank the Minister for his answers to the questions that we posed. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for his support for the amendment, my noble friend Lord Davies and,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I wish to address Amendment 79A, in my name, on the disapplication of the Human Rights Act for immigration legislation. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for…05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, we all know the perils of hanging around too long in the Chamber of the House of Lords on 5 November, so I will be as brief as I can in introducing this group. I have…05 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAs I said earlier in my remarks, that was a decision with which I strongly disagreed then, and I strongly disagree now. He was plainly wrong in so saying.04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, to pick up on a theme identified by the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, and as identified by my honourable friend Tom Tugendhat on 9 September, when he noted in his…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillForgive me, but the shame, as I am sure the noble Lord will agree, comes from the removal of the Chagossian people from the Chagos Islands, not from the agreement itself.04 Nov 2025