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HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoIt is an interesting point as to whether my noble friend Lord Minto was correct—30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Mancroft. The issue of the need for and legal underpinning of the Chagos treaty has been the subject of numerous…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoBut the reality is that even if this Motion is passed, it will not, sadly, kill this dreadful treaty. Finally, can the Minister confirm whether it is correct that, as set out in…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoDoes the noble Lord agree that our claim to sovereignty stems from the treaty that we agreed in 1814?30 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI declare my interest as a practising barrister and mediator in a set of chambers that specialises in public and planning law. The specific issue I want to discuss is, perhaps…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is always a joy to follow the noble Lord, Lord Thurlow. It is perhaps slightly less of a joy to be speaker number 59 on the speakers’ list and honorary tail-end…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords—18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom. Looking at Clause 113, I am put in mind of the pre-exploration exhortation of…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful to the Minister for reaching the end of that paragraph. She agrees that the power for the EHRC to intervene in proceedings is not a power to take over and institute…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillIn relation to the last passage of the Minister’s speech, it appears to be the Government’s position that it is not accepted that carve-outs for three strikes are necessary…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI was—I was sitting over there. I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for speaking after him. I am sure he is welcome to speak after me if he disagrees with anything I have to…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, before my noble friend speaks from the Front Bench, I wonder whether I might contribute. I apologise to the Committee that I did not leap to my feet prior—19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the names of my noble friends Lord Sharpe and Lord Hunt. I notice that Clause 9(3) inserts a subsection into the Employment Rights Act which…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI share much of what the noble Lord, Lord Fox, says. But the point I was making was that the answer from the Government is, “We’re going to provide imprecision in this…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe Minister appears to be saying that the House’s deficit in scrutiny can be made up by the fact that we can scrutinise secondary legislation. As the Minister will be well aware,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and my noble friend Lady Coffey. It is frankly not acceptable for the Government at this stage in a Bill to lay this many…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement, in which I noticed the following sentence: “Prime Minister Mustafa outlined the essential reforms that the Palestinian…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, observed, the joy of being so far down the speakers’ list is that one can greatly abbreviate one’s remarks. I am pleased to follow…23 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I too support the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lady Scott of Bybrook. I should say that my wife owns a one-bedroom property which she is in the process of…22 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillCan the Minister give us a rough estimate of the legal costs of repossessing a flat on the grounds of non-payment of rent, from beginning to end of the proceedings?22 Apr 2025