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HANSARDAllowancesMy Lords, we on these Benches very much welcome this scheme. I would say to the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser, that we do not want to go down the IPSA route on anything. Everything…27 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. As the House is aware, we on these Benches have been calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire for a number of…26 Mar 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, I thank the Leader for answering questions on this Statement. It is useful to have this debate, although, as the noble Baroness said, large parts of the Statement are…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for repeating the Prime Minister’s Statement. As the Statement makes clear, our military action follows not only a direct attack on our warships…15 Jan 2024HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Featherstone for initiating today’s debate. The number of speakers demonstrates how much concern there is across the House about the issues…11 Jan 2024HANSARDHydrogen HeatingMy Lords, does the Minister agree that part of the answer to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Howell, about hydrogen as an appropriate source of heating is that producing…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraine: Humanitarian and Economic SupportMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord to his position and to your Lordships’ House. It is clear that, whatever the outcome of the war, economic support on a considerable scale will…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDestitution: Low Median WageMy Lords, I think that in answer to an earlier question the noble Baroness said that the reduction in national insurance rates would mean that people work longer hours. What…23 Nov 2023HANSARDDeath of a Member: Lord JudgeMy Lords, like other Members of your Lordships’ House, it was with great shock and sadness that I heard of Lord Judge’s death. I know that he was a devoted father and grandfather;…09 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McInnes, on his speech moving the humble Address. The noble Lord was a force to be reckoned with in Scottish…07 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for repeating the Statement. I commend the Prime Minister not only for visiting Israel but for undertaking a series of meetings in Egypt. At the…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, we were all horrified to wake up 10 days ago to see the dreadful scenes of violence in Israel. The scale of Hamas’s terrorist activities has been beyond belief, and we…16 Oct 2023HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for repeating the Statement and taking questions on it. From these Benches, we also send our sympathies to the people of Morocco in the aftermath…12 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, there are two distinct but related aspects to this Statement. The first relates to the arrest of two people on charges of conducting espionage on behalf of China. The…11 Sept 2023HANSARDCounter Disinformation UnitMy Lords, a moment ago the Minister talked about the relevant Select Committee. Could he tell us what the relevant Select Committee is for this unit and when it last conducted an…18 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord the Leader for responding to the Statement—and, indeed, for not repeating it. The Vilnius summit took place at a potentially pivotal point in the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDGreat British RailwaysMy Lords, I think the Minister said in an earlier answer that the Government planned to bring forward a Bill when parliamentary time allowed. Does she accept that there is…28 Jun 2023HANSARDAsylum: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, some time ago, the Government pledged to eliminate the backlog of asylum claims by the end of this year. How is that going, and how confident is the Minister of that…27 Jun 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, before we move on to further business, I will refer to events yesterday. As noble Lords will be aware, the House sat until 4.20 am this morning. In my 26 years in your…08 Jun 2023HANSARDG7 SummitMy Lords, I would like to thank the noble Lord the Leader for reading out the Statement. Normally I am happy for it not to be read out, but on this occasion I welcome the fact…24 May 2023