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HANSARDAsylum Claims: Religious ConversionDoes the Minister agree that the efficiency of the asylum system and of the immigration system as a whole depends not just on speedy decision-making but on speedy removal of those…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese Espionage: ParliamentThe Minister said in answer to my noble friend Lord Butler that the decision not to continue the prosecution was entirely a matter for the DPP, with no involvement whatever from…13 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza: UN Commission of Inquiry ReportWill the Minister confirm that the commission of inquiry actually found that there were reasonable grounds for alleging genocide in Gaza, not that there is genocide in Gaza? Does…18 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillIn answer to the excellent speech by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, it was not my noble friend Lord Grabiner and I who described the situation as a mess. Those were the words of…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I too have added my name to the amendment. As the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, has just mentioned, the Supreme Court concluded its judgment by recognising that it would…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI cannot take questions.12 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will focus on the content of existing law relating to end-of-life issues. I do so to make the point that the current law recognises the fundamental importance of…12 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBecause we are restricted to four minutes. I support the Bill. I look forward to debate—including debate with the noble Lord, Lord Carlile—in Committee. Thank you.12 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeMy Lords, this is day 706 of the detention of the hostages who were abducted on 7 October. The need for settlement negotiations is even more urgent than it was last week. Will the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am very grateful. The noble Lord has been very generous with time on this important matter. I entirely understand his point that further factual information is required. Will he…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will add a few words about the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby: I too greatly appreciated all the work he did and the courteous manner in which he addressed this House. I…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a practising barrister including in immigration cases—sometimes for claimants, sometimes for the Home Office. I support this amendment for the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI too send my best wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. We shall miss, for a temporary period, her distinctive contribution to this House. I am puzzled by this…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will say something about Amendments 198 and 199, spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Davies. Amendment 198 would, as I understand it, specify a maximum number of persons…08 Sept 2025HANSARDUK Defence and Aerospace Facilities: ProtestsDoes the Minister agree that the criminal penalties for violence and intimidation are perfectly adequate; what is necessary is for the police to identify the ringleaders and the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Development SupportMy Lords, today is the 695th day in captivity of the hostages taken on 7 October. Do the Government accept that there can be no progress in addressing the tragedy of Gaza unless…01 Sept 2025HANSARD“Hillsborough Law”My Lords, can the Minister confirm—I think he said this in answer to my noble friend Lord Alton—that the Bill will guarantee funding for legal representation for families who…24 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillIs it really appropriate for a Secretary of State to insist that the circumstances relating to an individual are publicly exposed—subject to cross-examination, subject to a public…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThis is a very important matter. Surely the answer to his concern that the individual case may raise wider, broader issues is that it is absolutely inevitable in those…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I cannot match the Churchillian tones of the noble Lord, Lord Murray, but I do agree with the thrust of his remarks. Noble Lords often oppose clauses in government…23 Jul 2025