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HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to what I said in two of our previous debates on assisted dying, at col. 1215 on 12 May 2006 and col. 895 on 18 July 2014. As to this debate, I thank…22 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, the Taliban exist within Islam and its sharia law—they are Islamists. This brings us up against the problem of how we describe and distinguish between the vast majority…18 Aug 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I propose to speak in favour of electric dog-training collars and against non-stun halal and kosher slaughter, both of which could fall under the influence of the…16 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, your Lordships will be happy to hear that, in this debate on foreign affairs and defence, I propose to spend most of my allotted five minutes talking about Islam. I…19 May 2021HANSARDAnti-terrorism PolicyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply, but I fear it shows that the Government still have their head in the sand about the realities of Islamism. Does the Minister accept…17 Mar 2020HANSARDAnti-terrorism PolicyMy Lords, if no other noble Lord wishes to enjoy this Question, I wonder if I might ask another. Does the Minister agree with the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of…17 Mar 2020HANSARDAnti-terrorism PolicyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, in pursuit of their anti-terrorism policy, to conduct an inquiry into the accuracy of the Religion of Peace website; and…17 Mar 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, the Statement says: “We will have a new relationship with the EU, as sovereign equals, based on free trade.” May I repeat an Oral Question I put to the Government last…03 Feb 2020HANSARDStreatham IncidentMy Lords, the Statement concludes: “We face a threat from an ideology that takes no heed of others, and we must use every tool we can to make sure that that threat is…03 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Trading ArrangementsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to offer the European Union a new treaty, subject to World Trade Organization jurisdiction, which would continue the United…30 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Trading ArrangementsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply, but I would have thought that the Government may need something like this if the going gets rough in the forthcoming trade…30 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords—13 Jan 2020HANSARDNo-deal UpdateMy Lords, does the Minister recall his recent Written Answer to me saying that if we end up trading on normal WTO terms, EU exporters will pay us some £14 billion per annum in new…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union Settlement SchemeMy Lords, why do the Government think that the EU Commission refused our original offer of continuing residence for the EU’s 3.5 to 4 million people living here in return for its…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEU: Law-making ProcessMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that Answer to this Question, which I tabled because I cannot find anyone normal who has heard of COREPER and thus understands the process…01 Jul 2019HANSARDEU: Law-making Process—and that the Commission then becomes the executive for all EU law, subject only to the Europhile Court of Justice in Luxembourg, against which there is no appeal? Second…01 Jul 2019HANSARDEU: Law-making ProcessTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote national awareness of the European Union law-making process, in particular the roles and powers of (1) the European…01 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: European Union’s No-deal Continuity ArrangementsMy Lords, does the Minister recall the Government’s Written Answer to me on 6 February this year, which said that if we end up trading on normal WTO most favoured nation terms, EU…13 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThat is generous of the noble Lord. If and when this latest version of the Government’s deal fails, why do they not offer EU citizens a very simple alternative deal: continuing…22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords—22 May 2019