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HANSARDCommission on Antisemitism ReportMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and Dame Penny Mordaunt on this excellent report. Its strength is that it is practical, and it gives a very clear steer to…17 Jul 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their decision to move towards proscribing Palestine Action. I urge them to take the next logical step and proscribe the people who are…24 Jun 2025HANSARDAbducted Ukrainian ChildrenMy Lords, the numbers could be even higher, as President Putin is giving Russian administrators in occupied Ukraine a quota of children to be delivered. In this terrible…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his enormous courtesy and patience, and for being willing to go that extra mile to ensure that everybody gets a fair chance to get their view…17 Jun 2025HANSARDConflict in the Middle EastMy Lords, I was very surprised that the Minister said that the reason that Iran was seeking to get nuclear power was to intimidate the region. I do not think that is the case at…16 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI have sat down.11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I do not regard this as a wrecking amendment at all; I think it is a very thoughtful one that has been on a journey where unintentional consequences have occurred. I am…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy noble friend asks me specifically, so I shall tell him that when I arranged a meeting in Milan with the curator of the POLIN museum, he was frightened to leave the museum,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillNo, that is not what was said. The reason why he could not talk about learning or about what it was going to look like was that, quite properly, we suspended the use of the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I am also a member of the foundation. In fact, I am one of the co-chairs and trustees. I can confirm what the noble Baroness said: we…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords—11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy noble friend is entirely wrong. It is not on the UNESCO site; it is outside the UNESCO site. The inspector looked at this and came to the conclusion that this would enhance the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI remind my noble friend that, in Committee, I ticked him off by saying that, if planning permissions are taken by political groups, it is illegal. A planning authority has a…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Baroness. I am not getting at anybody here, but we talked about a policeman dying for us. I made a vow that whenever we…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I would very much like to be associated with the words expressed about the noble Baroness, Lady Berger. She is a great addition to this House and a woman of considerable…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am asked two questions that I always find really irritating. The first is whether I am Jewish and, if I am not, why I am interested in this. The second is, “What got…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillWhat I said was that it was the opinion of the American museum and of Auschwitz and Yad Vashem that this would be the most visited.11 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, if there is to be a recognition of a Palestinian state, will the Minister tell us what its boundaries will be? Will he give an assurance that any recognition would…09 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillIt does not say that.27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, it is a particular pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, who noble Lords will recall suggested at a previous session that I said that people who were…27 Mar 2025