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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThat was a perfectly proper and normal process, as established in the planning rules. Of course the Government can do that, through the proper process, and have a public inquiry;…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI can do this in 20 seconds. All I am saying is that the Arrow Cross was murdering Jews in Hungary while Hitler was attempting the Munich putsch. The antisemitic laws were first…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, this gives me an opportunity to remind the Committee of my declaration of interest. I am pleased that my noble friend referred to the Stockholm declaration; I am sure he…27 Mar 2025HANSARDConflict in GazaMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. I recently returned from a visit to Israel. The Minister is quite right to say that aid should not be used for…24 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I am pleased that the Government have allocated additional days to discuss the Bill, but I am slightly concerned that we are becoming repetitious and…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThe noble Baroness makes a reasonable point. I very much support the Minister’s point. I think that, once the noble Baroness sees the model, many of her worries and concerns will…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on a very ingenious argument. I am always distressed to be on the opposite side from him on these matters, because he is such a persuasive…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, for the measured way in which he introduced his amendment. Clearly, getting a security assessment is enormously important and…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am sorry that my noble friend sees this in such personal terms. I do not see people objecting to this at all in a personal way; they are expressing a perfectly reasonable right.…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am worried that Members are getting a little agitated. I do not think that they should be concerned, because there has not been a single Holocaust memorial built…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I think there is general agreement that there should be an independent, stand-alone body. I have no doubt that, once this Bill becomes an Act, that is one of the first…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThe noble Lord, Lord Carlile, intervened on me; I should be able to reply to him. If I had expressed a view about a planning application, I would not have dealt with it; I would…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am not sure whether we are supposed to declare our interests at each sitting, but I draw attention to my interests in the register relating to this project. I do not…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI think I was with my noble friend on his last visit to Yad Vashem. Like him, I have been there many times, and I am always moved by the process. However, we need to make it…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, that would be a predetermination.11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillSo is the answer to that no?04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lord, I am most grateful to noble Lords. Again, I would appreciate a degree of latitude. First, coming to the point that was made with regard to the advisory nature, it was…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillCan I just finish this point? I am not criticising. It is within the rules. Nobody is doing anything wrong. But it does not look terribly good from the outside. We do not like the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillJust give me one moment and then I will bring you in. This will improve the park. It will improve the park’s access for the disabled, for young people and for four month-old…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThat is why we have a planning system. When I was a Planning Minister, we often had situations where gaming was played.04 Mar 2025