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HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI will of course give way in a moment, but as I said, this is not the House of Commons; I will come to you in a moment. Even the people who put together the landscape have just…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillWill the noble Lord give way?22 Jul 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests as a member of organisations involved in post-Holocaust issues and countering anti-Semitism. I congratulate my…20 Jun 2019HANSARDPublic Procurement and the Civil Society StrategyMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my declaration of interests, particularly relating to Holocaust remembrance and the various bodies that may occasionally bid for…23 May 2019HANSARDGrooming GangsMy Lords, we have had two very good briefings for this debate, one from the Library and another from Sarah Champion. I am very grateful for the points she made in her briefing, in…14 May 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister accept that one criterion for the success of these new measures is that it is the aggressor—the one committing the domestic abuse—who…14 May 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillThe noble Lord is most generous and I was enjoying and have a lot of sympathy with what he was saying. That is why I said that people within this building—the legislatures—have a…09 May 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, it is an enormous pleasure to support my noble friend introducing this Bill and to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. I draw the House’s attention to my declaration…09 May 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaMy Lords, it does not seem so long ago that we were discussing the sad fate of Mr Khashoggi, who was murdered in Turkey by the Saudi Arabian authorities. In making private…24 Apr 2019HANSARDBrunei: Anti-LGBT LawsMy Lords, just to be clear, will my noble friend tell the House whether our advice to people visiting Brunei has changed in the last few weeks?11 Apr 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, this is not the only money available to local government and to communities. Given that cities have generated quite a bit of economic growth through economic…05 Mar 2019HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Judd, whom I have known and admired for a good few years. I am delighted to say that he has lost none of his…28 Feb 2019HANSARDGenocide PreventionMy Lords, the training point is an important one; Section 4 of that Act specifically makes it routine to spot the early signs and not just to deal with the after-effects. I urge…27 Feb 2019HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyI have always been quite surprised at the lack of support for new people entering the teaching profession, compared with other professions. My noble friend has spoken about some…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Grooming GangsMy Lords, this whole sorry business led to the collapse of the political and official authority in Rotherham, and that was one reason why, during my time as Secretary of State for…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that we are making a grave mistake if we see this as just infringement of airspace or even privacy and that looking to the future we should be…07 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Long-term PlanMy Lords, I have a slight advantage over other noble Lords in that I was a fan of my noble friend Lord O’Shaughnessy long before he became a Member of this House. My noble friend…07 Jan 2019