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HANSARDSudan: Operational Restrictions on Humanitarian ActorsMy Lords, there are children in danger and children dying. Save the Children UK has got into doing gimmicks. What does the Minister say to it? Why is it not saving children, as it…15 Jul 2026HANSARDContemporary Cultural BoycottsMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for introducing the debate, which is of course timely. I thank Freedom of the Arts for this report, but I thank in…09 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyMy Lords—06 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyMy Lords—06 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Purchase of Settlement Land and PropertyI appreciate the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, giving way, because the debate has been one-sided. The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, was right: the double standards on show are…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza. I was not entirely persuaded that this Bill was strictly necessary. I remind the House that Hezbollah is…23 Jun 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton. He and I are the only two people here who are proscribed by the IRGC. I too put on record my thanks to the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle EastLet me help the Minister. In a previous answer, he said that it is difficult to go to Israel. El Al flies twice a day from Heathrow, and I am sure any Government Minister who…10 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords—10 Jun 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I supported the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, throughout, and I continue to do so. I also thank the Minister for the time he has taken to engage on the issue and for…16 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I find it rather surprising that we have spent 40 minutes and nobody has spoken about the fact that, as we speak here, the Lebanese and the Israeli ambassadors to the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDGolders Green Ambulance AttackTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the antisemitic arson attack on ambulances in Golders Green, and what steps they are taking to protect Jewish…26 Mar 2026HANSARDGolders Green Ambulance AttackI thank the Minister, but as we celebrate Passover next week, the ancient festival of freedom, it is shocking that the Jewish community needs help to enjoy that freedom in 2026.…26 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Homeland DefenceMy Lords, I will not dwell on it but the disgusting destruction in Golders Green last night was despicable. We are told that there are 20 IRGC-linked plots under investigation…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will raise 50% of a registered interest: I am 100% deaf in my left ear. The maths works, right? My right ear is quite good, thank God, but it is useful in many aspects…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, to which I have added my name. As I understand it, the purpose of the amendment is pretty…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise again to support the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, as I did the other day. It says on her Wikipedia page that she is “an advocate for children’s rights in the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, at its heart, this amendment is about confidence: confidence that when antisemitism occurs, it is recognised; confidence that when it crosses the criminal threshold, it…18 Mar 2026HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesMy Lords, we are in a dark place. The Union of Jewish Students has been around for over 100 years to look after the welfare of the Jewish students on campus, but the fact is that…16 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationMy Lords, when Russia invaded Ukraine, we were very quick to sanction individuals and freeze assets. Can the noble Baroness tell me what assets we have frozen of the late…11 Mar 2026