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HANSARDPost Office: Prosecution PowersMy Lords, the department has a representative on the board of directors. What is his exact role?04 Feb 2020HANSARDIran: Stability in the Middle EastMy Lords, I refer the House to my non-financial interests in the register. It is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton. He was my MP in Mossley Hill, Liverpool. Although…30 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East Peace PlanMy Lords, it is a strange phenomenon that so many noble Lords are quick to reject the proposals. What do they know better than the Egyptians, the Saudis, the Bahrainis and the…30 Jan 2020HANSARDIran: Joint Comprehensive Plan of ActionMy Lords, I welcome the decision to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism. The suggestion from some noble Lords that Iran has kept to its side of the JCPOA in full is deeply…14 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, on her maiden speech. At the same time, I refer the House to my non-financial registered interest as president of the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I would like to bring us back to my noble friend Lord Cormack’s amendment. I have great respect for my noble friend, who sits beside me and advises me on the procedures…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI will come on to the actual footprint of the site in a minute, if I may. The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, raised the issue of security. I just pose the question: what does it say…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillFor the record, I forgot to mention that I am a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust. I apologise for not saying that at the beginning of my contribution.22 Jul 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismMy Lords, I refer the House to my entry in the register of interests and pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Berridge for her thoughtful, wide-ranging and somewhat sad speech. I…20 Jun 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, I begin by paying tribute to my noble friend Lord Sherbourne for his leadership and sponsorship of the Bill. In so doing, I also pay tribute to Theresa Villiers. I knew…09 May 2019HANSARDReligious Schools: Admission PoliciesMy Lords, although purporting to promote tolerance, the humanist campaign is in fact aimed at limiting access for people of faith to state-funded education. Does the Minister…29 Apr 2019HANSARDBereavement BenefitTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about the impact of the changes to bereavement benefit for parents with dependent children that were…09 Apr 2019HANSARDBereavement BenefitI thank the Minister. The new system may help more people, but sadly it helps most children for a much shorter period, and it certainly does not help unmarried co-habiting…09 Apr 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, I would like to register an interest in that I eat only kosher meat. I understood that labelling meat as organic is about how the animal is reared or fed, not about how…28 Mar 2019HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019I refer the House to my registered interests. I commend the Government on this important decision—it is the right one, and long overdue. On 22 June 2017, after the al-Quds rally,…28 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health EducationMy Lords, I welcome this Statement, but does my noble friend the Minister agree that the press reports over the weekend suggesting that primary schools were teaching LGBT issues…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCommercial Air Routes: United Kingdom and East AfricaMy Lords, it is not just about the slots but what sort of slots are made available to these new airlines. They are often at the worst times of day. British Airways does not fly…13 Feb 2019HANSARDFree Schools: Educational StandardsMy Lords, I refer the Committee to my registered interests. Incidentally, it is deeply appropriate that we are having this debate in the Moses Room: in Hebrew Moses is known as…10 Jan 2019