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HANSARDCommunity Sports: Impact on Young PeopleMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Nye. I was weaned on golf. My late mother was the lady captain of the Lee Park Golf Club in Liverpool. I agree…16 May 2024HANSARDUNRWAMy Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. I am sure that my noble friend will join me in wishing the people of Israel well on Israel’s 76th birthday yesterday,…15 May 2024HANSARDFrance: SecurityMy Lords, surely there was no better display of French-British co-operation than in the skies of the Middle East on Saturday night. Will the Foreign Secretary discuss with his…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell. I spoke extensively on including such a provision on children in the Bill because of the information…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, I refer the House to my registered interest as president of Conservative Friends of Israel. I join the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, and the noble Lord, Lord Newby; I have…15 Apr 2024HANSARDGenocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, and I congratulate her on her work and initiative. The Bill, as I understand it, is an important step…22 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidMy Lords, I am very pleased that Mark Bryson-Richardson met with COGAT today. I would ask the Foreign Secretary to confirm the following: first, there is no backlog at all at the…12 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie. I refer the House to my registered interests as president of Conservative Friends of Israel and director of the UK…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEmployment of People with Criminal ConvictionsMy Lords—26 Feb 2024HANSARDEmployment of People with Criminal ConvictionsMy Lords, for eight years I have had the privilege of sitting on this Bench next to Lord Cormack, often annoying him by asking him procedural questions; of course, he knew every…26 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. It is not difficult: Hamas started this and Hamas can bring it to an end. The 7 October massacre and the holding and…08 Feb 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Austin. I first pay tribute to the Minister for the way she introduced this debate. To the noble Lord, Lord Dubs: I…02 Feb 2024HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Sater for tabling this important debate. I also thank my friend Vivi Friedgut, who is here in the Chamber, the founder of Blackbullion,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I shall not detain the Committee. I have my name on several amendments, but they have one theme, which I spoke about last week. It is an honour to follow the noble Lord,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, on Amendment 5. The Bill offers a landmark opportunity to make a difference to victims’ and survivors’ lives and has the…24 Jan 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister and the Government for this. I am not sure that I am going to go down the route of, “What took us so long?” I recall Tony Blair…18 Jan 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024Exactly on that point, I pay tribute to the Government because for a number of years they have helped to fund the security of our schools and synagogues, and so on. Noble Lords…18 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy Lords, I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Turnberg. There are still over 130 hostages—men, women and children—being held in Gaza, and we should not forget them. Like…15 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, I refer to my registered interest as president of Conservative Friends of Israel and director of the Abraham Accords Group. It is a pleasure, as always, to follow the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I agree with the Lord Privy Seal, and I thank the Prime Minister and congratulate him on his courage and moral clarity. In the Statement, he talked about the incident at…23 Oct 2023