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HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: ProscriptionMy Lords, the virtue of the Bill is the flexibility that it gives the Secretary of State, allowing him or her—depending who is there—to take action swiftly on the basis of…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, after a week of fixation on personalities and personal ambitions, we can now return—I almost said “to sanity”—to the process of policies and the political direction of…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, after a week of fixation on personalities and personal ambitions, we can now return—I almost said “to sanity”—to the process of policies and the political direction of…18 May 2026HANSARDPension SchemesMy Lords, I thank the Minister. She has pointed out some signal failures in this case; they are now pretty widely known. What puzzles people, including those who are very…28 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataMy Lords, I declare an interest in the area of cyber security. First, we should congratulate the Government, despite the seriousness of this, on their swift response. Admittedly,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, I first welcome this Statement. It is not only important but long overdue in the face of the facts the Minister gave, including the fact she confirmed that take-up of…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy MarketsMy Lords, in the context of media reports over the weekend, can the Minister tell us the most recent assessment that has been made of the adequacy of the UK’s current gas storage…09 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, for precisely the reasons outlined by the noble Lord, Lord Elliott, I have great suspicions about this amendment. It underestimates the operational difficulties of what…03 Feb 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaMy Lords, the conflict in Yemen has now been going on for, I think, more than 12 years, with tragic consequences. Those of us who have observed this over the past decade or so…07 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsOf course we have to give scrutiny to any international agreement, but I am sure that, throughout this House, there is wide agreement that this is good news for the young people…18 Dec 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationMy Lords, in following the noble Baroness’s Question and the Minister’s Answer, I add my condolences to those that have been expressed by noble Lords. The Minister said that…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorMy Lords, I have a considerable sympathy for the Minister. I am certain that under previous Secretaries of State for Justice and Home Secretaries, including me, there have been…13 Nov 2025HANSARDIPP SentencesMy Lords, can I commend the Minister’s approach? There are two sides to this story. One of them is obviously the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, about the difficulties…15 Sept 2025HANSARDARIA: Scoping Our Planet ProgrammeMy Lords, when the Minister is considering whether to apply freedom of information, will he consider the learned comments of the former Prime Minister who introduced it, Mr Blair,…08 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Weapons SystemsMy Lords, I declare an interest in that, along with my noble friend Lord Robertson, we got rid of gravity nuclear bombs back in 1997. That was in a particular context, and I fully…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy Lords, first, I apologise for my inadvertent failure to declare an interest when asking a question a week ago of the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, on the SDR. As…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI said “move”. My second point is on the comments that were made about the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, who I have known for many years. I do not speak with the authority that others…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I had not intended to contribute to this debate until the noble Lord, Lord Harper, spoke. First, I should make my credentials known, since everyone else seems to have…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI just want to make sure that the record is correct. I did not say that I faced a divorce if the Bill passed. I said that I would face the divorce if I did not vote for the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewI thank the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, for his second very fine strategic defence review. He has done a service to all of us on that. I want to ask about a very specific point.…03 Jun 2025