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HANSARDUkraine: WeaponsMy Lords, just to be clear, referring back to my noble friend Lord West’s Question, the Minister has said three times that the MoD is “fully engaged”. I am absolutely sure that…16 Jun 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I support the noble Lords who have already spoken. Only a few months ago, it was brought to our attention that the way these things were being handled, as regards…16 Jun 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction in NumbersCan the Minister provide figures for the effect of the Covid lockdown on passport applications, and of the rise or diminution in Covid lockdown regulations on subsequent passport…15 Jun 2022HANSARDElections: Multiple VotingMy Lords, with apologies to the noble Lord, Lord Razzall, and the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, will the Minister recognise that this problem would be easily solved—as would…14 Jun 2022HANSARDRyanair: Afrikaans Language TestMy Lords, did the Minister have the opportunity this week to listen to or watch the debate on the Irish language regulations coming to this House? Irrespective of what view people…09 Jun 2022HANSARDInternational Healthcare OutcomesMy Lords, just over 20 years ago, the waiting list for operations in the National Health Service was around 1 million people. That figure was considered so horrific that there was…19 May 2022HANSARDGovernment Business: Messaging ServicesMy Lords, will the Minister have another go at answering the question of my noble friend Lord Rooker? Can I make easy for her? Is it in breach of the Ministerial Code for a…31 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Pre-pandemic Facility LevelsMy Lords, did not the noble Lord, Lord Austin, hit the nail on the head when he said, regarding GPs, to give the patients choice? Back in the days when we reduced the waiting list…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: FamiliesThe Minister has told us now six times that she is monitoring the situation. That is precisely the problem. What is needed is action, not watching or observing. I well recall a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, given the fact referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, about the reversal of what was a very welcome decline in numbers, has any advice been given to the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsMy Lords, I am just old enough, as the House was reminded earlier, to remember us being told by my Government what a great idea it was to move to diesel. My question to the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillCan the Minister give one example of a spokesman from this side saying that we wish to retain the Fixed-term Parliaments Act?09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillOut of courtesy to the noble Lord, I will check the record, but my distinct recollection was that he said that we want a system where power flows from the ballot box to the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThe noble Lord seems to be missing the fundamental fact that the problems to which he referred took place under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, which required a two-thirds…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I apologise for not having attended previous debate on the Bill, but I want to make just two simple points. First, it is not true that the problems of the Fixed-term…09 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine and Russia: CeasefireMy Lords, is it not obvious that, as long as Russia maintains its position of wanting a guarantee that NATO will not allow Ukraine to join, NATO maintains its position that that…20 Jan 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I pass no comment on the original speeches that were apparently the basis of the complaints of which the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, and others were notified. I have not…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, given the chronic shortage of lateral flow tests, can the noble Baroness confirm press reports over the Christmas and new year period that no sooner had one of the major…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, may I courteously suggest to Ministers that, if I have judged the flavour of the opinions in the House correctly, they could quite easily convey to the Home Secretary…05 Jan 2022HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, I will confine myself to making three points on nuclear deterrence, a policy I have long supported both inside and outside government. I did not hear the Minister…22 Apr 2021