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HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementI sense a peroration coming, but does my noble friend have the figures for the amount of beef and lamb given as a quota through the European Union, and how much has actually been…11 Jul 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageMy Lords, what assessment have Her Majesty’s Government made of the link between body image, obesity, childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer and early death?30 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, given that, in 1946, Churchill in particular said that our allies the Russians—they were our allies—particularly despise military weakness, does the Minister genuinely…27 Jun 2022HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, the moral dilemma of abortion is a fraught and complex one in which I do not intend to get too involved. In this country, it raises great passions; in the United States…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysMy Lords, I am a great supporter of the railways and use them the whole time—in fact, I used them today. I am also a believer, contrary to what some opposite might think, in…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysAs we are all having a second bite at the cherry, if my noble friend believes that the strike is politically motivated—some of the comments from union leaders have been very…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords—15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaCan my noble friend tell the House whether there is any truth in the extraordinary story that is currently running in the newspapers that the Democratic Administration of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementYour Lordships will know that, in 1938, France and the United Kingdom imposed on Czechoslovakia a deal that they had come to with the Third Reich. This is not a good precedent.…26 May 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK Military SupportMy Lords, Churchill famously said in his Fulton, Missouri speech that the thing that the Russians despise more than anything else, as he learned in the Second World War, is…11 May 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy Lords, I beg to move that the Bill do now pass, and that is probably quite enough from me.25 Apr 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThat the Bill do now pass.25 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence in a Competitive AgeMy Lords, the world has changed, and we, like the Germans, must change our policy. At the very moment that the Minister is speaking, we are reducing the number of our troops,…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.06 Apr 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…06 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraineFirst, I commend the Government for their speedy and effective reaction to this crisis, praised by President Zelensky over and above many of our allies, including our European…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpring Statement Affordability TestMy Lords, nobody pretends that the Chancellor has an easy job, and I commend him for many of his policies. However, there has been a geopolitical shift in the past two months…23 Mar 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her detailed explanation of the Government’s position, which was most useful. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, from the…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.18 Mar 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy Lords, this is a very straightforward Bill and I trust that it will be uncontroversial. It was introduced in the other place by my honourable friend for Wellingborough, Peter…18 Mar 2022