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HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Campbell. I particularly agree with what he has just said about NATO. It is also a pleasure to congratulate the noble…25 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Hear, hear.24 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I rise briefly. I take comfort from what my noble friend the Minister has said and pay tribute to the resolve being shown by the Prime Minister and the Government—but…24 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19Unusually, I congratulate the Government—first on the outstanding success of the vaccine programme, which really has been world leading, and secondly on this policy of living with…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, I first applaud both the Prime Minister and the Government in their resolve. Putin has tested the resolve and unity of the West and he has found it wanting. Like all…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: LockdownsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the paper A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality , published in…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: LockdownsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that reasoned Answer. I have absolutely no idea whether these conclusions are correct, but does my noble friend think that the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesMy Lords, three years ago I spent some days walking on the Pennine Way, west of Leeds. I was so thrilled to see clouds of lapwings and a great number of curlews on large parts of…03 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, following on from what the noble Lord, Lord Browne, said, when the Soviet Union collapsed just over 30 years ago, people had very little private property. Within a…01 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Minsk II ProtocolMy Lords, I have just been to a meeting with the Ukrainian ambassador, where we discussed the Budapest memorandum. These were assurances given by the Russian Federation in 1994…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationMy Lords, I am not, contrary to what people might think, a cheerleader for the Prime Minister. Indeed, when I had the opportunity, I did not vote for him, for a number of reasons.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationI am not talking about Members of the House of Lords sitting opposite, I am talking about the British public. I do not think they are very concerned. I care very much whether the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDiplomatic Influence Post BrexitCan my noble friend the Minister tell the House what our effective political influence actually was when we attended these political co-operation meetings as a member of the EU?…12 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021My Lords, I will start with a quote: “It always suits Governments … to scarify the population.” This was specifically about the ID cards Bill in 2005, when “only a handful of…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021Leave out after “that” and insert “this House declines to approve the Regulations”.15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, it gives me no pleasure, funnily enough, to oppose the Conservative Government whom I support, but I have to say that I am concerned. I am also rather concerned that a…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021Never? Well, actually I thought the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, was going to agree about the importance of having the debate—but obviously not. I wish to test the opinion of…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Leave out after “that” and insert “this House declines to approve the Regulations”.15 Dec 2021HANSARDMedical Schools: Training PlacesMy Lords, the Answer is quite encouraging, but doctors and other medical staff are working flat out on our behalf, and we are told that there are not enough doctors. That is…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMedical Schools: Training PlacesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many training places for new doctors there were in medical schools and other institutions in (1) 2000–01, and (2) 2021–22; and what plans they…13 Dec 2021