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HANSARDFoetal Sentience Committee Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Moylan on bringing forward the Bill—22 Mar 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Lockdown Costs and BenefitsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what initial assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of the enforced lockdowns during the COVID-19 epidemic from March 2020.13 Mar 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Lockdown Costs and BenefitsMy Lords, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, which is why I ask this Question. The inquiry to which my noble friend refers appears not to be looking at…13 Mar 2024HANSARDUK Armed ForcesMy Lords, my noble friend is making a good fist of defending a frankly indefensible brief. He and I both served together in the Cold War —a long half-century ago—but there is now…12 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, it is a genuine pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Deech; I agree with her about a great many things, including what she has just said. I am also pleased to see…05 Mar 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, Shamima Begum went to Syria as a child, but for several years as an adult she lived under the murderous, brutal, ghastly anti-Semitic regime of Islamic State. She may…27 Feb 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Diversity, Equality and InclusionMy Lords, I should probably declare an interest as an Army pensioner—I know I look too young. I am sure that my noble friend the Minister and the Secretary of State agree that the…22 Feb 2024HANSARDIran: Military PowerCan my noble friend tell the House, given the very serious situation in Iran, what capacity the United Kingdom has to project military power beyond its borders? I refer…20 Feb 2024HANSARDChildren in GazaIs my noble friend aware of any moves by Hamas to protect the children of Gaza, for instance by releasing all the hostages, as he just mentioned, or stopping attacks on Israel and…13 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, we have all been contacted by many people about this Bill, so I have been looking at it to understand it. Physical abuse, detaining somebody against their will and…09 Feb 2024HANSARDParliamentary Estate: Traffic MarshalsMy Lords, I commend my noble friend Lord Hayward on his tenacity in pursuing this subject. I asked a Question on exactly this about a year ago and was told that it was costing…08 Feb 2024HANSARDGreen SpacesMy Lords, further to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, does my noble friend agree that Victoria Tower Gardens is indeed a locally available and easily accessible…01 Feb 2024HANSARDHomelessness: VeteransMy Lords, everyone regrets anyone being homeless, especially veterans. As a veteran myself, I can say that. When I was the Minister responsible for veterans in the Ministry of…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive: Species Management and ELMSMy question really is: why do we need general licences and so on? We know that crows are very destructive, for instance. We have mentioned squirrels, mink and magpies. Why do we…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive: Species Management and ELMSMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. One could say that a farming debate is food and drink to the Green Party—I apologise if that is a mixed…25 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, I am glad to hear what the Leader of the House just said, because we must never enter lethal conflict lightly; we have to consider it very well not just to avoid deaths…24 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaIs it not the case that there would be an immediate ceasefire tomorrow if Hamas were to release the hostages and lay down its weapons, and if the criminals who did atrocities on 7…16 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyMy Lords, should Hamas release all the hostages and lay down its weapons, and should the terrorists who perpetrated the appalling atrocities on 7 October flee to the Gulf to live…12 Dec 2023HANSARDLove Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report)My Lords, I add my congratulations to the commission; it has produced an interesting and very detailed report. I will not say that I have read every word of the 238 pages, but I…08 Dec 2023HANSARDLove Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report)It was me.08 Dec 2023