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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWould my noble friend, who as ever makes passionate and eloquent interventions, first accept that point about the need for additional resources for palliative care across both…20 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, my reason for speaking in this debate is that I also feel that the many people who have written to us deserve to know where each of us stands. I support the introduction…19 Sept 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I was not going to speak to this amendment, but I believe that my noble friends Lady Harding of Winscombe, Lord Pickles and Lord Harper have misunderstood—I would not…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am quite prepared to believe that the gardens will be improved, and the paths and the drainage, but this does not go to the heart of what this amendment is all about, which is…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am sorry that we are getting a bit diverted from the main purpose of the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, because I very strongly support it. What he and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillBefore my noble friend sits down—11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI did not want to be discourteous by interrupting his flow, so I am following the normal convention. Before he sits down, can he explain something that is rather puzzling me? If…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am now getting more and more confused. The Minister has just said that there will be a new planning inquiry, or a new planning process, but before he said that there might be…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThe noble Lord, Lord Austin, says that he wants to move things on in this Committee; I completely agree with him. So why does not he let the Minister answer the direct question…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I also support Amendment 16, or something like it. This is a very important amendment: it takes us right back to the core of the Bill, which is really about the nature…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI appreciate that the Minister does not want to repeat multiple times his definitive words on the world heritage site, and I fully accept that. On the planning, what he has just…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I start by referring to my interests, which I set out at earlier stages of the Bill. I speak now in support of my noble friend Lord Blencathra’s Amendment 11, in…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThe noble Lord did not address my point about UNESCO. This has nothing to do with planning processes. Under the World Heritage Convention, state parties—in this case, the UK…11 Mar 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueI note my interest as president of the China-Britain Business Council and as having other China interests. Does the Minister agree with me that in total there are some £40 billion…04 Feb 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, legislation to overrule decisions of the courts that the Government do not like should be used very rarely. It should not be used in this case to promote a scheme which…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBritish Museum: Ethiopian Sacred Altar TabletsMy Lords, as a former trustee of the British Museum, may I ask my noble friend the Minister whether he agrees with me that, more generally, museums have a responsibility to be…30 Mar 2022HANSARDParthenon MarblesMy Lords, as a former trustee of the British Museum, may I ask my noble friend the Minister if he agrees with me not only, as he said, that the British Museum is prepared to lend…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, I refer to my business interests in Hong Kong and mainland China as set out in the register. As someone involved in business in Hong Kong, I record my sadness and…24 Oct 2019