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HANSARDPakistan: Evacuation of AfghansThe noble Lord is right: the Government have reacted decisively and swiftly to relocate people to safety in the United Kingdom following the collapse of Afghanistan the year…09 Nov 2023HANSARDPakistan: Evacuation of AfghansThe honest answer is that I do not know whether I am the right person. It would depend on whether it is an immigration and visa situation or a defence-related situation, so I…09 Nov 2023HANSARDPakistan: Evacuation of AfghansI have already made that commitment that the Government will move all those people to the United Kingdom by the end of this year. After the noble Baroness asked the last Question,…09 Nov 2023HANSARDPakistan: Evacuation of AfghansI confirm to the noble Lord that I remember the question. At the time, I committed to write to the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup. That letter is being prepared and I will…09 Nov 2023HANSARDPakistan: Evacuation of AfghansI am afraid that I am not really qualified to answer on that matter, which I would imagine falls very much within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, but I will take the question…09 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechI absolutely will, and that goes for any other noble Lords whose points I have inadvertently missed; I apologise if I have. These are important issues. The considerable expertise…08 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I start by joining the House in saying how sorry I was to hear the news about the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. I always found him very patient with me, very…08 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 161A in lieu and do not insist on its Amendment 161D in lieu. Motion B agreed.25 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 151A and do not insist on its Amendments 151E and 151F in lieu.25 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank both noble Lords for their very generous remarks and I speak as well on behalf of my noble friend Lord Johnson of Lainston, who asked me to make that clear. We agree that…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, in moving Motion A I will also speak to Motion B. We are here again to discuss the Bill for what I am pleased to say is, I hope, the last…25 Oct 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations, which were laid before the House on 11 September, contain measures that are intended to continue to cut unnecessary red tape in order to support the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023My Lords, this instrument, which was laid before Parliament on 7 September 2023, relates to Prevent. Prevent is one of the pillars of Contest, the United Kingdom’s…24 Oct 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for his contribution. He has asked a number of questions and I will do my best to answer to them all. Before I do that, I join the noble Lord,…24 Oct 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023I will get to that, if the noble Lord will bear with me.24 Oct 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023As on previous occasions, there are likely to be Prevent referrals related directly to this conflict and from across the ideological spectrum. In direct answer to the noble Lord’s…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferThe noble Lord is quite right that these new laws have come into force in Northern Ireland, but the authorised professional practice guidance on media relations, issued by the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferI say to the noble Lord that I am of course aware of this. There were three main forms of scrutiny during the investigation. There was an independent scrutiny panel to ensure…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferAs I said to other noble Lords, of course we all regret the fact that the damaging situation arose in the first place, I am sure. However, this is a matter for the local police…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, with hindsight of course we can call them “patent rubbish” but, at the time, all these allegations had to be investigated; I do not think there is any doubt about that.24 Oct 2023