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HANSARDConduct CommitteeI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, and the committee for the review of the code and the guide. I want to pick up on an issue that the noble Baroness, Lady Deech,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support this amendment and do so scarcely able to believe either the damage that we are doing to ourselves as a House through this divisive, hurtful Bill, or the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the Minister commended the Ukrainian people on their heroic bravery, and I commend President Zelensky as well. Does the Minister agree with me that, ultimately, their…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. I congratulate and thank the new Members of your Lordships’ House on their maiden speeches, all of which were…13 Feb 2025HANSARDGaza: Healthcare System SupportMy Lords, I spent much of my childhood in a hospital bed. I did not know then that most of my surgeon’s family had been murdered at Auschwitz. But I am sure that, were he alive…16 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend on securing this debate and pay tribute to the fantastic work that she does as chief executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland, in addition…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, earlier on today, I googled the meaning of the phrase, “It’s a no brainer”. Apparently, it applies to a question that is very easy to answer and, although it did not…04 Dec 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Johnson of Lainston said in his opening remarks, this is, in its effect, an unkind Budget. Its consequences are punitive. As we have just heard,…11 Nov 2024HANSARDSex and Gender: Official DataMy Lords, one area where the data in the 2021 census is accurate is disability. I cannot help thinking that, if a fraction of the energy and resources devoted to identity politics…05 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Trenchard on securing this debate and his powerful opening remarks. I completely agree with other noble Lords that making rapid…31 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, for allowing me to speak from the Cross Benches while my leg is misbehaving. I was recently asked by a member of the public, “When…25 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VATMy Lords, when I asked the Government in a Written Question what assessment they had made of the mental health implications of this policy on children with autism and neurodiverse…17 Oct 2024HANSARDPedal CyclesMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for securing this debate. It relates to an issue of immense importance to disabled people. I should make it clear at the…12 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. I too thank my noble friend Lord Lexden for securing the debate. I can hardly remember a time when the House has…05 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateCan I ask the Minister to what degree she thinks this announcement will persuade Hamas to stop sacrificing its own people in its genocidal quest to eradicate Israel and, indeed,…03 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Vallance of Balham, and my noble friend Lord Petitgas on their powerful maiden speeches. Democracy means that the voter is never…22 Jul 2024HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Access to ServicesMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hughes of Stretford, for this important opportunity to reflect holistically on the significant challenges that disabled people…16 May 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapMy Lords, I am sure my noble friend is aware that some people from certain ethnic backgrounds, for example African-Caribbean, face a much larger ethnicity pay gap. Does she agree…25 Apr 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Camoys, on his outstanding maiden speech. Like other noble Lords, I applaud the consistent support that His Majesty’s Government have…26 Jan 2024HANSARDSchools: SafeguardingMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Roberts of Belgravia for his important historical perspective. I join others in thanking my noble friend Lady Jenkin of Kennington, not just…07 Dec 2023