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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, the well-known Buxton memorial commemorates the Abolition of Slavery Act 1833 and marks the immense contribution of British parliamentarians who campaigned for…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has contributed. This has been a really interesting and, as always, passionate debate, with lots of great opinions on all sides. I am aware that it…11 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of migrants expected to apply for indefinite leave to remain over the course of the Parliament, and of…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainI thank the Minister for the reply. Using ONS and OBR data, it is possible to project that over 800,000 recent migrants could apply for ILR over the course of this Parliament.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Lucas’s Amendment 6, which seeks to open up the by-elections to registered voters—and, in fact, take it even further than that—to correct…03 Mar 2025HANSARDCultural Sector: Freedom of SpeechIn thanking the Minister for that reply, I ask: is she aware that the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s recent rulings breach its own editorial code of conduct? Would she…08 Jan 2025HANSARDCultural Sector: Freedom of SpeechTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect freedom of speech in the cultural sector.08 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, having read and listened to all I can about the Bill, I am still none the wiser as to why the Government are going ahead with just this reform on its own, or how it will…11 Dec 2024HANSARDSchools: Mobile PhonesMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for securing this debate. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, on her wonderful maiden speech, which was…28 Nov 2024HANSARDClimate AgendaMy Lords, I too am grateful to my noble friend Lord Lilley for securing this debate. The main impact of the Government’s climate agenda is to import pollution and to export jobs,…24 Oct 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I think it is fair to say that this whole project has not worked out as originally intended 10 years ago. Like so many other noble Lords, my objections are not to a…04 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Health Regulations: AmendmentsI thank my noble friend the Minister for the reply. Irrespective of the WHO’s current interpretation of its own rules, the fact remains that Article 55(2) clearly says it is…07 May 2024HANSARDInternational Health Regulations: AmendmentsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the warning by independent WHO experts at the Brownstone Institute that amendments to the International Health…07 May 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, there are many areas of concern with the Bill, as we have heard, but I would like to focus on what it means to parents and children, and to freedom of speech and…09 Feb 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of (1) excess deaths not attributable to COVID-19, particularly coronary and vascular-related excess…11 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsI thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply. Converting these statistics to reality means that 60,000 people died last year, mostly from heart-related conditions, at a much…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 17 and 18 about noise, but I do not think that there is anything useful for me to add about them. I have also added my name to…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, the subject of noise pollution is not addressed in the Bill as it stands. Rather than repeat the excellent points made by my noble friends Lady Stowell and Lord Goschen,…22 Nov 2023HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Freelancers and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords, I declare my interests as a publisher, producer and freelancer, as per the register. Boiling my contribution down to two minutes, I would like to make the following…15 Jun 2023