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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Davies in his amendments. They seem to me to be eminently sensible. I wholly concur with him, as do most people increasingly in the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am reflecting on the Minister’s remarks in answer to my noble friend Lord Harper’s earlier point. If the current situation is that the border commander is operating anyway,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDOfficial Secret Act Case: Witness StatementsCan the Minister clarify for the record that anyone invited to appear before any of these committees, including the DPP, the National Security Adviser and, if necessary, the Prime…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I start, as others have, by thanking all those who have taken the trouble to write to me, raising some very personal stories, some very tragic. I have no personal…12 Sept 2025HANSARDNepal: ProtestsCan the Minister ensure that remittances from Gurkhas here in the UK, which are vital to some families back in Nepal, are still getting into Nepal? Secondly, we are a large donor…11 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeMy Lords, I associate myself with everything the Minister said about the Qataris, the Emir and the commendable restraint they are showing in the face of unprovoked provocation.…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to my probing Amendment 79A. They say that the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result. That…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillHas my noble friend heard about the possibility of growing tomatoes over these cables?01 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI have enjoyed this exchange with the Minister on that vote. I have been trying to find out if there was any chance that I was not around during that vote; I was Minister of State…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I very much hope that my Amendments 102 and 149 are in the spirit of what we are discussing this afternoon and, indeed, in the spirit of what the Government are…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister, but I do not agree with his position. This would have provided him with an opportunity to send a very strong signal out to all those…10 Jul 2025HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, the Government have committed to significantly growing the size of the Reserve Forces. With that in mind, what discussions have the Government had with employers to…07 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf the noble Baroness is trying to present the Select Committee as being in part an answer to some of the long-term questions about the future of this House, would she be open to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDArts SectorCan the Minister explain the logic and the Government’s thinking whereby a British tourist trying to visit a museum such as the Prado, the Uffizi or the Louvre has to pay to go…30 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, as somebody who does business from time to time and tries to encourage business, not least through my deputy chairmanship of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEnglish Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling and DredgingMy Lords—19 Jun 2025HANSARDWild CampingMy Lords, as someone who enjoys larking around Dartmoor as much as possible, I can attest to the fact that it is a very finely balanced ecosystem. We will all be aware of the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDReservoirs: Protection from ContaminationWill the Government consider increasing their investment in desalination plants to ensure the provision of safe drinking water in the event of a national crisis?03 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I add to the welcome to my noble friend Lord Harper. It is good to see him here bolstering our side of the House, although I hope his plea for preferential treatment for…02 Jun 2025