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HANSARDRussiaWill my noble friend the Minister clarify whether the UK is able to act unilaterally on sequestered Russian assets and does not have to operate within the G7 framework, or whether…14 May 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Missing from Registered AddressMy Lords, what is no surprise, or should certainly come as no surprise, is that the Home Office has absolutely no idea where these people are. Worse than that, the Home Office has…02 May 2024HANSARDRussia: War Crimes in UkraineMy Lords, can I return to the issue of Chelsea Football Club? We heard from my noble friend the Foreign Secretary yesterday and sensed his frustration. This is £2.5 billion which…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI wonder if my noble friend the Minister has seen the reports that some settler groups, I think mainly in the United States, are now parcelling up bits of Gaza and selling them…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTrain Operating Company ContractsIf my noble friend the Minister is genuinely looking at improving customer experience on the railways, can I return again to the issue of the provision of wifi, which is variable…25 Mar 2024HANSARDHaitiMy Lords, the problem is that every time something awful happens in Haiti, we put a sticking plaster over it and the situation deteriorates. It is now completely lawless; there…12 Mar 2024HANSARDUK Population GrowthMy Lords, one of the reasons we are told that we are witnessing record levels of net immigration—745,000 in 2022—is that there are currently 900,000 job vacancies in this country,…04 Mar 2024HANSARDOverhead Electrical Transmission LinesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the advantages of burying overhead electrical transmission lines.29 Feb 2024HANSARDOverhead Electrical Transmission LinesMy Lords, I am very pleased to open this debate and I am most grateful to noble Lords who have signed up for it. Many more have approached me elsewhere to say that they cannot be…29 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaCan my noble friend tell me how he reconciles Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recently articulated vision for post-conflict Gaza and the possibility of a two-state solution?27 Feb 2024HANSARDIran: Military PowerWhat is my noble friend the Minister’s current assessment of those who are under threat, in this country, from Tehran directly or through its proxies?20 Feb 2024HANSARDConventional Weapon Stocks: ExpenditureMy Lords, what is my noble friend the Minister’s assessment of Russia’s current conventional weapon stocks and its reliance, so we are told, on importing shells from North Korea?19 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal Authority FinancesIs there any appetite within the Government to look at the existing structures of local government? It seems increasingly difficult to justify having parish councils, town…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCare Home StaffingDoes my noble friend the Minister not agree with me that there is still massive potential with the 500 or so community hospitals we have in the United Kingdom? Many are extremely…18 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Industrial ActionThis is not intended to be either blackmailing or bullying, but is there not a case for re-examining the pay for MLAs? I know they already receive a reduced amount, but the longer…17 Jan 2024HANSARDDriving Licence: Young and Newly Qualified DriversMy Lords, no one wants to prevent young people getting in their cars to get jobs and so forth. But with the considerable increase in the volume of traffic, particularly on…15 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I declare an interest as a past chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council, and ask my noble friend for clarification. The Permanent Representative to the UN, Dame…19 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords—14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords—14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords—14 Dec 2023