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HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, what we have seen in recent days has gone a little beyond rhetoric, I fear. I would say to the noble Baroness that of course all countries have a responsibility to seek…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI am not sure that I can be whipping the House as well. There is time for all Benches to be heard and I think the noble Baroness was possibly up first—but let us get on, because…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is as follows: “Mr…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I thank both the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their remarks. I express my personal appreciation for the eloquence and passion with which the noble Baroness the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, broadcasters are independent in this country, a free country, but as the noble Baroness will know, the Culture Secretary took up certain matters, which she has referred…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, the British Government will bend all their efforts not only to securing the release and safety of British people who are missing but to supporting all those who have…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI agree with that. I said in the Statement that the Government’s position is that we should return to seek the two-state solution, and ultimately seek the way of peace. The way of…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend. Hamas is proscribed—those who invite support for this group could be jailed. However, arrests are an operational matter for the police. The…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his comments. I offer my sympathy and concern to his friends and family. This is an unprecedented situation. The UK stands side by side with…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the House that they, having been informed of the purport of the…21 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, it might be useful if, in moving this Motion, I set out more about its intended use. It is commonplace for there to be greater flexibility in how business progresses…20 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Change PoliciesMy Lords, I am sorry to disappoint my noble friends, but I think it is the turn of the Liberal Democrats.20 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat (1) Standing Order 38(9) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be suspended until the end of the Session so far as is necessary to allow His Majesty’s Government to arrange…20 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitNo, my Lords, I am not briefed to give specific timescales, but I will certainly let my noble friend and the House know if such information is made available. I apologise for that.12 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitWell, my Lords, there were so many hypotheticals there. I am no more informed about the Prime Minister’s diary than the noble Lord is. On climate change, there is no doubt that…12 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, I am grateful for those responses, and I will try to pick up at least some of the points made. Anything I do not, I will try to pick up later. First, I am grateful for…12 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend, whose expertise and dedication to these issues we all recognise. I fear that it is a few years, perhaps decades, since I had a…12 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, I think my inference was reasonable on the basis of the remarks the noble Lord made.12 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitOn the noble Lord’s final point, which was discussed briefly in another Statement yesterday, the Prime Minister met Premier Li of China. I think it is the first time in four or…12 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is as follows: “Mr…12 Sept 2023