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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for setting out the Government’s position with such courtesy and clarity. Our position on this side has been clear from the very outset,…10 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating this important Statement. As someone who has spent many years studying the history of that region, I have the profoundest…02 Mar 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, the problem with this Statement is that it does not address the central question of why the Prime Minister chose a twice-disgraced man, a known associate of a convicted…10 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to ask questions on a Statement by our well-travelled Prime Minister. Actually, we on this side do not criticise the Prime Minister for…04 Feb 2026HANSARDElection of Lord SpeakerMy Lords, I entirely endorse everything the Leader of the House has said on our behalf. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Forsyth—and he is my friend. However, I remember that,…12 Jan 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I do not think that this is the occasion for a lengthy intervention, but I would like to make it clear to the House that this has been discussed in usual channels, as…16 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend—she is my noble friend from coalition days and long before. I am always entertained by her nostalgia for the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for repeating this important Statement—although, for those who have not read it, it ends with claims that the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak as Leader of the Opposition; I do not wish to interfere with this debate. I have no intention of moving the adjournment of the House, which has been…22 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, when the Lord Speaker told me last night of his decision to retire early, I was overwhelmed by the sense of his love for his wife of 56 years that led to the decision.…16 Oct 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseTo leave out from “that” to end and to insert “given no persuasive case has been put for systematically abandoning the usual conventions governing the sitting times of the House,…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader for the constructive tone in which she spoke. I fear we may not be able to reach agreement at the end, but I appreciate the way she…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am grateful to those who spoke and to the Leader. I will come to her remarks at the end. I do not want to abuse the Companion , so I will not make a long wind-up…14 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese Espionage: ParliamentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of their ability to protect Parliament from Chinese espionage in light of the collapse of recent legal proceedings.13 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese Espionage: ParliamentMy Lords, I welcome and will look at the action she has recommended and mentioned. I am sorry that the noble Baroness the Leader of the House is not in her place to answer this…13 Oct 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I put my name to this amendment. I underline the thanks that have been expressed to all the various people mentioned, including the lawyers, who have played a very…21 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal for her emollient words. I hope very much that in the time that elapses between now and our return in September careful…21 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack RodIt is a pleasure, on behalf of these Benches, to follow the Lord Privy Seal, who spoke beautifully for us all as our Leader in her generous tribute to our outgoing Black Rod,…09 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack RodI had probably better not go on. But we all know who made that choice, and that was Sarah Clarke. How grateful we are that she did, despite the fact that she is well and truly in…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill09 Jul 2025