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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the effect of Amendment 1 is to underline the purpose of this Bill as ending entry here by the hereditary principle, but which does not endorse the wholesale removal of…03 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating this eloquent and important Statement. In the three years since Putin’s tanks rolled into Ukraine, imagining then an easy…26 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-EU RelationsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement. Before I start, I will say that, while the timing was eventually agreed in the usual channels, it does not really…13 Feb 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness the Leader of the House, I very much look forward to hearing the maiden speech of my noble friend Lord Brady of Altrincham and the valedictory…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Numbers and EligibilityMy Lords, the noble Baroness rightly sets store by her party’s manifesto. The Labour manifesto pledged: “At the end of the Parliament in which a member reaches 80 years of age,…09 Dec 2024HANSARDG20 and COP 29 SummitsMy Lords, I repeat the genuine sadness that we on this side also felt in losing a great comrade in this place: the late Lord Prescott. He was a man of the deepest conviction and…25 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords—or perhaps in this new era I should say, “Fellow working people”, because we are fellow hard-working Peers—I am grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformI am speaking of numbers at present. I have addressed that question. The noble Lord understands the principles of collective responsibility; I was a member of the Government and…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformPacta sunt servanda.12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformIs it not—12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformI was really trying to help the noble Baroness guide her argument because it is not the first step that the House is interested in; it is the final step. What do the Government…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, if there is a Question that is really about the role of the Lord Speaker, it might be helpful to noble Lords if that were made clear when the Question is tabled. I agree…14 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating this important Statement. Yes, she did indeed speak for the whole House when, in the most graphic and moving tones, she invoked…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for repeating this important Statement. Like her, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and survivors, their…09 Sept 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: CompositionMy Lords, for the avoidance of doubt I should say that I was the one who proposed that we look at the by-election matter. I have repeatedly made clear, both from that Dispatch Box…05 Sept 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, we are very grateful to the noble Lord for giving early notice of these matters. I assume that there will be no fixture for Millwall in the first week of September next…05 Sept 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for repeating this Statement. We on this side share in good wishes for the future of President Biden after his decision to…23 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechThat this debate be adjourned till tomorrow.17 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, what a privilege it is to follow the noble Lord, Lord Reid of Cardowan, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hazarika—two absolutely brilliant children of Coatbridge. The speech…17 Jul 2024HANSARDRoyal CommissionMy Lords, it not being convenient for His Majesty personally to be present here this day, he has been pleased to cause a Commission under the Great Seal to be prepared for…24 May 2024