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HANSARDUniversitiesMy Lords, it is a delight to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rees. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, on securing this debate. When I was a very junior member of the…14 Nov 2024HANSARDScience and Technology: EconomyMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow one of our great civil engineers and to precede one of our distinguished science communicators, who I am sure will add greatly to the…31 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesMy Lords, when I was Chief Secretary, working with the former Chancellor, the noble Lord, Lord Clarke, every single spending department that presented its plans to me described…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGibraltar-Spain Border ChecksWhile I warmly welcome the noble Lord’s reassurances, can I ask him to say whether his ministerial friends have sought assurances from their opposite numbers that this kind of…15 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, before I come to say a word of congratulations to the new Minister, I must say a word of congratulations and welcome to my noble friend Lord Goodman, whose moving speech…24 Jul 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI join other noble Lords and Baronesses in paying tribute to my noble friend, who has been extremely generous with his time in meetings. I am quite certain that he personally has…30 Apr 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for enabling some of us who worked with Mr Heath to say a word or two on this subject. I declare my interests in both…17 Jan 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will say a brief word in support of the most reverend Primate and to follow my noble friend Lord Horam. If we are to deal with this problem, it ultimately has to be on…05 Jul 2023