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HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitMy Lords, I was glad to hear the Foreign Secretary refer to the European Political Community as one of the important fora for the UK. I ask the Minister—12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitTo ask His Majesty’s Government what preparations they are making for the fourth European Political Community Summit, to be held in the United Kingdom in spring 2024.12 Dec 2023HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, we on these Benches are in favour of extending the franchise further, but as part of a wider reconsideration of inclusion on and exclusion from the register. I remind…12 Dec 2023HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, have the Government looked at models of public service broadcasting in comparable countries in terms of both international and domestic activities? In the United States,…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitMy Lords, I presume we are chairing this meeting as we are the host. Does that give us particular influence over the agenda? Does it imply that our Prime Minister and Foreign…12 Dec 2023HANSARDEuropean Political Community SummitApologies. I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.12 Dec 2023HANSARDCyber Democratic InfluenceMy Lords, I share the sentiment that we all need to work together in defending democracy. I thank the Government for the Statement, but this is not a surprise, as we have known…11 Dec 2023HANSARDClassical MusicMy Lords, anyone who has heard the annual performance of “Messiah” by the Halifax Choral Society, with the Black Dyke Mills Band and orchestra, will know that we are not entirely…07 Dec 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionCould the Minister consider changing the status of the House of Lords Commission? There has been a range of reports from think tanks and committees in the other place which have…06 Dec 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords—06 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy Lords, does the Minister agree with the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, that we on this side are the establishment while the anti-establishment are the poor people who are stuck in…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGeneral Elections: Party-political SpendingMy Lords, there are a number of proposals for limiting the size of donations. Have the Government taken any issue with that? I have looked at the reports on donations for the…29 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Project DeliveryMy Lords, the Government have talked a lot about the need to reduce bureaucracy and to cut the size of the Civil Service. Yet this entire scheme is extremely bureaucratic and…23 Nov 2023HANSARDResearch, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape ReportMy Lords, the figures that the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, spoke of are in the review; I read it this morning. Will the Minister reassure us that the response will represent the views…20 Nov 2023HANSARDPolicing of Marches and DemonstrationsMy Lords, we are told that two of those arrested in Paris for painting anti-Semitic slogans on French synagogues have said to the police that they were acting under orders from…13 Nov 2023HANSARDCertificate of Sponsorship: Foreign Health and Care WorkersMy Lords, I read in the financial pages of the profits that chains of privately owned care homes are making. I also note that some of them have their headquarters outside the…13 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, the 2019 Conservative manifesto, on which this Government’s programme was based, devoted well over a page to constitutional reform, democratic accountability and the…09 Nov 2023HANSARDCounter-Disinformation Unit: Israel and PalestineTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps their Counter-Disinformation Unit is taking to identify and combat disinformation on social media in respect of the conflict in Israel…24 Oct 2023HANSARDCounter-Disinformation Unit: Israel and PalestineGiven the second Question today, perhaps the Minister will confirm that much of the work of the unit is outsourced to an artificial intelligence company, logically.ai, which I…24 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will talk a little about the role of the House as a revising Chamber and the legislative process. I am not an expert on the legalities of combating fraud, although I…18 Oct 2023