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HANSARDWagner GroupMy Lords, there are consistent reports that Wagner has been making profits from gold mining, diamonds and other minerals in Africa and that it is profiting through exporting them…11 Jul 2023HANSARDRecall Petitions: Voter IDMy Lords, many constituencies have several hundred overseas voters; some have over 1,000. The extension of overseas voting rights would increase those numbers very considerably.…10 Jul 2023HANSARDChinaMy Lords, I declare my interest as someone who went to Hong Kong for the first time when Britain was clearly running it with what one has to say was benign authoritarianism. I…06 Jul 2023HANSARDNetwork Rail: Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ProgrammeMy Lords, on a previous occasion the Minister promised improvements that would provide for the second of the two lines between Leeds and Bradford to be upgraded to a point where…05 Jul 2023HANSARDNational Security BillWe on these Benches very much welcome the concessions that the Government have made. I disagree with the rather overoptimistic interpretation of where we are from the noble Lord,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Procurement: Palantir ContractMy Lords, press coverage of this contract has indicated that an alternative British consortium was prepared for this contract. Can the Government confirm whether they examined…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVetting Social Media AccountsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what policies they have in place for vetting the social media accounts of speakers invited to address Civil Service events, and cancelling…21 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, the Commons reason given for disagreeing to Lords Amendment 22 is: “Because the law already makes sufficient provision in relation to donations to political parties”.…21 Jun 2023HANSARDVetting Social Media AccountsMy Lords, I am confused by all the references to the diversity network. My understanding from at least two of those who have been cancelled in this way was that they were invited,…21 Jun 2023HANSARDVetting Social Media AccountsMy Lords, I find that a little difficult to accept, because we have slowly begun to hear about who has been cancelled. A chemical weapons expert was cancelled from a chemical…21 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I am neither a lawyer nor a company formation specialist although, in a career as an international policy researcher, I have not only dealt with the Crown dependencies…20 Jun 2023HANSARDLocal Government: Reinvigorating Local DemocracyMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, and others made comparisons between Britain and France. That reminds me that, when I first began to be interested in politics as an…15 Jun 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for that extremely clear and helpful explanation of the statutory instrument. As he will be well aware, we are now in the middle of considering the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDElections: Voter IDMy Lords, we already have a problem with fewer young people turning out to vote than others. The clear implication of what Jacob Rees-Mogg said was that this was intended to…13 Jun 2023HANSARDElections: Voter IDMy Lords—13 Jun 2023HANSARDFree Music EducationMy Lords, I declare an interest as the former chair of the VOCES8 Foundation, which is a music education charity. We have found from going into primary schools that a large number…12 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, does the Minister recall an earlier government-appointed judicial inquiry in which the Government chose what material to release to the judge rather than allowing the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDSMEs: Net-zero TargetsMy Lords, a number of SMEs operate in old buildings. When retrofitting to improve insulation considerably, we rapidly come up against planning restrictions. Are the Government…07 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that this is a particular example of the confusions and contradictions into which the Government have now slipped, in terms of our…06 Jun 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachMy Lords, this is a small issue concerning a larger problem, which is the unconstrained and unaccountable prerogative powers of the Prime Minister and the deterioration of…25 May 2023