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HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they next intend to review the adequacy of the contributions made by the Crown dependencies towards the cost of their access to the United…01 Jul 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsMy Lords, the government guidance seems to be not entirely clear. When Ministers are using private emails for official business, does this mean that their officials, including…29 Jun 2021HANSARDConstitution InquiryMy Lords, the commitment to constitutional integrity and the absolute sovereignty of the UK Parliament comprise a piece of legal purism which I think the Government would…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLibel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public FundsMy Lords, in answer to a Written Question that I received two weeks ago, the Foreign Office stated: “Persons or entities designated under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering…14 Jun 2021HANSARDIran: British-Iranian PrisonersMy Lords, do the Government have a coherent policy towards dual nationals? Do we know how many dual nationals there are with a British nationality, and which other countries it is…07 Jun 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Meetings of BodiesMy Lords, is it the Government’s objective, nevertheless, to get the full panoply of relations and committees working well, as we have to manage a very wide agenda of continuing…27 May 2021HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome the several speakers who have talked about the need to get more broadcasting content out of London. As a resident of Saltaire, I have to make a certain comment…27 May 2021HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolThe Minister rightly stresses the importance of building public trust in all this. Given increasing concerns about the partisan fashion of so many recent public appointments, what…20 May 2021HANSARDSize of the House of LordsMy Lords, may I follow the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith? The Labour Party acted with great restraint in the first 11 years after the 1999 reforms. It was six years…18 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I found the opening speech of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart, extraordinary. There were more than 10 minutes on the wonders of Brexit and then three and a half…13 May 2021HANSARDCarrier Strike Group DeploymentMy Lords, I am a little worried by the air of nostalgia in several paragraphs of this Statement, with references to our “proud history … legendary Second World War vessels”, and…28 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, the Statement refers to Britain as a “robust democracy”. We have done without a written constitution because we have rested on the honour and good conduct of our…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014My Lords, I take my share of responsibility for the last Act. It is now clear that we have to extend further the coverage of lobbying activities. Will the Minister accept that…22 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyMy Lords, parts of this integrated review read more like a party manifesto than a closely argued analysis of threats and capabilities. We learn a lot about the Prime Minister’s…22 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Citizenship: HistoryThe Minister knows very well the sharp criticisms that professional historians have made of the rewriting of the historical section some eight years ago, changing its…14 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Citizenship: HistoryTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to revise the historical section of the Life in the United Kingdom handbook for people applying for United Kingdom citizenship.14 Apr 2021HANSARDClergy: EU Visas and Residence PermitsMy Lords, I want to press the Minister on reciprocity. There are expatriate communities in this country that also have religious services—the Swedish Church in London, in which I…13 Apr 2021HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that England is the most centralised democratic country, and that the greater the centralisation that a country has, the greater the regional…18 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, since sanitary and phytosanitary checks are a major problem in trade across the Irish Sea, and since the Government have now made it clear that they do not intend to…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid Contracts: Judicial ReviewMy Lords, the Minister has been explaining how the centre was overwhelmed by the number of offers. In the early stages, why was it not dealt with by a greater degree of local…01 Mar 2021