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HANSARDMoldova: Russian InterferenceMy Lords, the Intelligence and Security Committee published a report some years ago on Russian interference in British politics. It was heavily redacted, even though it stated…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSchools: Citizenship EducationMy Lords, the Minister will be well aware of recent polls showing the levels of disillusion young people have about our current political institutions. Part of the argument for…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSchools: Citizenship EducationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what changes they are considering for citizenship education in schools to accompany proposals to reduce the voting age to 16.05 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, the Minister will remember Boris Johnson’s promises of levelling up. This Government’s recent announcements on support for economic growth in transport and advanced…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSchools: World War II AnniversaryMy Lords, I was a member of the Government’s advisory committee for the commemoration of World War I. I felt that my Conservative colleagues were reluctant to emphasise the role…30 Jan 2025HANSARDLocal Government: FundingMy Lords, we on these Benches share the view of the importance of remembering the Holocaust on this anniversary. The Minister will be aware that centralisation of taxation in this…27 Jan 2025HANSARDPolitical Parties: Donations from AbroadMy Lords, I am very happy to find that the Conservative Party has rediscovered the idea of consensus now that it is in opposition. I am not sure we want to ban all foreign…22 Jan 2025HANSARDHigher Education Regulatory ApproachMy Lords, Liberal Democrats welcome this Statement, but for entirely different reasons from those that noble Lords have just heard from the Conservative Front Bench. This…21 Jan 2025HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, the Liberal Democrats do not accept the assumptions behind Labour’s following the Conservative imposition of directly elected mayors and larger councils across England.…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that there has been a tendency for high-tech and research investment to go overwhelmingly to the south and east of England in recent decades.…16 Jan 2025HANSARDPolitical Parties: FundingMy Lords, the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Russia report hinted at the very considerable extent of Russian money flowing into British politics, both to some political…15 Jan 2025HANSARDCivil Servants: Compulsory Office AttendanceMy Lords, we are having a debate both on a general principle and a particular situation. I have not discovered enough about the strike at the Land Registry and the issues involved…09 Jan 2025HANSARDForeign-owned Social Media CompaniesThe Leader of the House may be aware that, in the latest incident, Elon Musk has responded to Ed Davey’s criticism in language that Tommy Robinson might well use but, I am sure,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy Lords, the Defending Democracy Taskforce has a relatively narrow focus on hostile states and covert action. What we have seen recently have been private actions, very often…06 Jan 2025HANSARDEnglish DevolutionMy Lords, I note that the Statement says: “We will deliver a new constitutional settlement for England”. That is a very ambitious claim. What we have in the White Paper is a great…19 Dec 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentMy Lords, if the strategic defence review recommends and the Government accept that we need to spend more on defence because of the deteriorating international environment, can…17 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1My Lords, we know that petrolheads find motor racing tremendous, but we also know that motor racing has been connected closely to innovation in the industry. Are there any plans…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, in spite of the fireworks we have occasionally had from the Conservative Benches, this long debate has shown some elements of agreement about where we go from here, and…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHousebuilding: Regional MayorsMy Lords, in West Yorkshire housing has historically been a matter for local councils within the conurbation, rather than for the metropolitan mayor. Most social housing…05 Dec 2024HANSARDParliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeMy Lords, I understand that the first meeting of the EU-UK body to happen since the election is pencilled in for mid-January. Will there come a point between now and then when, if…03 Dec 2024