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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, having nodded along to those who complained about the length and diverse nature of the Bill, I am going to propose five modest additions to it, which in their entirety…16 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords—16 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, there will be a different assessment of the role of the United Nations through this conflict. Some will point to the way in which the organisations strive to get aid in;…16 Oct 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government on what grounds they have barred officers from the Israel Defense Forces from participating in the Royal College of Defence Studies, and whether…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesI thank my noble friend for that Answer, but I must say that, even in the current context of destructive tokenism from the United Kingdom Government over Israel, this decision or…17 Sept 2025HANSARDUK Defence and Aerospace Facilities: ProtestsMy Lords, it is welcome to hear what the Minister has said about the importance of the defence industry. Does he share my view that it is completely unacceptable for anyone who…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPublic Order LegislationMy Lords, if it was illegal noisily to call Israel’s actions a genocide then I suggest that many Members of this House and the other place would currently be serving time. It is…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestine Action Protests: ArrestsMy Lords, Palestine Action was proscribed after a five-year-long campaign of criminal sabotage and violence against working people. There is a deliberate and deceitful attempt to…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, it is helpful that the Minister acknowledges that the convention needs to evolve and that there are issues with it. However, given the truth of what was just said about…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025On that point—03 Jul 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, made a number of important points. I accept much of her analysis, but come to a different conclusion on proscribing Palestine…03 Jul 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, the situation in Gaza is horrendous, and any new settlement building is completely wrong. Can I press for a greater understanding of the Government’s position on aid…09 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, I consider Tom Fletcher a friend and former colleague. On a personal level I also consider the Minister a friend, but will he reflect on what he has just said? I do not…22 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffThese attacks were made by dangerous individuals who had been imprisoned because of their violent radicalism, but there remains the problem of radicalisation within prisons once…13 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsMy Lords, these arrests are of course only one aspect of the array of measures that the UK authorities need to take to protect British citizens from the malign impact of Iran.…07 May 2025HANSARDIndia-Pakistan: EscalationMy Lords, the final report from my noble friend Lord Austin on the tensions and violence in Leicester in 2023 is obviously still awaited, but can the Minister reassure the House…07 May 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesWe have heard many harrowing accounts today. Of course antisemitism has existed for millennia, long before the Hamas atrocities on 7 October, and it is a privilege to be in the…07 May 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: ScotlandWith reference to the last question, the Scottish National Party is not represented in this Chamber so I am sure it will not mind me speaking about it. Whatever the views of the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsBut is there not a tension between the robust words that the Minister rightly uses and that the Home Secretary delivered to the Chinese nation and, for example, the Government’s…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsThe leadership being shown by the Government on this is highly welcome, but I noted the approving reference in the Statement to the investigations by the Charity Commission. Does…06 Mar 2025