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HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapMy Lords, further to the question from my noble friend Lady Stuart, do the Government understand the scale of the step-up needed to run a massive civil nuclear expansion alongside…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDeaths: Younger Age CohortsAre the Government considering excess deaths from the damage to mental health that many of the lockdown conditions imposed, particularly in young people deprived of their…11 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseDo the Government continue to share Israel’s assessment that that country and the world can be free from the threat of Hamas only if we see Hamas in the same terms as ISIS: in…29 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpI refer your Lordships to my entry in the register as director for the Purpose Business Coalition’s levelling-up goals. Are the Government still committed to the 12 medium-term…22 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, in adding my welcome to the Minister to his post and congratulating the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Roberts, on their maiden speeches, I particularly praise the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDPolicing of Marches and DemonstrationsMy noble friend is right that there has been an explosion of anti-Semitism in the capital and across the UK since 7 October. These marches are at the very least a factor in…13 Nov 2023HANSARDIran: Prisoner SwapTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States on the implications for United Kingdom and global security of the proposed…20 Sept 2023HANSARDIran: Prisoner SwapI thank the noble Lord for that Answer. The released hostages and their families will of course cherish their freedom, but are the Government not concerned that the true cost may…20 Sept 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023Further to the question of the noble Lord, Lord Harris, the commentary around the revised Contest strategy makes clear that the Government believe that the proportion of referrals…24 Jul 2023HANSARDNuclear Submarines: AUKUSTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure the United Kingdom meets the increased demands to produce nuclear submarines entailed by the AUKUS agreement…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNuclear Submarines: AUKUSI thank the Minister for that Answer. I should add that my declared interest for the Purpose Coalition includes advising Rolls-Royce on how to meet that production challenge.…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to proscribe the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.23 May 2023HANSARDIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsI thank the Minister for that Answer. It is now more than four months since the House of Commons passed a resolution universally in favour of the proscription of the IRGC. This is…23 May 2023HANSARDChildbirth: Black WomenIs the Minister aware of the findings of the 2015 Kirkup report into neonatal deaths in Morecambe Bay? Among its findings, it concluded that ethnic-minority women were on a number…03 May 2023HANSARDVoter IDMy Lords, are the Government alive to the prospect that they have set the bar too high for forms of photo ID for younger people in particular? The chance that someone would be so…03 May 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperI refer the House to my entries in the register of interests, including concerning analysis of the sector’s economic impact on communities across the UK. What will be the…03 May 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportI suffered a two year-long concussion while I was representing Barrow and Furness in the other place, and looking back, I was staggered by the lack of knowledge even among fairly…03 May 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsThe Minister has been clear that he is not going to express a view on particular countries joining, but will he at least be clear that the Government will view Taiwan’s…19 Apr 2023HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, the difficulty the UK had being able to prosecute British people who went to Syria to support ISIS led in part to the counterterrorism Act 2019 and its provisions to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Care: Workforce StrategyFurther to a number of questions, I point out that the Minister talks about the recognition of the need for overseas workers to plug the gap at the moment, but where is the…22 Mar 2023