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HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, does my noble friend agree with me that the quickest way to get aid in is to get the hostages out, the quickest way to get the hostages out is to have a sustainable…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for, I think, giving an answer to my question. My understanding, therefore, is that the answer to my question is yes. The public authority could…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, unlike the noble Lord, Lord Hain, I think this is a rather good Bill, although I agree respectfully with him that these amendments, particularly those on international…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThat is not the point I was making, but the noble Lord is absolutely right. My point was whether there is in that judgment some sort of obligation on us not to impede the…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that speech, although I respectfully point out that groups such as Diaspora Alliance hold the same sway and weight in the Jewish community as,…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am looking at the time. I am happy to continue this conversation elsewhere, but I will say this: I would be happy if Clause 3(7) encompassed not only Israel and the Occupied…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI invite the noble Lord to look at proposed new subsection (4D) because, with the greatest of respect, it is not correct to say that the policy would have to be “in accordance…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillTo be absolutely clear, my question, which I hope the noble Lord will pick up when he responds, is this. My putative public authority has a consistent policy, which it applies…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am extremely grateful to the noble Lord for setting that out so clearly. It brings me to the question I hope he might be able to pick up later, so that I can really understand…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I will come back to the text of the proposed amendment. I hope it is in order if I use my short intervention essentially to ask the noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury,…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, all I am doing is highlighting that, when it comes to gross breaches of human rights around the world, Israel is treated differently, both in the manner that I have…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillForgive me, but I think I did mention the guidance right at the beginning of my remarks. Indeed, I made the point that I did not understand that the noble Lord, Lord Collins of…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe central point the noble Lord is seeking to make is that he will not be neutered. He would not be neutered because this Bill does not prevent any person seeking to influence a…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I did not introduce a technical problem with his amendment. I sought to explain to the Committee, and to him, that the basis of his amendment—that is, that the Secretary…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I will do something very controversial and invite the Committee to look at the terms of the amendment, coupled with the terms of the Bill. The speech of the noble Lord,…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, on Saturday night, I experienced three emotions: fear, pride and hope—fear, because I have close family in Israel and I was worried for them and about them; pride, when…15 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, who made his points in his usual succinct style—notwithstanding that the usual channels, in what must…15 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I spoke on Second Reading, and I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Deben for taking the trouble to read my speech. I wait with anticipation to find out the, no doubt…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I associate myself with the words of my noble friend Lord Pickles about the work done over many years by the noble Lord, Lord Mann, for the Government in an unpaid…20 Mar 2024HANSARDExtremism Definition and Community EngagementMy Lords, the proposition that my enemy’s enemy is my friend is probably one of the most wrong-headed and dangerous in politics. I am proud that over the past few years, when the…19 Mar 2024