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HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevLord Lebedev is a British citizen of Russian extraction who, I understand, had his primary and secondary education in this country. I see no logic in the Labour party’s…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevIt has been mentioned that Lord Lebedev has been tweeting this afternoon, and I understand that he has tweeted in the past few minutes that the Leader of the Opposition…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevLet me first address the situation in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken of the Prime Minister and people of the United Kingdom as being among his greatest allies,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThat is not relevant to this debate. I will tell the hon. Lady what this debate looks like: it looks like the Labour party is focusing on an individual because of who he is. It is…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevWere the hon. Gentleman to look into the matter, he would find that Lord Lebedev has, through his newspapers, publicly criticised the Putin invasion of Ukraine, as one would…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevTo return to where I started, there are so many issues that affect people’s lives that we could be debating today, for example: my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevWell, I will invite the House to draw its own conclusion. [ Interruption. ]29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevYes, well, I will leave the House to draw its own conclusions about that. I have to say that the individual who is the subject of this debate is a British citizen. He happens to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI have the feeling it will be a very long time before the Labour party is in a position to do that from the Government Benches. The broader point is that the privacy rights of…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevIt is quite normal practice to ignore Opposition motions; they are given the careful attention they deserve. That is common practice. The Government regret the fact that the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI have no individual knowledge on that point, but the House of Lords Appointments Commission, in the person of Lord Bew, wrote to the Leader of the Opposition, after he wrote to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDCivil Contingencies Act: 2022 Post-Implementation ReviewI am pleased to inform the House that a comprehensive report, the “2022 Post Implementation Review of the Civil Contingencies Act” has today been laid before Parliament. This will…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI am conscious of the time, but I will give way.29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThat has nothing to do with this matter, as I am sure the hon. Lady well knows. I reiterate that we must ensure the ability of the House of Lords Appointments Commission to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI think the hon. Member knows that the common practice is not to vote on Opposition motions— [ Laughter ] —and for very good reason. This motion, as the hon. Member knows and as…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI do not recognise the right hon. Gentleman’s characterisation of the Prime Minister’s position. The right hon. Gentleman knows full well that no one can hold a candle to this…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevWith the leave of the House and yourself, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to close the debate. Let me thank the House for the robust debate on this motion. As has become only too…29 Mar 2022HANSARDStandards Committee Call for Evidence: Government ResponseOn 29 November 2021, the House of Commons Committee on Standards invited responses to its proposals for reform of the code of conduct for Members. The Government’s joint response…18 Mar 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation FrameworkOn 20 May 2021, the Government announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC to carry out a study to look at options for a framework for compensation for people infected and…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1. The Bill passed through the other place, where it was carefully scrutinised and amended in only one respect: to…14 Mar 2022