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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, for the last two years a very nasty, cruel war has been waged only two or three thousand kilometres to the east of here by the Russians who attacked Ukraine quite…13 Jul 2023HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I, too, feel grateful for the opportunity to ask some of the questions which have been highlighted by this extraordinary extraction operation we have been involved in…26 Apr 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, for a number of years I was shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. I have not been involved in recent political discussions in the Province. In a sense, I have…31 Oct 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I endorse the very powerful arguments produced by a number of colleagues, such as the noble Lord, Lord Lang, in favour of our spending more money on defence and taking…18 May 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I have been following this Bill since its inception. I have not spoken up to this point, but I have been increasingly concerned about the effect of this particular…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am endeavouring to do so but I shall not stand here for very long. The ancient Spartans were helots. Their problem was that they had no rights—they had a growing population but…02 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have listened to the debate this afternoon with great pleasure, and I must say with growing agreement with what was said—until I heard the contribution of the noble…12 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it has been a most interesting debate. I was rather surprised to hear the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, refer to a consensus emerging on this subject this afternoon. There…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank the Minister for giving way for just a moment. On the important matter of accommodation centres, who will be responsible for assigning a particular place or centre to an…05 Jan 2022HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to refer to the case of my mother-in-law, a person of whom I was extremely fond, but I must make it quite clear that she was not a campaigner for law reform in…22 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I do not think I shall ever forget the extraordinary pictures we saw the other day of human desperation at Kabul airport. That is one of those dramatic pictures you…18 Aug 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, I think these two agreements lack two fundamental things without which they will be much poorer than they would otherwise be. First, there is no cost-benefit analysis at…08 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, the first thing that we need to do in a situation of this kind is to make sure that we do not deceive ourselves about the reality that we face. This recession will be…04 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomy: Bank of England ForecastsMy Lords, in the course of the Government’s efforts to mitigate the collapse of demand in the economy with their furloughing system and so forth, which I thoroughly approve of,…13 May 2020HANSARDBudget StatementIs it not the case that what is really alarming here is that the collapse of consumer demand is likely to last for a very long time and that there is going to be a substantial…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, the narrow nationalism of this Government has been deeply depressing for a long time. But the fanatical, pedantic ideology that the Government have displayed in the last…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)No, indeed it is not. I am not saying that the benefit we get is accumulating bullion, because we have a balance of payments surplus. That is the mercantilist idea, and I can only…16 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the UK has withdrawn from the European Medicines Agency without putting anything in its place. This means that no new compound can be registered, licensed and made…16 Mar 2020HANSARDContinuity Agreement: Kingdom of MoroccoMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Stevenson on getting the opportunity to debate this, and I particularly congratulate him on his initiative in making a very…09 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipDo the Government not appreciate that no one will invest in manufacturing capability in this country, the output for which will be dependent on demand from the single market to a…27 Feb 2020