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10 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, I am delighted to participate in this debate and thus to play my final set. I would like in particular to congratulate my noble kinswoman on the maiden speech she has…30 Jun 2025HANSARDCivil Service: Digital SkillsMy Lords, having been at one stage a civil servant colleague of the current Minister, and declaring my interest as someone who went on to become a Minister and who has a daughter…20 Feb 2023HANSARDAmerican War of Independence: Semiquincentennial CommemorationsMy Lords, as a patron of the Battlefields Trust, may I very much associate myself with the tenor of this discussion and the Minister’s clear enthusiasm for a response? Will not…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny: Working Practices (EUC Report)My Lords, I am pleased to participate in this important debate. Colleagues may be relieved that, having signed one of the reports under discussion today—and the remarkable range…07 Sept 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, it is more than a year since this report was published, since when the world has changed beyond recognition. The pandemic has compelled us to reset financial and social…12 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)That the Virtual Proceedings do consider the Report from the European Union Committee Beyond Brexit: H ow to W in F riends and I nfluence P eople (35th Report, Session 2017–19, HL…12 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, briefly and in conclusion, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions and for their personal kindness towards me. I also thank the Minister for his efforts to…12 May 2020HANSARDGypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities: InequalitiesMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness on bringing this important report to the attention of our House. It is perhaps not insignificant that my family name is as it is,…25 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, while I very much welcome the Minister’s readiness in contrition to learn lessons as and when they develop, can she give the House an assurance that that same attitude…10 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, this is the first speech that I have made in a personal capacity since I was appointed by this House to chair the EU Committee, now nearly eight eventful years ago.…13 Jan 2020