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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I expect that the name of Field-Marshal Julius Jakob Freiherr von Haynau does not elicit the sort of interest that once it did in your Lordships’ House. He was, none the…20 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 1, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale of Richmond, and the most reverend Primate the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will speak in favour of this group, particularly Amendments 6, 14 and 20, but I wish to avoid the circularity, as the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, was saying,…12 Feb 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, the gracious Speech set out a number of the key challenges impinging on our security and His Majesty’s Government’s intentions in addressing them. I shall focus to some…15 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman and Lady Bennett, and the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, have all spoken eloquently on Amendment 201, which I support. I thank them for…06 Sept 2023HANSARDDementia DiagnosisMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his answers on the diagnosis of dementia. Will he also outline what is being done to measurably improve the structures of support for…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I also rise to speak to Amendment 198 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, whom it is an honour to…04 Sept 2023HANSARDWindrush Generation: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I am grateful to His Majesty’s Government for the opportunity to debate this important anniversary. On 22 June, together with the Archbishop of the Province of the West…07 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, Amendment 88 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, is supported by my right reverend friend the Bishop of Gloucester, who regrets that she is unable to be here…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, who has expertly outlined why these amendments are needed. My good friend the right reverend Prelate…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 59, 63, 64 and 67 which, as has been demonstrated, have strong support from all quarters of this Chamber. It was the intention of the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 78, tabled by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham, who is unable to be here at this early hour. I know that he is grateful to the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 61 and 62 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord German, and welcome the opportunity to discuss what rules and regulations His Majesty’s Government…07 Jun 2023HANSARDBBC: Government Role in ImpartialityMy Lords, political pressure on the BBC is not new. Mr Wilson, Mrs Thatcher and Mr Blair all had their problems with the BBC. As in this place, those in power there face scrutiny,…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy Lords, does the Minister agree that a positive move to implement the High Court judgment may help in bilateral representations where British citizens find themselves…13 Mar 2023HANSARDEducation (Non-religious Philosophical Convictions) Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak in this debate feeling somewhat like an officer of the Salvation Army commending temperance to a conference of brewers. None the less, while I believe that the…03 Feb 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s commitment that the United Kingdom should remain one of the leading nations in equipping Ukraine to resist the Russian invasion and…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for securing this debate and setting out for us with his habitual clarity the issues at hand. I am particularly saddened to…31 Oct 2022HANSARD50th Anniversary of the Expulsion of Asians from UgandaMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Popat, on securing this debate, marking as it does a significant and tragic episode in the history of Uganda, an important event…27 Oct 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, the diocese of Southwark is linked with four of the five Anglican dioceses in Zimbabwe and the neighbouring diocese of Rochester with the fifth, Harare. Does the…27 Oct 2022