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HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. To our mutual embarrassment, I think we agree more often than we care to admit in public. In the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesMy Lords, in supporting my noble friend Lord Bailey, I suggest that it might be a good idea to encourage individuals to join the special constabulary, as I once did, because that…11 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesMy Lords, I declare an interest; while I no longer have agricultural land, members of my family do. Last year, on 20 December, the NFU issued a press statement which stated that…05 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Taxes and BorrowingMy Lords, the Minister will know that the OBR has forecast that growth will peak at 2% in 2025 and thereafter fall back, after 2026, to around 1.5%. Does the Minister regard that…04 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that, given the very difficult circumstances in which armed police have to operate, those who make the decision to prosecute should do so only…28 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and LebanonMy Lords, when I was working in the Foreign Office some 30 years ago, I met Mr Netanyahu on a number of occasions. I formed a very clear view of him: the creation of a permanent…16 Oct 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, the Minister has a great deal of personal experience to give, and his presence is greatly to be welcomed. I support the policy that he has announced; it is sensible in…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the Government on their victory at the general election—although I hope it will not be thought churlish of me if I say that, as in 2019, the…23 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, in noting what my noble friend the Minister said, on the matter of compensation, I am sure he will agree that those who received inflected blood products, or their…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I support Motion B1, moved by the noble and learned Lord. I support both proposed new subsections within his amendment, subsections (7) and (8), but I want to focus…16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThere is another difference too. The Supreme Court, just a few months ago, held that Rwanda is not safe.16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Minister uses the phrase “not be obligated”. That just means they do not have to do it, but it does not alter the legal position.16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo. I have been speculating on whether we will be asked to a party, to which we might or might not be invited, or whether there will be a parliamentary Statement or whether the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, will my noble friend impress on his counterparts in the Israeli Government that, difficult though the two-state, or confederal, solution may be, it is by far the least…21 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: RwandaWill my noble friend the Minister help the House by telling us whether the numbers of migrants who are paid a fee to go to Rwanda will count towards the numbers that Rwanda has…21 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBefore my noble friend sits down, he will have heard the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, tell us what the Lord Chancellor said about a parliamentary occasion if the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, perhaps within two minutes I will complete my observations to support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. To anticipate what my noble friend the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will make just a one-minute contribution to this debate on Amendment 45. This is the rolling sunset to which I have previously referred. It is a natural phenomenon not…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I begin by saying how much I regret the death of my noble friend Lord Cormack. He was a great friend of mine and a close colleague for more than 40 years in the House of…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThis is a different situation. Here we have the expression of opinion by the Supreme Court being displaced by the Government through legislation.04 Mar 2024