Refugee Movements: Lebanon

Debate between Lord Anderson of Swansea and Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Thursday 19th March 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)]

My Lords—

[Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)]

We will hear from the Lib Dem Benches next, and then the Labour Benches.

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[Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)]

I did actually say that we would hear from the Labour Benches next.

[Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)]

My Lords, the increasing turbulence in the Middle East—in Lebanon, yes, but also in Sudan, South Sudan and Iran—means many more humanitarian tragedies and many more people who technically qualify as refugees and asylum seekers. Are we prepared for this? What are we doing in consultation with our European allies to prepare for a greater influx of refugees and asylum seekers?

Erasmus+ Eligibility: Asylum Seekers

Debate between Lord Anderson of Swansea and Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Thursday 29th January 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)]

My Lords—

[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)]

We will hear from the Cross Benches.

Great Western Railway: Infrastructure

Debate between Lord Anderson of Swansea and Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Wednesday 21st January 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)]

My Lords, it is the turn of the Labour Benches, and then we will come to the Conservative Benches.

[Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)]

My Lords, I am confident that the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, will join with me in praising the care of the GWR staff. Nevertheless, both he and I suffer on our journeys, often together, from Swansea, because of the delays. Can my noble friend the Minister say where the GWR stands in the comparative performance rates of all the railways in this matter?

Barnett Formula: Wales

Debate between Lord Anderson of Swansea and Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Wednesday 12th November 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)]

My Lords—

[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)]

We will hear from the noble Baroness.