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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Conflict in the Middle East

"My Lords, I refer the House to my interests in the register. Will the Minister say where these sanctions get us? Together with a partial arms embargo, the refunding of UNRWA, which in turn funds Hamas, and ceasing trade talks with our ally, HMG have been consistently on the wrong …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 12 Jun 2025
Cardiovascular Illnesses

"My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Booth, on securing the debate. After listening to his story, I am rather glad that we were able to listen to him today. I have also listened to grieving families, passionate campaigners and dedicated cardiologists, each of them urging us to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill

"My Lords, I was not going to speak at all, and I will make this very short, because I am a great believer in this project and I support what the Minister has done. This amendment is just a wrecking amendment, because it is clear that the UK Holocaust Memorial …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

"My Lords, I refer the House to my interests in the register. Truth matters. In the other place when the Statement was made, the following MPs repeated the lie that 14,000 babies would die within two days, and I hope that they will put that record straight: Joe Powell; Adnan …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 May 2025
Assistive Technology

"My Lords, how will the Minister work with Department of Health colleagues to ensure that there are sufficient speech and language therapists, not just teachers, to enable this population to engage in their education?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Apr 2025
Electrocardiogram Screening

"My Lords, “If there is anything I can do to save anyone else’s life, I really want to fight for that”—those are the brave words of Hilary Nicholls just weeks after her daughter, Clarissa, passed away aged 20. Hilary is in the Chamber today. Together with Hilary, Ambassador Lambertini of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2025
Funerals: Death Certificate Delays

"My Lords, the Minister will know that, in the Jewish community, we bury our deceased within 24 hours. I have not noticed any change in that since September—so perhaps that fact will help her...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Mar 2025
Conflict in Gaza

"My Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. Last Thursday, in New York, I had a humbling experience at the UN Security Council, to which the Minister has just referred, where I heard the brave, eloquent and moving speech of the freed hostage Eli Sharabi, whose British wife, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 14 Mar 2025
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. To answer the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice: Israel has peace with Egypt; it has peace with Jordan and normalised relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco. Israel does not appear to be the problem. Why do noble Lords who talk …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2025
Syria

"My Lords, I totally agree with my noble friend Lord Ahmad’s words. This is fragile but, as the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, said, there is potential, for the first time in decades. In their Statement, the Government are rightly looking for stronger moral leadership characteristics. They say that

“anyone seeking …..."

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