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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Jun 2025
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I am speaking to the amendments in this group on behalf of these Benches and, in doing so, I confirm the strong support we expressed at Second Reading for the Bill. There was a sense of outrage when President Trump attempted to squeeze an agreement for the extraction …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 09 May 2025
80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan

"My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for his inspiring opening of this debate, which has included the excellent maiden speech by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Peterborough. There have been many remarkable speeches today. In May 1944, I was six months old. I remember absolutely nothing of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 31 Mar 2025
Chancel Repair (Church Commissioners’ Liability) Measure

"My Lords, I will be brief. The Ecclesiastical Committee, under our excellent chair, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, considered these Measures on 3 February this year, as we have heard, after they had gone through all the synod’s scrutiny. Before I begin, I must declare my interests: I …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 06 Mar 2025
Ukraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)

"My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, on introducing this excellent report. It makes grim reading. By its reckoning, we are not defending ourselves as a country well enough. It pre-dated, but was prescient in, its conclusions, which played out in the terrible scenes at the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Jan 2025
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I share the remarks made by a number of noble Lords about my late noble friend Baroness Randerson. I was her Whip. Her loss to us is incalculable. She was an exceptional politician and a great friend to us all. She will be greatly missed.

Although the Bill …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2025
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

"My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing this Second Reading debate, and I speak to support the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, otherwise known as Martyn’s law.

This is practical legislation that will empower communities to fight the ever-present threat of terrorism. Indeed, the need for this Bill …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Oct 2024
Ukraine

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for introducing this debate. It is both timely and necessary. I start by remembering what the Budapest memorandum was all about. Signed in 1994 by Russia, the USA and the UK, it was intended to reduce the threat of nuclear war. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 12 Sep 2024
Public Libraries

"My Lords, I have time only to ask the Minister what she can recommend we do for the Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries—the acronym is CRACL—which are a charitable trust, of which I am patron. They are mainly run by amazing volunteers, who put in more than 634 hours …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2024
King’s Speech

"My Lords, I too send my best wishes to the new Government and their Front Bench. I wish them well in the future. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, on his dynamic maiden speech.

I will speak about the Yorkshire Dales’ environment, primarily our national park, which I …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Feb 2024
Pollution in Rivers and Regulation of Private Water Companies

"My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville for her excellent speech and for securing this important debate. It follows on from the one held in the Chamber on “Water and Sewage Companies: Directors’ Remuneration” on 22 February. I urge your Lordships to read that …..."
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