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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2024
Cancer Research: Funding Gap

"I declare my interest as chair of Cancer Research UK. One of the most important international research partnerships in cancer science is the Cancer Grand Challenges, which bring together CRUK, the US Government, the French Government, the Dutch and the Spanish, but not yet the British Government. I invite the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Jan 2024
Defending the UK and Allies

"That is fortunate.

As we have heard, the action taken by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force was clearly both justified and necessary. Although the Prime Minister’s Statement is careful, for diplomatic reasons, to say that action was unrelated to other events in the Middle East, it clearly …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Dec 2023
Guyana: Sovereign Territory

"Having been in the Essequibo region earlier in the year, I think it right that Guyana pursues this matter through diplomatic routes—the ICJ, the UN and other forums. But the fact is that the Venezuelan military is much stronger. It has tanks, jets and naval assets sourced from Russia, Iran …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2023
Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

"My Lords, I welcome these regulations. They get the NHS off the hook from inappropriate compulsory competitive tendering of clinical services but also avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Open procurement will remain an option where it is in patients’ and taxpayers’ interests.

In my previous experience, there …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Nov 2023
King’s Speech

"My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, I have the privilege of being a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme. As we have heard throughout this afternoon, the gracious Speech sets out immediate objectives for defence in this country—including supporting Israel, strengthening Ukraine and sustaining NATO.

On Israel, …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Oct 2023
Israel/Gaza

"My Lords, unlike the last speaker, I do not accept that the Israeli response to date has been disproportionate, nor do I find it inconceivable that Hamas would conceal themselves in churches or mosques or schools, because there is years of evidence showing that that is precisely what they do.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jul 2023
Iran

"The UK Government rightly proscribed Hezbollah in 2019 and Hamas in 2021, both of which receive material support from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Can the Minister say whether there are circumstances in which proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would be contemplated? If so, what are they?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jun 2023
Defence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)

"My Lords, I hesitate to speak in such distinguished company, but my short contribution today concerns the maritime domain, which the committee’s report rightly addresses.

Over the past year or so I have had the privilege of spending some time with the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, both here …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Jun 2023
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

"My Lords, I declare my interests as an honorary fellow of Balliol and as the incoming chair of Cancer Research UK, one of the country’s largest independent scientific funders of British universities.

Compared with other major countries, and indeed with our own past, Britain’s economic performance since the financial crisis …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

"My Lords, I was pleased to add my name to Amendment 241 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. I support the various amendments that the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, has tabled on healthy homes, and other amendments in this group.

I start by taking my cue from …..."

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