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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, I added my name in support of this amendment, which has been so admirably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. I agree that the opportunity to adopt this solution should have been seized earlier. Those who tried but failed are right to be frustrated, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
G7 and NATO Summits

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Leader of the House for that statement. The Statement says that we need to

“ensure a complete, verifiable and irreversible end to Iran’s nuclear programme”.

Israel identified two existential threats arising from Iran. One was the nuclear programme; the other was the ICBM …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

"My Lords, I was not planning to speak, but I thought I would say a couple of words. This is an important amendment and I support the objective that it is pursuing, although I also agree with the comments by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, on being careful about using …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

"My Lords, I will speak in support of the amendment because it raises, as the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, pointed out, a question of principle. Should a person who received payments in error always be required to make restitution in full?

We are dealing with the application of this principle …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

"My Lords, I agree with many of the concerns that have been expressed in connection with this group, but I will say a few words specifically in support of Amendment 79B in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. As it stands, paragraph …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

"My Lords, I will be very brief. I very strongly support everything that the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, has said on these two amendments. They are some of the most important amendments that have been debated today because they go to a very fundamental principle. The power in Clause 72, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill

"My Lords, Amendment 4, as amended by Amendment 4A, is a limited but important amendment. It clarifies the purpose of the learning centre. At present the Bill says only that there should be

“a centre for learning relating to the memorial”.

The Explanatory Notes add:

“The Learning Centre’s exhibition will …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill

"My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. The first is Amendment 4, and then I have an amendment to that amendment. I have been advised that in these cases it is best first to move the amendment and then to give my main speech on the amendment to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill

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