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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Oct 2025
Telegraph Media Group: Ownership

"My Lords, do we not need to review the whole issue of ownership of newspapers in the UK? Bearing in mind that papers such as the Express and the Mail are nothing more than propaganda, do we not need some balance in a democracy, to make sure that people who …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Oct 2025
Chinese Espionage: Parliament

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that, while all embassies have spies in them, the larger the embassy, the more spies can fit in? Is it appropriate to have an embassy the size of the one that has been proposed for China?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Oct 2025
School Fees: VAT

"My Lords, has the Minister noticed that when this was announced the Opposition claimed that it would shut schools, yet it has not? They are switching their arguments on a daily basis. Does he also agree with me that this is hard to take from a party which cut state …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 Sep 2025
Making Tax Digital

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that everyone who pays PAYE has to pay their fair share of tax, but an awful lot of people do not pay their fair share of tax? Is not the use of technology one way in which we can make sure that they make …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Sep 2025
Plastic Pollution

"Yes, me. Not you!..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Sep 2025
Plastic Pollution

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Sep 2025
Plastic Pollution

"My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s approach of seeking international agreement. There seems to me no point in us pursuing something on our own and showing leadership if no one is following...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Sep 2025
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

"My Lords, does the Minister agree with me that the Opposition’s obsession with being isolated from the rest of Europe is very damaging to Britain and the industries?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2025
Gilt Yields

"My Lords, can the Minister remind the House what the bond market thought of the previous Government’s economic policy, especially the Truss element of it?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2025
Children: Dangers of Screen Time

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that it appears that mobile phones have replaced dummies, with children using them at a very early age? Do we not need to get across to parents that this is not a good idea, given that we know that young children’s brains are developing …..."
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