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  • Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - Second Reading 8 Jun 2026

    If we had green technology in households and businesses everywhere, then we would be less reliant on Russia, China and Iran. So, why is there no financial product that the householder can get hold of to put, say, solar panels on their roof, so they and the country benefit? Why is there not a product for schools to do the same thing or a product for an NHS trust to do the same thing? If the...

  • Sporting Events Bill [HL] - Second Reading 3 Jun 2026

    The Bill as worded does do that, because it requires the permission of the initial seller to do so. If the initial seller refuses to allow that to happen and requires the tickets to be returned to them, which is an increasing trend, then, as currently worded, the Bill does do that. That perhaps should be looked at.

  • Sporting Events Bill [HL] - Second Reading 3 Jun 2026

    My Lords, having sat through the entire legislative process, minute by minute, of the Olympic Bill, along with the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath—there were not many of us there—I am slightly perplexed. I recall what we had to pass, which was certainly not easily transferable. Whether it was done by primary or secondary legislation, it was, frankly, tedious.

  • Sporting Events Bill [HL] - Second Reading 3 Jun 2026

    Which was agreed. The point, however, is this Bill’s purpose. Without amendments, it could end up being rather ineffective. What is a national sporting event? If we have another Olympics, the rules will have changed. In effect, the nation is ceded to the International Olympic Committee for Olympic and Paralympics, and for 60 days they rule. Those rules and the detail will change the next...

  • King’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) 19 May 2026

    The Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, explained the Government’s priorities yesterday: to “right past wrongs”, to “rebuild … trust”, to “make sure that systems work as they should and to restore fairness and predictability So I am bringing this week a new case of injustice—not new, but new for government to act on. I have met with a group of the victims of this...

  • Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - Motion to Approve 21 Apr 2026

    My Lords, I congratulate the Home Office on its direction of travel, but I have a few points I think it needs to consider to get this right. It would be helpful if the Home Office were to publish more regularly the gender breakdown of asylum seekers so that we can be clear that it is a representative proportion of those to whom we may have an obligation. It would also be rather helpful for...

  • Antisemitism in International Human Rights Bodies - Question 26 Mar 2026

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  • Antisemitism in International Human Rights Bodies - Question 26 Mar 2026

    My Lords, we were the first country in the world to adopt the IHRA definition. We are regarded by many countries, in some areas, as being world-leading in how we tackle antisemitism, not least in the way in which we have succeeded in working on a cross-party basis for the last two decades in challenging antisemitism, unlike many other countries. The Foreign Office has often been a little shy...

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