🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, I am a great supporter of the Bill, although I am very sad that there is such a need for it. I particularly welcome the option for life sentences for those caught in this awful crime against humanity and the provisions and protections in place for victims of slavery. Slavery, as we have heard several times today, has been with us for thousands of years, although I do not know how we...
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My Lords, this discrimination is quite deplorable. Could more not be done in local communities to help?
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My Lords, I am honoured to be able to contribute to the defence part of the debate on the Queen's Speech. I am becoming much more positive about the direction in which British defence is going. Far too much money was wasted under the previous Administration, and I am pleased to see the coalition taking a common-sense approach to procurement and making sure that the defence of our country and...
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My Lords, this has been a most elevating afternoon. I very much enjoyed all the speeches and learnt a lot, which is always a good thing. The debate shows how important history is in the House. On a Thursday afternoon, the number of noble Lords who spoke was amazing, and I am extremely grateful to them. I will finish by saying that my noble friend Lady Benjamin summed up what I think about...
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My Lords, I thank all noble Lords in advance for their contributions to today's debate. I have believed for some time that some vital improvements are overdue in the teaching of, and the importance placed on, history in the United Kingdom. The knowledge afforded to us from learning history forces us to think about who we are; to consider our national identity and responsibilities; to decide...
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My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, on securing this most important debate on human trafficking and on her wide-ranging speech. Given that it is one of the most ancient and lucrative criminal activities in the world, it is with the utmost urgency that we in the United Kingdom do our best to combat modern slavery. As the other place takes note of anti-slavery day today-I...
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My Lords, if your Lordships have read the newspapers over the past few years, you could be forgiven for believing that we had an army, possibly a small air force, but probably no navy. Yet our Armed Forces, as we all know, are an integral whole and are always dependent on each other for support in the various diverse circumstances when they may be called upon to fight for Queen and country....
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My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, and the Communications Committee for this comprehensive and thought-provoking-and, I fear, a little worrying-report into the British film and television industries. First of all, like other noble Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on his excellent maiden speech, and suggest he might like to join the Tourism Group-the...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will continue to extend the derogation from the European Union directive on artists' resale rights, which limits the impact of the right to the work of living artists.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the projected in-service dates for the two new aircraft carriers.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether orders will be given in the near future for two Type 45 destroyers to make up the eight indicated in the original order.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the short take-off and vertical landing aircraft variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is still the preferred choice of fighter aircraft for the new carriers.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What are their current estimates of the cost of providing security for the London Olympic Games in 2012.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What costs were incurred by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's visit to Australia during the second test match of the Ashes series; and what benefit was gained from this visit.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Museum of London Archaeological Services will gain access to the Olympic site; what their role will be; and what powers they will have regarding Olympic facilities.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What financial penalties are built into the contracts for those awarded work on the Olympic site; and what mechanisms they propose to resolve potential disputes.
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