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🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, there are children in danger and children dying. Save the Children UK has got into doing gimmicks. What does the Minister say to it? Why is it not saving children, as it says in its title?
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I appreciate the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, giving way, because the debate has been one-sided. The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, was right: the double standards on show are staggering. Is it okay for a Brit to purchase property in occupied Northern Cyprus? What useful objective does the Minister consider that this proposal will achieve, other than propagating the deeply antisemitic notion that...
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My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza. I was not entirely persuaded that this Bill was strictly necessary. I remind the House that Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese Government, and for many years that fact was cited as a reason not to proscribe the organisation in its entirety. Yet in 2019, Hezbollah was fully proscribed without the need for new primary...
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My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton. He and I are the only two people here who are proscribed by the IRGC. I too put on record my thanks to the Minister. We have pushed hard and will continue to push hard. This needs to be done. As I said yesterday in this Chamber, it is not just the IRGC and its activities but what is going on in the charity world here. I hope...
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Let me help the Minister. In a previous answer, he said that it is difficult to go to Israel. El Al flies twice a day from Heathrow, and I am sure any Government Minister who wishes to can go to Israel. In the Statement, the Foreign Secretary said that the Minister for the Middle East was due to go to a meeting, I think today, with the Charity Commission’s chief executive specifically to...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current (1) fresh-freezing, (2) snap-freezing, and (3) flash frozen capacity for brain cancer tissue samples across NHS trusts in England.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assess the NHS’s capacity for fresh freezing of tumour and other tissue samples, and the impact of this capacity on improving access to innovative cancer testing and treatments.
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS trusts in England have facilities for fresh-freezing brain cancer tissue samples.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Fujitsu's suitability as a strategic supplier following the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been issued to departments regarding the awarding of public contracts to suppliers that have caused public harm, with specific reference to Fujitsu.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Fujitsu's suitability for the re-tendering of the Trader Support Service contract, given the company's role in the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether any independent assessment has been conducted of the risks associated with continuing to rely on Fujitsu for critical government services, including the Trader Support Service.
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To ask His Majesty's Government which Fujitsu contracts have been extended by HM Revenue and Customs in the past 12 months; and whether ministerial approval was sought.
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