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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
ISIS: British People

"My Lords, is there not a real danger both of orphaned children and of adults, if we allow them, being recruited again and retrained either by ISIL or other groups; being given false papers, as they would be; and being able to travel to other countries in the world, including …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Apr 2019
British Citizenship: Children

"I wrote to the Minister about this some time ago. My concern is not just the humanitarian side, which is very important, but also security. The longer those children and their mothers are in those camps in eastern Syria, the more likely they are to be brought back into ISIL. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jan 2019
Brexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)

"My Lords, this report is of immense importance. It is hard to overstate its importance to the safety and security of the people of the United Kingdom and throughout the European Union—and possibly more widely as well. The way in which we have participated in this process has been of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jan 2019
Brexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)

"I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but she needs to follow up on the “ad hoc” bit. In her answer to the point from the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, I originally understood her to say that the Government were looking at an ad-hoc arrangement on the European arrest warrant, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 11 Sep 2018
Brexit: Europol

"The Government acknowledged in the withdrawal document that the European arrest warrant would no longer be available to the United Kingdom after 29 March next year. That means that people wanted for serious crimes, up to and including terrorism, will no longer be accessible by the UK, and vice versa …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Jun 2018
Economy: Productivity

"Why do the Government think that productivity is lower in the service sector than the manufacturing sector?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Royal Bank of Scotland

"My Lords, it seems that the Government are implying that the bank is going to do better, and I agree with that. If you look at the FT today, there are a lot of reasons for thinking that. However, if it is, it begins to look increasingly as if the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Mar 2018
Police: Undercover Officers

"Will the Minister also confirm that this is not just a matter of rules and regulations? If it went on for so long, there must have been a serious management failure, because the relationship between a senior officer and the person doing the job is crucial in terms of keeping …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Syria: Protection of Civilians in Afrin

"My Lords, the Minister will have a lot of sympathy because we all recognise the complexity of this and the frustration that we have at the failure of international policy, not least because of the policies of Russia over recent years—a point I have made before. But there is a …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Sep 2017
Financial Services: Regulation

"The Minister will know that the European Banking Authority, currently located in London, has a duty to maintain financial stability and ensure the integrity of the system. That authority will go after Brexit. What thinking have the Government done on whether we should seek equivalence or strike out on our …..."
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