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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Jimmy Lai

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken towards securing the release of Jimmy Lai...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Jimmy Lai

"My Lords, I am grateful for noble Lords’ kindness. I am glad to ask my last Question on the welfare of a British citizen whose only crime is to exercise freedoms that this House has long stood for: freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest. He is 77, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 May 2025
Improving Cyber Resilience

"My Lords, the recent CYBERUK conference reported that the number of cyberattacks had doubled in the past year. This is costing tens—indeed, hundreds—of millions of pounds to businesses and is making people very nervous about their personal data. It is having a huge effect right across society. I welcome the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 May 2025
Improving Cyber Resilience

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the cyber resilience of UK businesses, organisations and government systems...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 May 2025
Healthy Life Expectancy

"My Lords, I welcome His Majesty’s Government’s commitment to bringing forward a child poverty strategy. The interaction between mental ill-health and poverty is well known. Will the strategy address access to vital mental health support services, especially for those in more remote rural areas where they are difficult to access?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 May 2025
Public Transport: Expansion and Electrification

"My Lords, it is absolutely right that we try to move forward to decarbonise our public transport system, but many of our rural areas have quite inadequate public transport already, before we start to add that as an extra burden. Could the Minister tell us what rural-proofing is being done …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 13 May 2025
High Streets (Built Environment Committee Report)

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Gascoigne, for securing this debate, for taking over as chair of the Built Environment Committee and for his excellent opening speech. I declare my interest as a vice-president of the LGA.

I saw the impact of a can-do council appointing a town …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 May 2025
Inheritance Tax: Impact on Rural Businesses

"My Lords, there is no doubt that there is some sort of mismatch between the assurances being given and the experiences of some of our smaller farmers, who are deeply concerned at what is going on. What consideration have His Majesty’s Government given to having some sort of clawback clause? …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 01 May 2025
Small Businesses: Access to Banking

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, not only for securing this debate but for an interesting and informative introduction setting out a number of important matters. I declare my interests: until two weeks ago, I was president of the Rural Coalition, which is relevant to this speech; …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Apr 2025
Child Rape Gangs

"My Lords, I support the idea of having local inquiries, but some local authorities do not wish to have an inquiry. What will His Majesty’s Government do about that? Secondly, is the Minister convinced that these local authorities, some of which are financially challenged, have the resources to undertake this …..."
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