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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2025
Debate
Holocaust Memorial BillContribution
What I am talking about is founded on threat and risk. Risk assessment is the least hyperbolic of disciplines, but it is also crucial when considering proposals of this kind. It includes mundane matters which present great dangers, like whether there can be little bins in the vicinity. Bombs have been placed in litter bins far and wide; Novichok was placed in a litter bin in Salisbury.
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