Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)

My Lords, the sixth of the first steps for change—remember them?—in Labour’s 2024 manifesto, read: “Recruit 6,500 new teachers … paid for by ending tax breaks for private schools”. This remains an inc

I entirely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and thank him. There is a curious quirk that the Irish elected Peers were elected for life, not just for the Parliament. That is the joy of our glori

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Howard of Lympne got to the nub of the question when he asked what all this is for. The answer, at least in part, is as a result of a certain squeamishness. Cognitive de

My Lords, as a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, so ably led by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, my first remark is that I find it slightly unfortunate that the House is only now considering a

My Lords, I sit on the Joint Committee on Human Rights with the noble Lord, Lord Alton. In our report on transnational repression, published some 10 months ago, one of the recommendations was that tho

My Lords, in the gracious Speech His Majesty said only this about the thorny topic of immigration and asylum: “Legislation will be introduced to increase confidence in the security of the immigration