Lord Polak (Con)

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 Gov

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 har

I thank the Minister, but as we celebrate Passover next week, the ancient festival of freedom, it is shocking that the Jewish community needs help to enjoy that freedom in 2026. Over the past weeks, I

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the antisemitic arson attack on ambulances in Golders Green, and what steps they are taking to protect Jewish communities from similar

My Lords, I will not dwell on it but the disgusting destruction in Golders Green last night was despicable. We are told that there are 20 IRGC-linked plots under investigation here in the UK. I will n

My Lords, I will raise 50% of a registered interest: I am 100% deaf in my left ear. The maths works, right? My right ear is quite good, thank God, but it is useful in many aspects of my life when I pr