Lord Sahota (Lab)

My Lords, years ago, when I was a council leader, we had some instances where there were really large buildings lying empty, so the landlords would have to pay some form of business rent on them. What

My Lords, I welcome this Bill because the integrity of our democracy is increasingly under threat, not only from foreign money and misinformation, but from politicians who deliberately seek to divide

My Lords, some communities prefer to have open-air funeral pyres. What is the Government’s policy on that?

My Lords, it is a real honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. What I want to say has mostly been said but, still, I shall continue. I support the Bill because it addresses one of the most impo

My Lords, the Edinburgh incident happened last week. In Belfast the week before that, people were driven out of their homes because they were immigrants. A couple of weeks ago, a Sikh was attacked in

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Lister for bringing this debate to your Lordships’ House. I begin by congratulating the Government on taking the historic decision to remove the two-child benefi