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My Lords, I declare an interest as a former co-chair of the APPG on Egypt. What grounds do the Egyptian Government give for refusing diplomatic access to Mr el-Fattah, whether it be from the embassy or consular, while he has been in prison? Has the Foreign Office assembled, found or...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a former co-chair of the APPG on Egypt. What grounds do the Egyptian Government give for refusing diplomatic access to Mr el-Fattah, whether it be from the embassy or consular, while he has been in prison? Has the Foreign Office assembled, found or...

My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend very strongly. I declare my interest, as I have done before, as a Suffolk farmer who has converted redundant agricultural buildings into dwellings. It is all still part of the farming operation.

I have already warned the Government that they are in...

My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend very strongly. I declare my interest, as I have done before, as a Suffolk farmer who has converted redundant agricultural buildings into dwellings. It is all still part of the farming operation.

I have already warned the Government that they are in...

I will just raise one very simple point, which I thought the Minister was going to deal with. I declare my interests as a Suffolk farmer with houses to let. I am unclear, not being a lawyer: in terms of the liability of a tenant whose premises, or the premises...

I will just raise one very simple point, which I thought the Minister was going to deal with. I declare my interests as a Suffolk farmer with houses to let. I am unclear, not being a lawyer: in terms of the liability of a tenant whose premises, or the premises...

The Minister has again referred to my point that we need to change the Tenant Fees Act. Is she saying there is in law a difference in liability for damage done to a rental property by the tenant or their pet? We know that, if they get struck by lightning,...

The Minister has again referred to my point that we need to change the Tenant Fees Act. Is she saying there is in law a difference in liability for damage done to a rental property by the tenant or their pet? We know that, if they get struck by lightning,...

My Lords, I find these amendments very curious. The whole principle of the private rented sector is that it is a capitalist operation; it is an operation which has costs and revenue. The revenue comes from rent. Obviously, rents must be very carefully determined. As to whether it is one...

My Lords, I find these amendments very curious. The whole principle of the private rented sector is that it is a capitalist operation; it is an operation which has costs and revenue. The revenue comes from rent. Obviously, rents must be very carefully determined. As to whether it is one...

The points earlier expanded on the point about affordable rent. Is the Government’s policy still that affordable rent means that it should be no more than 30% of total household income? That immediately implies—it is a glimpse of the obvious—that for one tenant a property is affordable and for another...

The points earlier expanded on the point about affordable rent. Is the Government’s policy still that affordable rent means that it should be no more than 30% of total household income? That immediately implies—it is a glimpse of the obvious—that for one tenant a property is affordable and for another...

I speak on this Bill from the rural perspective, which is very different from the urban perspective. The rural perspective is much more concerned with communities. In the fixing of rents, this is very much taken into account by most rural landlords. Affordability is one method: the 30%. Some return...

I speak on this Bill from the rural perspective, which is very different from the urban perspective. The rural perspective is much more concerned with communities. In the fixing of rents, this is very much taken into account by most rural landlords. Affordability is one method: the 30%. Some return...

My Lords, my noble friend raises a very important point. The Bill has merit. It also endangers the overall objective of increasing the supply of housing for the people of this country. It is very important that the transitional costs of introducing the Bill, if it becomes an Act, are...

My Lords, my noble friend raises a very important point. The Bill has merit. It also endangers the overall objective of increasing the supply of housing for the people of this country. It is very important that the transitional costs of introducing the Bill, if it becomes an Act, are...

My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Truscott. I must declare my interest: I am a Suffolk farmer and have been for 50 years and I have seen quite a lot of changes during that time. Historically, there have been ups and downs, so in recent...

My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Truscott. I must declare my interest: I am a Suffolk farmer and have been for 50 years and I have seen quite a lot of changes during that time. Historically, there have been ups and downs, so in recent...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Howell for his debate. I apologise to the House for being slow in getting to my seat.

The kaleidoscopic view of the world today resembles that observed by Alice—probably more through the looking-glass than in wonderland. The 28 February scenes in the Oval...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Howell for his debate. I apologise to the House for being slow in getting to my seat.

The kaleidoscopic view of the world today resembles that observed by Alice—probably more through the looking-glass than in wonderland. The 28 February scenes in the Oval...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to check that universities in England do not reduce the intellectual, academic, and necessary linguistic qualifications required of international students admitted as undergraduates below those required of domestic applicants for similar courses.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to check that universities in England do not reduce the intellectual, academic, and necessary linguistic qualifications required of international students admitted as undergraduates below those required of domestic applicants for similar courses.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of total admissions of undergraduates were international students in each university in England for the academic year 2024–25.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of total admissions of undergraduates were international students in each university in England for the academic year 2024–25.

To ask His Majesty's Government on what grounds and to whom, a person ordered by a High Court Judge to be deported at the end of serving a custodial sentence in the UK, can appeal against such an order.

To ask His Majesty's Government on what grounds and to whom, a person ordered by a High Court Judge to be deported at the end of serving a custodial sentence in the UK, can appeal against such an order.

My Lords, I declare my interest, as in the register, as a Suffolk farmer with rented residential properties. I have been running our rural business for over 50 years. I have also been particularly concerned to protect and, where possible, enhance the beauty of rural England. I served three terms...

My Lords, I declare my interest, as in the register, as a Suffolk farmer with rented residential properties. I have been running our rural business for over 50 years. I have also been particularly concerned to protect and, where possible, enhance the beauty of rural England. I served three terms...

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria for providing from public funds to those not in employment, but not physically disabled, with a car; how many such vehicles were provided in the year to April 2024; and at what cost to the public purse.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria for providing from public funds to those not in employment, but not physically disabled, with a car; how many such vehicles were provided in the year to April 2024; and at what cost to the public purse.

My Lords, I declare an interest as a Suffolk farmer of a certain age. Since the dawn of civilisation, family farming has provided seed for enterprise, food and survival. Yet these retrospective IHT proposals have been widely perceived, not just by Britain’s farmers, as a betrayal of the rural community....

My Lords, I declare an interest as a Suffolk farmer of a certain age. Since the dawn of civilisation, family farming has provided seed for enterprise, food and survival. Yet these retrospective IHT proposals have been widely perceived, not just by Britain’s farmers, as a betrayal of the rural community....

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in the UK have died in prison while serving custodial sentences in each of the past ten years.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in the UK have died in prison while serving custodial sentences in each of the past ten years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people who are in the UK who crossed the Channel into Britain illegally during the last ten years, and applied for and were refused asylum.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people who are in the UK who crossed the Channel into Britain illegally during the last ten years, and applied for and were refused asylum.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Serbia about the death of the UK resident Alexei Zimin, and whether any UK police will support the investigation into his death.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Serbia about the death of the UK resident Alexei Zimin, and whether any UK police will support the investigation into his death.