Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE

Conservative
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Member since 6 June 2000

Recent Debate Contributions

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My Lords, as they say, follow that. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. He is always trenchant and always given with verve and det...
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NHS: Private Equity

24/06/2025Lords

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Will the Minister look at the National Security and Investment Act 2021? This gives the Government the power to designate a sector as having particula...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill

10/06/2025Lords

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I added my name to these two amendments. I will add very briefly to the remarks that have already been made by the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane, in moving...
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My Lords, I added my name to this amendment because it seems a brave attempt to bridge a gap between two very entrenched positions. Having sat thro...
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Immigration System

14/05/2025Lords

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When the Minister comes to report to the House in a couple of years’ time, what will success for this package of measures look like? With the present ...
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Ex-offenders: Reintegration

14/05/2025Lords

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My Lords, I ask the Minister about progress on de-bunching prisoner releases on Friday. He will be aware that prisoners who are due for release on Sat...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill

20/03/2025Lords

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My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 15, particularly the use of the words “surrounding area”. The Minister and my noble friend Lady Scott pla...
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I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. As I understand it—and I am prepared to be corrected—neither of these amendments amend the plan. They ...
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That was a rather sobering speech from the noble Baroness, which I listened to carefully. It was a more uplifting speech from my noble friend about he...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill

11/03/2025Lords

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My Lords, I shall just say a few words in support of my noble friend Lord Blencathra’s Amendment 11. If, along the way, I gently chide my noble friend...
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On that question, given the number of bodies on the sheet of the National Audit Office, will the Minister write to Members of the Committee to say, “T...
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Conduct Committee

05/03/2025Lords

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My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness and her committee for all the work they did. My few remarks are based on the work I undertook in the City, where ...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill

04/03/2025Lords

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Well, my Lords, that just shows that you should never speak after my noble friend Lord Blencathra, because of course he is right. I hope I made it cle...
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My Lords, I was half way through explaining my position on the proposals of the Bill. I believe that there should be a memorial to the Holocaust and t...
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