Government pledge to eliminate new HIV infections in England by 2030 is "fantastic news"

In a speech in the House of Lords in September 2016, I called on the Government to set an ambitious target to eliminate new HIV infections. I concluded:

"This Armistice, let us also remember the animals who died in the Great War" - Lord Black

In a speech in the House of Lords commemorating the Armistice, Lord Black highlighted the vital role played by the animals who fought and died in the First World War.

He said:

"Clear and present danger to the musical life of our country"

Lord Black and other Peers lambast Government over the state of music education in schools

In the House of Lords, Lord Black pressed the Government on what plans it was making for the 75th anniversaries next year of D Day and The Battle of Arnhem.

“Holding the Torch High”: Lord Black pays tribute to the Canadians who fought and died in the Great War as the Lords commemorate the role played by Empire and Commonwealth

Media freedom must be central to CHOGM’s agenda

Lord Black has challenged Government Ministers in the Lords to introduce a licensing regime for the possession and use of airguns to stop the increasing number of "senseless attacks" on domestic animals - particularly cats.

7,000 people in England admitted to hospital with a stroke last year were already known to have Atrial fibrillation (or AF) but not receiving proper therapy, Lord Black has told the House of Lords.

To mark the centenary of World War I's Battle of Passchendaele, fought between July and November 1917, on the Western Front  (south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres, West Flanders) Lord Black of Brentwood called a debate in the House of Lords. Passchendaele was an important milestone on the

Lord Black spoke during the passage of the Data Protection Bill about how it lacks sufficient safeguards for journalism and that protections for free speech must be strengthened.