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HANSARD House of Lords ReformIt is perfectly acceptable to say that there will be scrutiny and change, as there always is, but that is not to say that the job has not been well done by Members of the House of…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI will have two bites of the cherry. The hon. Gentleman makes a point about the House of Lords being a place of privilege, but the vast majority of people are not appointed from a…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI am used to being a constant rebel to the Government, so I am not entirely sure whether I am allowed to support anything, but I agree in principle with what my hon. Friend is…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI worry about that, because one thing we may find common cause and agreement on is that being in public life is becoming increasingly hard for us all—both Members of Parliament…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThe vast majority of Members of the House of Lords are not people who have donated cheques, but people who have done extraordinary things in society. If the hon. Gentleman would…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformIf I may, the hon. Member’s colleague, the hon. Member for Glasgow North, started off by saying that he was not going to be specific about individuals, and I do not think it is…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am delighted to take part in this debate for the second year in a row. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend and…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. It is particularly welcome news that his independent lifeboat is joining the organisation. As has been said, there are more than…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformMay I ask for a bit of clarification? Is the hon. Lady saying that the Labour party is wholly committed to a wholly elected Chamber of the House of Lords? If she is, does that…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI think the hon. Lady mentioned 41 lords; could she help me with something, because it is important to be accurate? Of those 41, how many have claimed allowances, how many have…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I come to this debate somewhat prepared and somewhat remembering my A-level classes, where we had to debate the idea…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformI was not suggesting for a second that the SNP had done so. I was more making the point that, although I hope Scotland always remains part of the Union of the United Kingdom, if…10 Jan 2023HANSARD House of Lords ReformThat number is going down.10 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]Does the hon. Lady not take confidence from the platform the Bill creates whereby a business or organisation that has performed badly will not be able to bid into a contract? The…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]The right hon. Lady has taken one point and cherry-picked to emphasise it without looking at the rest of the Bill’s contents. That is why there is a transparency notice and…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]The right hon. Lady is making a point of saying that we are putting in a VIP lane. Where in the Bill does it say that? In fact, it does not. The Bill puts more oversight on the…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I congratulate the hon. Member for City of Chester (Samantha Dixon) on her fantastic maiden speech. I wish I could have delivered mine with the same level of confidence. She gave…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on doing a fantastic job on this issue. She has made a massive difference across the south-west. The important point is that we have to encourage…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Billrose—12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI apologise for interrupting the hon. Gentleman, but perhaps he might tell us what the perfect amount of time is for a trade deal to be signed?12 Dec 2022