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HANSARDOneWebMy Lords, what engagement have the Government had with the astronomy community in the light of OneWeb’s application to launch up to 42,000 new satellites into low-earth orbit and…08 Jul 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I declare my interests as in the register, and welcome the Government’s attempts to protect higher education institutions and students. However, I have concerns about the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCommittee on Climate Change: Progress ReportMy Lords, I welcome the positive progress on a new climate risk disclosure framework for pension trustees under the Pension Schemes Bill. I ask my noble friend whether the…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I have little to add to the wise words of the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, on Amendment 52. There are significant dangers should there be an easy transaction button on a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 71, to which I have added my name. I have little to add to the excellent words of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and my noble friend Lord Young of…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to speak briefly in support of Amendment 63. I have also added my name to Amendment 65. As the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, has just outlined, consumer protection…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for moving these two important amendments. I have added my name to Amendment 50, which requires share buybacks to be notified…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to these amendments in the names of my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lady Neville-Rolfe. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Noakes on the way she…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I have enormous sympathy with the aims of the two amendments in this group. Amendment 8, in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Drake, Lady Sherlock and Lady Bowles,…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s amendments to this Bill and congratulate my noble friend on her initial speech, in which she so clearly explained what the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI congratulate my noble friend on the tremendous work of her department in coping with the unprecedented number of new universal credit claims. Could she confirm that more than 1…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Government FinanceMy Lords, can my noble friend confirm that the Government will not countenance local authorities becoming bankrupt, particularly in light of the enormous increase in pension…29 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his excellent introduction to this SI, which I fully support. The vital work of seafarers is often unrecognised. They…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Wedding VenuesMy Lords, I welcome the announcement yesterday—my daughter is due to be married in August. Do the Government have any plans to ensure that registration of marriages, which must be…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles. I welcome the recognition by the Government in the amendments laid by the Minister of the importance of ensuring…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 13 and 14. I have added my name to the former, as well as to Amendment 75 in this group, which I will briefly speak to. I echo the words of many…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I very much support the wise words of my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts and the noble Lord, Lord Vaux. I welcome Amendments 37 and 38, and…23 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their speedy furlough scheme, protecting the jobs of people who were at risk from this sudden economic shock. But does my noble friend…18 Jun 2020HANSARDOver the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I support this statutory instrument. I welcome it and congratulate my noble friend on her introduction. It is of course important that derivatives are increasingly…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I echo the words of previous speakers. I have added my name to Amendment 61 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, but I also support the amendment of my noble friend…17 Jun 2020