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HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionMy noble friend always manages to get a ship into his question. For that, as an honorary captain in the Royal Navy, I am very grateful. He is absolutely right about HMS…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionThis Government always support Wales—and I will be doing so this weekend when they are playing the Springboks. On the noble Lord’s specific point, last week I sat in on the debate…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionMy Lords, for 14 years, the party opposite cut funding to the people of Wales. We have increased the funding settlement for Wales, to ensure that the Welsh Government can deliver…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionMany Members of your Lordships’ House were delighted to see the Prime Minister with the First Minister in Wylfa earlier this month announcing investment of £2.5 billion, which…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionAs the noble Baroness outlined, the UK Government and the Welsh Government have agreed to work together to consider options for the governance and funding of youth justice…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionThe noble Lord raises an interesting point. There are still six months until the elections, and I would expect to see another Labour Administration elected next year. We will be…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionThe noble Baroness will not be surprised at all to hear that I disagree with both her assessment and her request that we devolve policing to Wales. The announcement last week on…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionMy Lords, I used to represent Stoke-on-Trent. The noble Lord will find that the Barnett formula ensures that the people of Wales receive 20% per capita more than my former…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWales: Further DevolutionThe Government remain committed to the promises in our manifesto and are working to deliver them. For example, we have so far provided £10 million for the Welsh Government to…25 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseTo reassure the noble Lord, I am still delighted that he is back. He raised some very important points. I cannot go any further at this point on the enhanced tier of the FIRS, but…18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseI thank my noble friend Lord Beamish for all the work he has been doing on this, both through the ISC and beforehand. He has talked to me a great deal on this issue, and I am…18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseI thank the noble Lord. I am not sure I will be able to answer all his questions, but I will reflect on Hansard and come back to him. He may appreciate which ones I might not want…18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseMy Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their points and questions on this very serious matter, and the tone in which they participated. As noble Lords have rightly acknowledged,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseMy Lords, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place. The Statement is as follows: “With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on Chinese…18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseI thank my noble friend for his question. He is absolutely right. The Official Secrets Act is considered to be somewhat out of date: 1911 suggests that maybe the world has moved…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI remind your Lordships of the conventions of the House. An intervention on an intervention is not ideal. If we can follow normal conventions, that will be helpful.14 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 1 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1A and 1B in lieu.11 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I beg to move Motion A and will speak also to Motions B and D. I want to start by thanking this House once again for the constructive debates and meticulous scrutiny…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 30 and 31 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 31A, 31B and 31C in lieu.11 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, for what I will take as wholehearted support for what we have done. I am grateful for their contributions…11 Nov 2025