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HANSARDClosed-Ended Investment Companies: Cost DisclosureMy Lords, in an earlier answer, the Minister said that the Government want to encourage savings and think that saving is a good thing. How does the Minister square that with the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDG7My Lords, the Statement refers, rightly, to Israel’s complete blocking of aid to Gaza as being “appalling and unacceptable”. Since the Statement was made, Israel has resumed…20 Mar 2025HANSARDG7My Lords, the Statement refers to the G7 condemning “the Rwanda-backed offensive in the eastern DRC, which is a flagrant breach of the DRC’s territorial integrity”. Shortly after…20 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. I apologise to the noble Baroness and the Committee more broadly for not being here when my name was attached to earlier…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSoft Drinks Industry LevyMy Lords, research by the First Steps Nutrition Trust shows that parents believe that baby foods are strongly regulated. In fact, there is no legal threshold for the amount of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, yesterday your Lordships’ House was debating the UK’s global position. The noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, who called the debate, spoke about the need to work with…14 Mar 2025HANSARDCapital Investment and Share OwnershipMy Lords, the Minister referred to the disastrous Blair PFI NHS hospitals scheme. I do not think there is much awareness that about half the money is still to be paid off. The…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSale and Display of Human Body PartsMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Black of Strome, who made an extremely powerful and obviously expert speech. I will come back to her point…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFood and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025There may be a legal obligation on companies to act, but we have seen again and again that, with the profits versus the costs of them identifying a problem and being prepared to…10 Mar 2025HANSARDFood and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025My Lords, in following the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, I echo her concerns about the labelling of GMOs, and I look forward to the Minister’s answer on that. I am afraid that I…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I entirely agree with this Statement that, in the former Government’s levelling-up programme, the Tories’ instinct was to “hoard power”, and that “inflexible…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSudan: Sexual Violence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, through the initiative of US Representative Gregory Meeks in his position on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, US arms sales to the UAE are currently blocked on…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I will follow on from the questions about the membership of the neighbourhood boards. The Statement says that they “will include representatives from social housing and…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I apologise, I should have declared that I am vice-president of the Local Government Association and the NALC before that last question. I am still looking for a bit of…10 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this International Women’s Day debate, and I welcome the Minister to her new role. I should perhaps declare an interest, since I…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIndia and Southeast Asia: Free Trade AgreementsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay of St Johns, for securing this debate, which is extremely timely. As many noble Lords have noted, the attempt for a UK-India free…06 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for his introduction to the Bill. I offer further broad Green support for the general direction of the Bill and the creation of an…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to put on the record my thanks to the Minister and his team for taking extensive time to speak with me about the safety of period products. I thank the noble Lord…05 Mar 2025HANSARDBeaver: Reintroduction in EnglandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reintroduce the beaver in England.27 Feb 2025