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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate, and to commend the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for a very clear introduction to three amendments. The…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. The main point I wish to make initially is that the next time someone complains about your Lordships’ House not giving enough time to pass important…11 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy Lords, I am sure the Minister shares the world’s horror at the recent announcement from the Taliban of the latest repressive measure against women in Afghanistan, which has…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, in an earlier Question your Lordships’ House was talking about vocational training and education. However it is funded, can the Minister assure me that ensuring we have…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPhysician and Anaesthetist Associate Roles: ReviewMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for staying with us late on a Thursday for this debate. I know there are many noble Lords, among them the noble Baronesses, Lady Finlay and Lady…05 Dec 2024HANSARDPhysician and Anaesthetist Associate Roles: ReviewTo ask His Majesty’s Government what the review, announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 20 November, of the physician associate and anaesthetist…05 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I declare my position as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe, for securing this debate, which…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Nuclear: Modular ReactorsAre the Government going to consider security in the same kind of way?02 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Nuclear: Modular ReactorsMy Lords, the Minister may have seen in New Civil Engineer in the past week the interview with King’s College London research fellow Ross Peel, who could be broadly characterised…02 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Nuclear: Modular ReactorsMy Lords—02 Dec 2024HANSARDG20 and COP 29 SummitsMy Lords, I think that many international and national observers will be surprised that we should have a Prime Ministerial Statement covering COP 29 in which the term “fossil…25 Nov 2024HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, as the last Back-Bench speaker in this rich and informed debate, I note that we in the Green group start our meeting each week by asking ourselves what original things…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsMy Lords, the Statement says that “difficult decisions” are required. Should those difficult decisions—or at least, difficult considerations—not include giving serious…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationMy Lords, back in April a joint report from the APPG on Poverty and the APPG on Migration recommended that asylum seekers should be allowed to work after six months in the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I guess the noble Lord has chosen his products well and been extraordinarily lucky. I am afraid some of my fridges have not lasted anything like so long.20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 5 I will also speak to Amendments 28, 30, 50, 115 and 125, which are in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Fox. I am very aware of the time and…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, with the explicit kind invitation of the noble Lord, Lord Russell, I rise to provide an environmental perspective and broadly support Amendments 17 and 127. Since it is…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyMy Lords, my question follows on from that of the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, and is really about process. I very much welcome from the Green Party perspective the youth…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and noble Lords who have taken part in this time-constrained debate. I take some encouragement from the expressions of at least…20 Nov 2024