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HANSARDChildcare EntitlementsMy Lords, like every other speaker, I have read with concern the National Audit Office report, which talks about the lack of qualified staff and suitable space, which could have…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I rise with a heavy heart, given the lack of further amendment, to this dreadful, international law-busting Bill. I note that in the other place, the SNP twice used…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI will add to that the issue of overseas bank accounts. I cannot see how the British Government can apply this measure to them. Will this not push people to go to overseas bank…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I must begin by joining the general applause for the characteristic tour de force from the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock. I was having a flashback because it was the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have been asked a direct question. I am sure the House would have been delighted to hear from both of us this evening, but we made a choice to have one representative. If the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDFur: Import and SaleMy Lords, last week in the Grand Committee, the noble Lord and I were agreeing about the importance of biosecurity and the threat presented to human and animal health—indeed, One…22 Apr 2024HANSARDImpact of Environmental Regulations on Development (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Best, with whom I usually agree, but on this occasion I am afraid that I will come to a point of disagreement. Yes, of…19 Apr 2024HANSARDEnglish Horticultural Sector (Horticultural Sector Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that rousing speech, and to compliment the committee on its report, as others have widely and rightly done. I thank the noble Lord, Lord…19 Apr 2024HANSARDVeterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024My Lords, in rising fairly briefly, I should declare the support I receive from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, as set out in the register. I join the noble…18 Apr 2024HANSARDOfficial Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I feel I should begin by declaring my fellowship, through the Industry and Parliament Trust, of the Horticultural Trades Association, which is the trade association for…18 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI am sure that we will revisit this at some point in future. Perhaps the noble Lord will like the fact that I am saying that it is certain that we will revisit it from a different…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer. This has been a fairly short but fruitful debate. We can perhaps commend the Minister for his resilience, although it feels like he…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bryan, and the noble Lord, Lord Hain, and to essentially agree with everything they said. I rise to offer Green…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillIt was worth a try.17 Apr 2024HANSARDSchool Inspections: FundingMy Lords, it is a pleasure to associate myself with the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Garden. I do not think that “Ofsteded” becoming a verb is cause for mirth; it is cause…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, this is a very small and modest amendment, adding a fifth element to a list. Clause 85 is very long, so I will try to keep to its key elements. The clause “confers…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill17 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewMy Lords, I watched the Secretary of State’s introduction to this Statement on Monday, live from my office. She asked the other place to “bear the sensitivities of this debate in…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord will recall that an Iranian woman, Narges Mohammadi, received the Nobel Peace Prize last year for her efforts to fight for democracy and…15 Apr 2024HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, the Minister has indicated a number of times that the Government are focused on buildings over 11 metres in height and suggested that other buildings are not really a…27 Mar 2024