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HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, I take just a moment to join the expressions from around your Lordships’ House of solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We should put on the record the world’s sadness…15 Jan 2024HANSARDEngineered Stone and SilicosisMy Lords, the sense of complacency has been very strong. I draw noble Lords’ attention to the fact that, in many cases, exposure to silica is producing diseases in young people…15 Jan 2024HANSARDLong-term Plan for HousingMy Lords, I shall follow the theme of social housing. I declare my position as a vice-president of the LGA and the NALC. Responding to the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS Winter UpdateMy Lords, one in seven UK-trained doctors has left the country to practise overseas. That is some 18,000 doctors, a figure which is up 50% since 2008. Last year, the General…11 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change: Impact on Developing NationsMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, who made a very powerful point about externalised costs. Currently, the few in many sectors—the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024My Lords, I was expecting more people than this. I thank the Minister for his introduction, and I think it is very clear that what we are looking at here are two instruments from…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, who has done sterling work in contributing to this Bill. I apologise for the fact that I have not managed until…10 Jan 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024It is interesting that the Minister chose the example of Buckinghamshire. I was referring to the apparent difference that is developing between north and south—that, broadly…10 Jan 2024HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiMy Lords, I declare my position as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong. Jonathan Price, one of the members of the international legal team—which, as the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sikka. I very much share his concerns about the Government prying into the bank accounts of benefit recipients and…19 Dec 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, as I so often find myself saying in your Lordships’ House, in the Green Party, when we are talking about justice policy, we would not start from here. Green political…18 Dec 2023HANSARDNorth KoreaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Swire, for securing a very important debate. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for his very long and incredibly hard-working…14 Dec 2023HANSARDElgin MarblesMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Frost, and entirely agree with everything that he said. I think he said that the Parthenon sculptures sitting in the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDFinancial Stability: Private Equity FirmsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer; I think the key words in it may have been “so far”. If multiple private equity companies experience financial stress simultaneously,…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFinancial Stability: Private Equity FirmsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of risks to financial stability from private equity firms experiencing difficulty in the current high interest rate…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFinancial Stability: Private Equity FirmsMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Young, pays such attention to the Green Party manifesto; it is pleasing to see. On the reference to so-called green environmental…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCode of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)I thank the Minister for that information: it is useful for the world to know that we will be facing this situation in three days’ time. We have had a useful debate: this code of…06 Dec 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My Lords, I note that no Tory Back-Benchers are speaking in favour of the Government in this part of the debate. I note also the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, who…06 Dec 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023As an amendment to the motion in the name of Lord Sharpe of Epsom, to leave out all the words after “that” and to insert “this House declines to approve the draft Strikes (Minimum…06 Dec 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023My Lords, I rise to move my fatal amendment on the border security minimum service levels regulations. I will be very brief in doing so, in the interests of progressing the…06 Dec 2023