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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise briefly having attached my name to Amendment 173 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and the noble Lord, Lord Scriven. I attempted to attach my name…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGulf States: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for securing this debate and for his very powerful and clear introduction. Like the noble Lord, I begin by paying tribute to the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27: CommitmentsMy Lords, I thank the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, for securing this debate and welcome the noble Lord, Lord Leong, to this place; I very much enjoyed his speech.…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationMy question follows on from that of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, in referring to the company Clearsprings Ready Homes, which has a 10-year contract to supply hotel…24 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27: CommitmentsI welcome the Minister’s celebration of the contribution of indigenous people and civil society to successive COPs, but I asked whether the UK would work to exclude oil and gas…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: MedalsMy Lords, I rise with great pleasure, as I always do in your Lordships’ House, to use the hashtag Campaigning Works, and I join the Front Bench spokespeople in commending the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, perhaps I should declare my position as a former Times headline writer, from which I am able to confirm that the headlines very often do not reflect the nuance of a…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am acutely aware of the time and, having spoken extensively in favour of Clause 9 at Second Reading, I rise briefly to express the Green group’s support for the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Trees, and to reinforce his concern about gene drive and his desire for a direct answer from the Minister at some point.…21 Nov 2022HANSARDMali: UN Peacekeeping MissionMy Lords, the Minister has spoken at some length about the hideous human rights-abusing nature of the Wagner Group. I can only concur with her. Does she agree that this really…15 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI will speak briefly to Amendment 70 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury, who has just introduced it very clearly, and to which I attached my name. In doing…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ElectionsMy Lords, in responding to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, the Minister said that the Government were not against reforms to the process. I believe that he was…14 Nov 2022HANSARDJet Zero StrategyMy Lords, the Jet Zero Strategy reports : “Non-CO 2 impacts currently represent around 66% of the net effective radiative forcing” of aviation—the global warming potential of…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: Developed CountriesMy Lords, following on from the question on loss and damage, the Minister said that it was really important that there is discussion. Have we not utterly arrived at the time when…07 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityThe Minister referred to the amount of employment from the financial sector, which, by my figures, is about 7% of total paid employment, meaning that 93% of people are not working…03 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian InfluenzaMy Lords, I am sure the Minister is aware that, in the past 50 years, the global population of domestic poultry has multiplied by six, from 5.7 billion to 36 billion, representing…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey. It is very tempting to use the opportunity he provided to reflect on the immediate impact of the reckless unleashing in September…03 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting: BBC CentenaryMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, for securing this debate and for his superb introduction. I agree with every word he said about the Government’s…03 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 69 from the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst. The Committee will note the unusual situation, in which the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, and I have both…02 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the Statement rightly expresses horror at missiles destroying critical national infrastructure. Russian attacks are also indiscriminately targeting residential areas and…01 Nov 2022