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HANSARDCotton ImportsMy Lords, in responding to the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, the Minister talked about working with businesses regarding the supply chain. Later, he talked about rules associated with…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise with great pleasure to offer my support to Amendment 45 in the name of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham, to which I have attached my name. It is,…21 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyMy Lords, reports suggest that a companion document to the net-zero strategy entitled Net Zero: Principles for Successful Behaviour Change Initiatives was published and then…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyMy Lords, given that I cannot see anyone else rising, perhaps I may return to a point raised by both Front-Bench spokespeople about the ending of the sale of gas boilers by 2035.…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyMy Lords, given that there are 19 million homes in the country marked on the bottom rung for energy efficiency—D or below—and that the Heat and Buildings Strategy stresses in its…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy Lords, I rise to make two fairly brief points in this short debate with a limited number of participants, which is disappointing given the importance of the issues behind the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDGambling-related HarmsMy Lords, I join others in welcoming the Minister to his new role and thanking the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for securing this important debate. I joined your…14 Oct 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, and to note her telling comparison with the German example of spending, starting three decades ago from…14 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsMy Lords, the Minister has said “when parliamentary time allows” a number of times. But, of course, your Lordships recently passed the Financial Services Act. Transparency…13 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise briefly to move Amendment 9, which could be described as a friendly amendment to Amendment 8; I hope its mover will agree. Proposed new paragraph (db) has already…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to find myself in the slightly unusual position of warmly welcoming a government amendment. I thank the Minister for the meeting on Friday and the Bill team for…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, three days off my second anniversary in your Lordships’ House, I occasionally think that I am on top of procedure and am then comprehensively disabused of that fact. I…12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillIt is a lot freer than it is here. What does it cover? Personal hygiene, assistance at mealtimes, immobility problems, medication and general well-being. In Wales—also more…11 Oct 2021HANSARDNet-zero Emissions TargetMy Lords, I follow on from the question put by the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, about the polluter pays principle. I am sure the Minister is aware of the International Monetary…11 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, I wish to entirely dissociate myself from anything he said about general practitioners. That was an unacceptable attack on…11 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding: Intergenerational ImpactMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for securing this debate. First, a minute of history. In 1987 the NHS had more than 127,000 acute hospital beds and more…16 Sept 2021HANSARDAUKUSMy Lords, in the foreword to the integrated review, the Prime Minister says that the UK “will make tackling climate change and biodiversity loss its number one international…16 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Boycott, Lady Whitaker, and Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, for offering their support to Amendment 126, on ecocide. A number of other…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, your Lordships’ House will hear from me a great deal later on, so I will be very brief in this contribution. I have attached my name to this amendment in the name of the…15 Sept 2021