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HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesWe will hear from the Cross Benches, please.20 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesWe will have a Cross-Bencher first.20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI just remind the Committee of the normal time limits for speaking.20 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateMy Lords, I am very conscious that a number of noble Lords want to get in. Can all keep their questions brief? I will take the Liberal Democrat contribution first and then Labour.19 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea EnergyI thank the noble Baroness for raising these issues. It is a complex picture, but this Government are absolutely determined to get to grips with it. On alternative sources of…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea EnergyI thank the noble Viscount for his positive comments. I urge everyone to celebrate those successes and to talk more loudly about them, to generate enthusiasm and excitement—as I…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea EnergyI hope that the noble Baroness is not trying to put all the problems created by the last 14 years of the Conservative Government at the door of Ed Miliband. We know that the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea EnergyI thank my noble friend for those comments; that was the point I was trying to make. I believe very strongly that positives attract. By going out and talking to people and…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea EnergyI sincerely thank the noble Baroness for raising these important points. Let me acknowledge the awful tragedy that has just happened in the North Sea. I come from Yorkshire, and I…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea EnergyMy Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions to this crucial debate. I thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for his positive comments at the beginning of his…12 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy noble friend raises a very important point. I do not have the exact details in front of me on the issue she raised and where it is going to go next. I know that she will be…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe noble Baroness raises a point very dear to my heart. We have to think really seriously about how we take this work forward. She raises it in an international context,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank the noble Baroness for that timely question. We are struggling to see each other over the Dispatch Boxes—we have some equality issues that we need to address. But…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank the noble Baroness for her question. Of course, the normal issues will be covered by my noble friend Lord Collins in this House and by Minister Malhotra in the other…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayOn International Women’s Day, and in fact on every day of the year, this Government are accelerating action under our Plan f or Change to put more money in the pockets of working…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank my noble friend for all the work that she has done in this area over many years. This Government are committed to strengthening equal pay and ending pay discrimination. We…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank the noble Baroness for her question. She raises an incredibly important area. As the House knows, we have already debated and discussed—and I am sure we will come back…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe noble Lord raises an important point, though I am not sure I am fully qualified to answer the points he raises. However, I am always intrigued by translations of religious…05 Mar 2025HANSARDBank Closures: Impact on Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle for this very timely debate. I reassure her on behalf of all of us that the number taking part is no…13 Feb 2025HANSARDSpace Industry (Licence Exemption for Military Activities of Allies) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 December 2024 be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…12 Feb 2025