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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, this in effect creates a formal escrow process. One of my proudest achievements was to organise a student rent strike, admittedly some time ago, as noble Lords may…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I oppose this amendment. It is rare that I am out of step with my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham, but I am concerned that overregulation of aspects of employment…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe noble Lord referred to my comments. What I was doing was reading out his amendment where it says: “Where a property has been let subject to an assured tenancy or assured…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I live not far from Aldeburgh, not too far from Southwold, so I am very conscious of the issues that have arisen from people acquiring homes and then turning them into…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I put my name to these amendments. I must confess I did not quite understand Amendments 193 and 198, so I did not put my name to them, but I am grateful for the…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I was intrigued by the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, today and it is interesting to hear that they have come from Citizens Advice. I am conscious that…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillCould the Minister address the situation where housing associations are selling off rural housing on the open market to the highest bidder, rather than to the tenants?12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 182. I am a great supporter of the policy of right to buy and right to acquire. I think it is one of the best policies of the past 50 years,…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend in these amendments. Two different things are going on here, one of which is not allowing the market to work. I am trying to understand what…12 May 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025My Lords, I support these regulations but I have a few questions about them. First, I give credit to the Government for bringing them forward. The gestation period of a sow is…12 May 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, it is 80 years since World War II—a global war that touched every continent and many countries—came to a juddering halt with the deployment of nuclear bombs.…09 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments tabled by my noble friends. I am just thinking of my career. I have had quite a conventional career in many ways, but I have also had many extra…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I may also go down memory lane about aspects of employment—it was a variety of activities. Where I slightly disagree with my noble friend Lord Hunt, who moved the…08 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, I rise to support these regulations. That should be no surprise to your Lordships, given that I was Secretary of State when we took the primary legislation through this…06 May 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, the Minister knows how much I respect her, and I also respect Daniel Zeichner in the other place. Daniel, in particular, has spent many years in that portfolio, and I am…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 8. I commend my noble friend Lord Wolfson on his excellent speech, bringing the reality of employing so many people into the heart of this debate,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to all of the amendments in the group. I spoke at Second Reading. As my noble friend Lady Noakes pointed out, we only had four to five minutes then, so this…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I too support Amendment 5. Without small businesses growing and taking on people, we will not achieve the outcomes that the Government have set for getting more people…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to this group of government amendments. I am surprised that the Minister made the assertion that they are all technical. Amendment 53, for example,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My name is on the list, but I have withdrawn from the debate because I am moving an amendment in the Chamber—but I am very interested in the issue. That is why I am here.28 Apr 2025