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HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the noble Baronesses for speaking to this amendment. I am slightly surprised to hear a Member of this House being accused of having some front, based on previous…28 Apr 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My name is on the list, but I have withdrawn from the debate because I am moving an amendment in the Chamber—but I am very interested in the issue.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 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendment tabled in my name. I am conscious of the extraordinary powers that are being granted to the Secretary of State today. I will briefly speak…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, it is fair to say that the steel industry has been in special measures for some time. The noble Lord has just referred to the acquisition that was made in 2020. Indeed,…12 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming and Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Roborough for having introduced this debate. His eloquent speech at the start was full of detail and excellent suggestions on how things…03 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: ProductivityMy Lords, Jonathan Reynolds rightly met Rupert Soames, the chairman of the CBI, to listen to its concerns about the reference period for seasonal-hour workers. Will the Minister…31 Mar 2025HANSARDFood, Diet and Obesity Committee ReportMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I worked for Mars for 12 years and I have a pension. I am conscious that a lot of the discussion today is about food processes, not food…28 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementSome 250,000 more people will be plunged into poverty, including 50,000 children. The OBR forecasts lower employment as a direct result of Labour’s welfare announcements, with…27 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friends. I will start with the noble Baroness, Lady Cash, who I have known for 35 years from when we were students together. She was elegant and…27 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, on her eloquent maiden speech. Both she and the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, referred to the audiovisual…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveMy Lords—18 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveMy Lords, I know that the Minister is a friend of farmers and recognise her experience in Cumbria and her previous time as a Member of Parliament. She will know that farmers are…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionMy Lords, this was a never event: it really should not have happened if the AIS was working properly. I am conscious that the MAIB will be investigating this carefully, but from…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Pension UnderpaymentsMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister has said. The Answers to some Parliamentary Questions I tabled to the noble Lord, Lord Livermore, suggested that HMRC did not hold these…13 Mar 2025HANSARDHigh Seas TreatyMy Lords, as Environment Secretary, I visited several marine protected areas in 2023. I accompanied my noble friend Lord Ahmad when the United Kingdom signed the agreement in New…10 Mar 2025HANSARDFood and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025My Lords, I welcome these regulations, on several grounds. First, as the Minister mentioned, this is a deregulatory approach. There cannot be many regulations deemed to be…10 Mar 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersMy Lords, in the Statement, the Secretary of State asserted that there are areas underserved with childcare places yet overwhelmed with demand. I am very conscious that it is a…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersMy Lords, I would be grateful if the Minister would place in the Library information about the local authorities that the Department for Education believes are underserved with…27 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-EU RelationsMy Lords, Brussels has already set out its case that it wants to renegotiate the fishing arrangements. The Government will find that agriculture, fish and food is often the last…13 Feb 2025