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HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register and point out that my remarks are personal. Compliance and transmission are interlinked, and transmission rates are…07 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I, too, felt an enormous sense of relief on Christmas Eve when this agreement came through, delivered, as it was, four and a half years after this country decided its…30 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure, as the fourth person to have put my name to the amendment, to speak after the wonderful speeches that we have just heard—most notably, that of the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaWhat is the noble Baroness’s assessment of the Treasury’s 80:20 rule, which decrees that 80% of funding for Homes England goes to the areas where homes are most unaffordable? This…12 Nov 2020HANSARDUSA Presidential ElectionMy Lords, the noble Baroness has mentioned security co-operation several times in this interlude. Does she agree that security co-operation with the United Nations Security…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intensive Care TreatmentMy Lords, I think that the whole House will be grateful to the Minister for his unequivocal rebuttal of that extremely concerning story. Let me be clear that this Question is not…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intensive Care TreatmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any part of the NHS has operated under policy guidelines described as a “triage tool” which determine intensive care treatment for patients…29 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Alton and Lord Forsyth. The noble Lord, Lord Alton, set out the case so comprehensively that I will not detain…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI say to the Chief Whip that those of us who have been working on the Trade Bill have found the painfully slow pace of progress extremely difficult to deal with, as we have gone…12 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, the sad fact is that innocent civilians are being maimed and killed while the Minsk process continues to fail them—as it has for over 25 years. But so, too, has NATO…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in relation to the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.07 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I intend, unusually, to part company with my noble friend Lord Alton of Liverpool and shall speak against Amendment 33. Before that, I shall spell out why I think that…29 Sept 2020HANSARDRestriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020My Lords, I begin by assuring the Minister that I too have no objections at all in principle to the imposition of a payment cap on public sector employees. I only wish that the…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that we face two spheres of internet governance at the moment: one controlled by authoritarian regimes, rife with surveillance; and the other,…23 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019My Lords, the Minister will know of the National Education Opportunities Network’s work in widening participation and outreach. Last year it found that less than 40% of…08 Sept 2020HANSARDAid ImpactMy Lords, I welcome the review. It is extremely timely, given the merger of the two departments. However, can the Minister confirm that the resources of ICAI will be strengthened?…03 Sept 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020[ Inaudible .] — a gruelling session since we came back at Easter. Before I turn to my brief remarks, I declare my membership of the Bank of England’s Enforcement Decision Making…29 Jul 2020HANSARDRussia: TradeMy Lords, the Minister will know that financial services are in surplus in our trade with Russia. Does he agree that however desirable that might be, it does not benefit the City…28 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningThe Minister will know of the practice in other similar countries. He will know that both France and Germany have a mandatory requirement for newcomers to speak their respective…27 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, the United Kingdom has spent 30% more than any other EU country on PPE. Of the UK’s PPE contracts, 73% went through without any competition at all, compared with 61% in…27 Jul 2020