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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, this amendment, tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Younger of Leckie, seeks to insert a new subsection in Clause 7 requiring the Minister to publish,…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, this amendment, tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Younger of Leckie, seeks to insert a new clause establishing clear fraud risk management duties for…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSecurity Update: Official Secrets Act CaseMy Lords, the matter before us today is a grave and serious one, and I am glad that we have another opportunity to discuss it, following my noble friend Lord True’s success in…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the powerful speeches in this debate have shown compassion and seriousness and reflect the depth of feeling on all sides. It is a privilege to take part. Like other…19 Sept 2025HANSARDCivil Service: InternsTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they will assess whether young people are from a lower socio-economic background when recruiting to the Civil Service fast stream summer…02 Sept 2025HANSARDCivil Service: InternsMy Lords, both the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles make it clear that a person’s selection for work in the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportMy Lords, I thank the Minister for this opportunity to ask questions on the additional report of the Infected Blood Inquiry. I thank Sir Brian Langstaff for his continued work to…24 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Burns. Several noble Lords, including me, spoke at some length in Committee, so I will not repeat the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDLegislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025My Lords, I begin by thanking the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee for its excellent report on this order, which was published on 13 June. I am also grateful to…16 Jul 2025HANSARDFalkland Islands: Fisheries Exports TariffsMy Lords, on the subject of tariffs, when the Prime Minister agreed his deal with the USA, he sold out the UK’s bioethanol sector, apparently without proper consideration of the…10 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanMy Lords, I thank the Minister for giving us the opportunity to scrutinise the Government’s resilience action plan. There is much to be welcomed in this plan. In an increasingly…10 Jul 2025HANSARDFujitsu: Government ContractsMy Lords, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has seriously damaged public trust in procurement processes and, yet again, Fujitsu is right at the heart of it. Can the Minister tell…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly as the issue of term limits was covered extensively in Committee and touched on briefly last week. I thank all noble Lords for their contributions.…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, these amendments call for a review of your Lordships’ House to consider the effect of the expulsion of our hereditary colleagues, and indeed to consider its very name. I…09 Jul 2025HANSARDStill-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, for securing this Private Member’s Bill and setting out its purpose so clearly. It was very hard to listen to the noble…04 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beith, for so eloquently introducing the debate on the report today. I also take the opportunity to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Drake,…04 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I spoke extensively about HOLAC in Committee, and noble Lords will probably all be grateful that I do not intend to repeat all I said. I know that there are many…02 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public MeetingsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that, under changes to the Civil Service Code brought in when the late Lord Heywood of Whitehall was head of the Civil Service, officials are…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank your Lordships. So there were to be only 10 of them per Parliament, and they were meant to be for public service; I think they were meant to allow Cabinet Secretaries to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, this has been a short but important debate and I thank my noble friend Lord Lucas for bringing the House’s attention once again to an unavoidable consequence of this…02 Jul 2025