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HANSARDCovid-19: MasksMy Lords, I very much welcome the chance to enter this debate. If there are powerful reasons now for wearing face masks, I think it is up to the Government to give very clear,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, as I want to talk about the plight of horticulture, I must first declare my interest as the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group. The…04 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, given the greatly increased burden on the DWP, can my noble friend indicate what measures are being taken to ensure that the benefits system can cope?02 Jun 2020HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I have for many years been a supporter of the Mission to Seafarers and know from the work I have seen it undertake how important it is. Very often seafarers are stranded…19 May 2020HANSARDBritish Citizens Stranded OverseasI have two friends who have been stranded in South Africa since late March. Offers of flights by British Airways have been repeatedly cancelled. Will my noble friend put pressure…14 May 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeCan my noble friend the Minister reassure those who may be concerned about whether universal credit payments made will have to be repaid once the new scheme is up and running?05 May 2020HANSARDGarden CentresMy Lords, I first declare my interest as co-chairman of the gardening and horticulture group. I urge my noble friend to impress on his Government colleagues the serious…29 Apr 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]It has not yet technically been moved, and you are now moving it. Perhaps I should clarify for the Committee that where there is a group of amendments being debated together, only…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]Yes, he must move it, because he has started to speak to it.04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I am sorry about the schoolmistressy lesson on the subject.04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I am obliged to make the usual announcement: that if there is a Division in the Chamber, this Committee will adjourn immediately for 10 minutes. Amendment 8004 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]If no member of the Committee wishes to respond, the noble Lord may withdraw the amendment.04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]Once the noble Lord has spoken, the question has to be put.04 Mar 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ PensionMy Lords, as president of the War Widows’ Association, I say to my noble friend that the Answer she has given will not wash with those ladies who naturally feel aggrieved by this…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTree Pests and DiseasesI first declare my interest as co-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group which, interestingly, produced a report about 18 months ago. We had a…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTrade Deals: Animal WelfareMy Lords, I declare my interests in animal welfare matters as set out in the register. I take the view that it is an abomination that live animals should be transported very long…05 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend Lady Stedman-Scott is piloting the Bill through all its stages, and I wish her and the Bill itself all possible success. I say to my…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to the Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee. With…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am instructed by order of the House to say that the Motion “That the Question be now put” is considered to be a most exceptional procedure and the House will not…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAm I to assume that the noble Baroness is pressing the amendment or seeking to withdraw?04 Sept 2019