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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I beg to move the amendment standing in my name and those of several other noble Lords. As noble Lords will see, it calls for a new full planning application to be given…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am not surprised by the line that the Minister has taken. I may be allowed to express disappointment, but certainly not surprise, because it seems to me that, despite…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, as my amendment was an amendment to an amendment, I am having the final bite of the cherry, so to speak. My noble friend Lord Blencathra asked me a very technical…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI was seeking to curtail my remarks in the interests of brevity. I notice that a little bit has been taken out of my time now, unless I go over the allotted amount. I draw the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, the amendment in my name adds a third condition to Amendment 9, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Russell. I should perhaps explain why I think this is so important. I start…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill20 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Poverty 2025My Lords, that concludes Oral Questions for today. It may be for the convenience of your Lordships if I allow a slight pause before the next business—but that is not a reason for…10 Mar 2025HANSARDRetirement of a Member: Lord TaverneMy Lords, I notify the House of the retirement, with effect from Friday 7 March, of the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. On…10 Mar 2025HANSARDLord Speaker’s StatementMy Lords, I would like to repeat a short Statement for information concerning events on the Parliamentary Estate this weekend. The safety and security of all those who work on and…10 Mar 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I realise that this is a wide-ranging Bill, but I want only to deal with one small aspect of it, which the Minister kindly referred to in her opening remarks: the value…04 Feb 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I suggest that we now begin. Clause 6: The IFR’s objectives Amendment 5109 Dec 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationMy Lords—25 Nov 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationMy Lords, my apologies for inadvertently cutting off the Minister.25 Nov 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I must make the usual announcement that, if there is a Division in the Chamber, this Committee will adjourn immediately and resume after 10 minutes.20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]If this amendment is agreed, I shall not be able to call Amendments 2 or 3 by reason of pre-emption.20 Nov 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I start on a very modest personal note. Until recently, I would enjoy a walk from over the river in Kennington from my flat, through the Garden Museum gardens, over…04 Sept 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, my name has already been mentioned in this regard and, like others who have spoken, I am fully in sympathy with and support of the thrust of the amendments before us. I…08 May 2024HANSARDFur: Import and SaleMy Lords, what has happened to joined-up government? Is not this a matter for environmental and welfare considerations, and are they and the Ministry of Defence to be completely…22 Apr 2024HANSARDEnglish Horticultural Sector (Horticultural Sector Committee Report)My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, for his admirable chairmanship of the committee. We were able to make far-ranging inquiries followed by some very good…19 Apr 2024