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HANSARDBuilding Safety BillPerhaps I should combine my question so that the Minister will not have to stand up twice. Saying that safety comes first and calling somebody a building safety manager does not…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 52A to 52C, 54A, 54B, 55B and 55C, which relate to Clauses 97 to 99. I also support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I am very sympathetic to this group of amendments, but I have a number of queries that perhaps the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, might address, just because I am not…24 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillI warmly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Moore of Etchingham. His witty, erudite and insightful speech shows what an asset he will be here. The Elections Bill is designed to…23 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I speak tentatively, as a new Member, particularly in relation to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I shivered when I heard the justification for the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19My Lords, good riddance to the draconian Coronavirus Act, but could the Government commit to reviewing public health laws which have been used so damagingly to attack civil…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasMy Lords, can I press the Minister? People have stressed the importance of reliable domestic energy sources. In response to the question on fracking, the Minister raised all sorts…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat is a very helpful answer. I understand the technical difficulties of accepting the amendment, but monitoring is only one aspect. I supported this amendment because of its…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, most of the Bill has focused on those who are trying to arrive in this country and whose status is uncertain and contested. However, this amendment is about our…10 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, I have always been opposed to this discriminatory policy on principle, so I welcome the Statement, even if it rather defensive. Will the Minister commit to dumping jabs…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure, though daunting, to follow the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, who has been a fount of knowledge on the issues in the Bill. It is a significant Bill, one…02 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I feel profoundly uncomfortable with Clause 11, and I am very tempted to vote for it to be completely removed. But I wanted to listen to the debate, and I am afraid that…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillSorry, I thought the noble and learned Lord, Lord Clarke, gave way to me.01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is interesting—01 Feb 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, for raising this issue. As a former further education lecturer who specialised in teaching 16 to 18 year-olds and as the founder and…28 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillCan I just a question that relates to that? A picture has been painted of a group of people darting over borders with their passports, getting away with serious organised crime…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, we are told that the provisions of Part 1 overall seek to remove historical anomalies and to remedy areas of historical legislative unfairness in British nationality law…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationMy Lords, we have just done the Third Reading of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, and I wondered whether the Minister would comment on the number of people who have…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, relatively new as I am to this House, I try to follow procedure and often fail to do so, and I am rightly reprimanded by fellow Peers when that happens and when mistakes…25 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, here we are, rather surreally, at a debate about regulations that were passed so many weeks ago that we are debating them as they are being abolished. It makes a mockery…19 Jan 2022