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HANSARDWorking From Home (Home-based Working Committee Report)My Lords, one of the greatest challenges that the committee faced when writing this report was the lack of good data on how we work in the UK. I would like to expand on some of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, as the final Back-Bench speaker in this debate, I want to speak about something that seems to be missing from His Majesty’s gracious Speech: a sense of the bigger…19 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I add my support for Amendments 255 and 257. I will not repeat what has been so eloquently said by my noble friend Lord Freyberg and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support these amendments. I spoke to Amendment 132 in Committee. I will not repeat what I said then, but I just want to say that the Minister said in Committee that…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will introduce Amendment 144A in my name. It is related to my other Amendments 726A and 728A, which are grouped much later and to which I do not expect to speak. I…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry, but the noble and learned Lord has not addressed Amendment 144A.27 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, my Amendment 225 is supported by my noble friend Lord Freyberg and many outside this Room, including the Wildlife Trusts. Similar amendments were tabled by the noble…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillAt the end of the clause, in the list of health determinants, there is a particular exclusion for genetically inherited characteristics. Is that supposed to exclude people…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 159, to which I have added my name, and a series of amendments in my name. I apologise to the Committee that they had to be put in…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 241E is in my name. I hope that it does not need much introduction, because it pretty much does what it says on the tin. Where a spatial development strategy…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will introduce Amendment 141B in my name. This amendment is designed to help address perceptions that economic growth and environmental growth are in competition with…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThis is supposed to be a guide to best practice. The noble Lord has noted some of the poor practices. A guide would help to avoid some of those. That is important. I totally agree…04 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will make a very quick point. I was not expecting to speak on this, so I apologise for not being prepared. When I was at Cambridge, I worked on many risk communication…30 Jan 2026HANSARDHeritage Craft and Building SectorMy Lords, government funding for level 2 and 3 diploma courses in some building crafts, such as stonemasonry, has recently been withdrawn. For a craftsperson, who is usually a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDToilet-training: Support for ParentsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that parents are given enough support to toilet train their children between 18 and 30 months.05 Jan 2026HANSARDToilet-training: Support for ParentsI thank the Minister for that Answer. I am delighted to talk about this important subject first thing in the new year. It is not just for the health of children that it is best to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI want to speak briefly to Motion K1. I too will not be giving the speech that I prepared, in the light of the assurances from the Minister, for which I am very grateful as this…24 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsMy Lords, the UK Statistics Authority’s new code of practice now covers the trustworthy communication of data and statistics. Are there plans to update the Ministerial Code to…10 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her constructive comments in the debate. I think we all want to find proportionate ways to stop 30 million birds a year being killed on our…03 Nov 2025