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HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it has been very clear from the debate we have just had and the other amendments that have been discussed, as well as my Amendment 63, that there are some really broad…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, we very much welcome these amendments. We thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, for tabling them and for his excellent and clear introduction on his concerns…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, our Amendment 64 looks to bring in one of the recommendations that came from PACAC around the consolidation of electoral law. The Elections Bill makes substantial…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, in Committee I tabled Amendment 205 to ask the Government to include in the Bill a statutory commitment to post-legislative scrutiny of the Bill, as recommended by…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for their support. This amendment would prevent overseas electors…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this amendment was not tabled in Committee. This is the first time we have looked at it. It addresses recent concerns that have been raised around non-dom status and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I start by saying that I agree with the noble Lord the Minister that this Bill is improved and strengthened having gone through this House. This Bill is a clear…25 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]When it is true, it is absolutely delightful to be a grandparent—I highly recommend it to all noble Lords.07 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. I thank the Minister for his clear introduction to the amendments that have come forward from the Commons and for his explanation of the Government’s…07 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will not go over the ground that we have already covered—and there has been a lot—and will just speak to my amendments. Like a number of others in this group, they…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI will be very brief, because we need to make progress. I just say that, clearly, we are aware that there have been issues with postal vote fraud, and it is important the…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, we very much welcome and support the amendments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, and thank him for so clearly laying out their importance in his introduction.…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillHe has had a Covid revelation.06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, for tabling this amendment, to which I have added my name, and for his introduction. I also thank noble Lords for their brief…06 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityMy Lords, the Minister referred earlier to the strategic policy statement that was laid before Parliament back in February, in which the Government urged Ofwat to challenge water…04 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, through every stage of the proceedings I have supported the aims of the Bill, and I am sure the whole House will welcome any steps taken to make homes safer and more…04 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill04 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimals (Penalty Notices) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Shrewsbury, for so ably introducing the Motion on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, who has so well steered it through…01 Apr 2022