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HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, and I echo the comments made about the much-respected noble Baroness, Lady Sugg. The scale of these cuts will be…02 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, first, I apologise to the Minister because IT problems meant that I could not hear some of his introductory speech. What I did hear, earlier this afternoon, was some of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDContinuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The scrutiny arrangements in the Trade Bill make no reference whatsoever to climate change or the environment, either…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet. I very much welcome the emphasis in the Statement on green recovery and the ambition to lead the world in…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadMy Lords, the Minister’s response to the second question today was more reassuring than his response to the first. I am sure he would agree that these are desperately difficult…10 Nov 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Does the Minister agree that there are considerable opportunities for the creation of many sustainable jobs for the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade and Agriculture Commission and Trade Remedies AuthorityMy Lords, during our debates in Committee on the Trade Bill, Ministers have resisted making amendments to align trade policy and agreements with our environmental and climate…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones, and Lady Kramer, who have added their names to my Amendment 77. I also welcome and support Amendment 83A in the name…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who contributed to this short debate. Of course, I am disappointed by the Minister’s response. Ministers at the Dispatch Box—and I do not doubt…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsMy Lords, Covid is not a one-off, short-term emergency. There will be difficult judgments and hard decisions to be made for many months ahead. Does the Minister accept that it is…09 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register.01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet. As the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, said, I have added my name to Amendment 12 in this group, and will speak…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewI am grateful to the Minister for that reply, and for her recognition that costs are not the only issue to be taken into account. The Covid crisis demonstrates to us every day the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Net Zero Review will take into account co-benefits, including those relating to (1) improved health, (2) productivity, and (3)…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, during the Statement yesterday the Prime Minister spoke of Parliament’s ability to “take forward its business in a covid-secure way”.—[ Official Report , Commons,…23 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, like others, I find playing the game of legislative scrutiny catch-up unsatisfying and less than we should be doing as parliamentarians. I address my remarks to the rule…18 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Number of MembersMy Lords, when numbers in your Lordships’ House go up, public respect for the House goes down. The Minister said that the previous Prime Minister did not endorse a cap on the size…16 Sept 2020HANSARDElectric VehiclesI am grateful to the Minister. The environmental benefits of the transition to electric vehicles are well understood, but I wonder whether she has seen the recent report of the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDElectric VehiclesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and declare my interests as set out in the register.10 Sept 2020