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HANSARDBlood DonationMy Lords, on that point, does the Minister accept that, while we need new young donors, you can continue donating blood well into your 70s? I declare an interest as someone…04 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have not spoken earlier on the Bill, but I hope the House will forgive me for speaking for a couple of minutes now. This debate takes me back 25 years to when I…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDrax Biomass Power StationMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Minister was very dismissive to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, on the issues around the national…03 Jul 2023HANSARDPension Funds: Investments and Tax ReliefMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests as recorded in the register and to the fact that I have a son who works in this area. The Minister referred to the complexities and…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, and will speak to Amendment 7A. I thank the Minister and her team for the considerable efforts that have been put in,…27 Jun 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as co-chair of Peers for the Planet and in that I have a family member currently working in the field of energy efficiency. I will respond to the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVetting Social Media AccountsMy Lords, I am slightly confused. I am no expert on this issue, but am I right in interpreting the noble Baroness as saying that the guidelines in the Library apply only to…21 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI join in the gratitude expressed to the Minister, who has been her usual courteous and committed self in discussing the considerable amendments that were needed to this Bill,…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023I am extremely grateful to the House, and I will be very brief. No one has mentioned the last time we had a debate, with great passion, on the issue of statutory instruments and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support this amendment, which fits very well alongside the discussions we had on the fiduciary duty of pension fund trustees. I will not push those amendments to a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, when we debated this on Tuesday evening I was greatly encouraged by the support from all sides of the House for adding nature, alongside net zero, to the regulatory…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDSMEs: Net-zero TargetsMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Minister talked about the importance of providing certainty for business and small and medium-sized enterprises.…07 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Peers for the Planet and apologise for the fact that I may need to speak a little longer than I normally would on Report. This is a…06 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is coming up to the witching hour, so I will not extend this discussion any further. I am grateful for the considered response that the Minister, as ever, gave. I…22 May 2023HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The problems with the grid and the urgent need for both investment in and strategic planning for the grid emerge as…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, since it is a long time since I last contributed in this Committee, I start by declaring my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet. Amendment 478 has cross-party…22 May 2023HANSARDAir Quality Strategy ConsultationMy Lords, the Minister’s throwaway remark about the possibility of there being too many consultations tempts me to ask him—and I declare my interests—whether the problem is not…18 May 2023HANSARDCOP 28My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Since 2008 developing countries’ debt has doubled, and many of the countries most at risk from catastrophic climate…17 May 2023