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HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 25 and 30 and then touch even more briefly on Amendments 13 and 14. Amendment 30, which will shortly be spoken to by the noble Lord,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRwanda TreatyMy Lords, the International Agreements Committee will be scrutinising the new treaty. Will the Minister make sure that it has all the information it needs when it does that,…08 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-EU RelationshipMy Lords, the Foreign Secretary mentioned that one of the areas of common interest was migration. Given the signing of the treaty with Rwanda today, can he tell the House what…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always nice to follow the noble Lord, Lord Frost. We sparred a few times on Brexit, and as he was running the Scotch Whisky Association and I was running Alcohol…21 Nov 2023HANSARDLow-traffic NeighbourhoodsMy Lords—21 Nov 2023HANSARDLow-traffic NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, the Minister will be picking up from his predecessor the portfolio about glare from oncoming headlights. Given the effect of this, the 20 miles per hour speed limit is…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRwanda: Asylum Arrangements TreatyMy Lords, in answering the question from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, the Minister did not give the answer that I think we were hoping for. I know that it is not the Minister’s…21 Nov 2023HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013Will the Minister tell us what consultation has taken place with the Financial Services Consumer Panel and other consumer groups on this?13 Nov 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussion they have held with the General Medical Council on its removal of the words “mother” and “women” from its internal guidance for…17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceI do not think that Answer is quite satisfactory and I am sorry that the Minister used the words “pregnant staff” rather than “pregnant women”. Maybe the GMC lost out on medical…17 Oct 2023HANSARDHealth: Osteoporosis and FracturesI, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Black, for introducing this debate. As has been clear, the Government have simply passed the buck on this. The Written Answer from the noble…14 Sept 2023HANSARDCabinet ManualWill the Minister confirm that the Opposition should be consulted on this, just in case the next incumbent should be Keir Starmer? Could it perhaps start with an undertaking…24 Jul 2023HANSARDRecall Petitions: Voter IDMy Lords, at least 14,000 people without ID were not able to vote in local elections, even on a date known to them in advance, so they had time to get ID if they did not have a…10 Jul 2023HANSARDRecall Petitions: Voter IDTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether voter ID will be required for a recall petition.10 Jul 2023HANSARDChinaMy Lords, in rising to ask the Government this Question, I particularly look forward to the contribution of my noble friend Lord Leong, who has a greater understanding of this…06 Jul 2023HANSARDChinaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Sino-British relations following the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on 4 June, and the recent…06 Jul 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I support Motion A1, having had my name on the original amendment—I think it was Amendment 22 at the time—from the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. There are two reasons for…21 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is exactly three months ago today that we debated this issue in Committee, when the Minister heard many examples of what had been going on. She has done rather more…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will briefly speak to Amendment 39, to which I have added my name, and government Amendment 50. I declare that I am on the board of the ABI. More relevantly, as the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to argue that Clause 213 should not stand part of the Bill, as it has absolutely no place within this Bill. That is partly because it has nothing to do with…22 May 2023