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HANSARDRural CommunitiesMy Lords, I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for securing this debate. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard, on an excellent maiden speech…15 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise to your Lordships for not having taken part in the Second Reading debate. I also draw your Lordships’ attention to my registered interests and my membership…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]I shall make a short contribution in agreement with Amendment 22 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes, and Amendment 24 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…14 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, on a witty and moving maiden speech, and welcome him to this House. He has an important role to play…23 Jul 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, this group of amendments is of great importance to the independent television production sector in Wales. Amendments 16 and 17 relate to how much commissioning is done…20 May 2024HANSARDPort Talbot SteelworksMy Lords, the people of Wales well understand the suffering that can be the consequence of industrial decline and the loss of a major industry. What we see happening in Port…01 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI do not think the noble Lord has finished.23 Apr 2024HANSARDTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024My Lords, the Order is consequential on the Welsh Government’s Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 which changed the way post-16 education and training is to be…19 Mar 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, I am grateful the noble Lord, Lord McInnes of Kilwinning, for securing this debate, which has afforded us the opportunity to examine the state of our union. Before I…14 Mar 2024HANSARDS4CMy Lords, the Secretary of State for Wales has explained that he has to take an arms-length approach to HR issues at S4C, as we appointed the board. If the relationship between…08 Feb 2024HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations Within the United KingdomMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews. I thank the Convenor of the Cross-Bench Peers for initiating this debate and for dedicating his interest to…18 Jan 2024HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, the UK has a responsibility to relocate these soldiers, otherwise it is likely that they will either die or spend their lives in prison. Will the Minister make it…12 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my voice to those who mourn the passing of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. He was a great defender of the devolved Parliaments. I will miss his wisdom and…08 Nov 2023HANSARDTransport: Zero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2My Lords, I am sure the noble Baroness can imagine the delight of seasoned north Wales travellers, like myself, when they heard the Prime Minister mention the electrification of…17 Oct 2023HANSARDGross Domestic Product: Wales and the UKMy Lords, for around 20 years, west Wales and the valleys qualified for EU Objective 1 funding, precisely because our GDP was among the lowest in the EU. With the figures for…06 Jul 2023HANSARDStrategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, on the face of it, this secondary legislation is simple, reflecting a name change that took place in 2021, when Highways England Company Ltd became National Highways…05 Jun 2023HANSARDChildren in Care: Gone Too Far ReportMy Lords, as reported by the Become charity, there is a substantial lack of data on children from ethnic backgrounds who are placed in care facilities miles from home. Compared to…23 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to amendments in this group tabled by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, to which I have added my name, and I thank him for…15 May 2023HANSARDHorticultural PeatMy Lords, while it is important to introduce a ban on peat as quickly as possible, with EU imports continuing but not to the same standards as those applied to UK growers, what…09 May 2023HANSARDDevolved Budget for Wales: InflationMy Lords, last month the British Dental Association warned that NHS dentistry in Wales could disappear. In Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan alone, around 15,000 people are on…15 Mar 2023