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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to follow my two noble friends. I wish to speak to Amendment 85, in the name of my noble friend Lord Storey, to which I have added my name. This amendment…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am moving Amendment 89, tabled by my noble friend Lord Storey, who regrets that he cannot be here today. This amendment seeks to increase the free school meals grant…15 Jun 2022HANSARDConstitutional CommissionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for securing this important and timely debate. It deals with an issue that we need to continue highlighting. Last month’s local…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsMy Lords, I welcomed the demise of the Joint Ministerial Committee earlier this year. It was doomed to failure principally because it was rarely convened by the Prime Minister.…08 Jun 2022HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyMy Lords, in government, Liberal Democrats delivered on free school meals and ensured that every child between four and seven was provided with a free school meal regardless of…06 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to contribute to the debate on the humble Address. This gracious Speech has been written by a Government full of confidence and swagger, secure in…11 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundMy Lords, we have gone from “not a penny less” to analysis showing that, by 2024, the Welsh budget will be £1 billion worse off, as the noble Baroness has already said. With very…24 Mar 2022HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repeal of EU Restrictions in Devolution Acts etc.) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for the clarity of his presentation. As he has already outlined, this SI removes the powers introduced into the devolution settlements by Section 12 of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to those amendments in this group which deal with the consequences of the Welsh Government’s refusal to grant legislative consent to this Bill—primarily,…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Moore of Etchingham, and welcome him to his place. I shall speak on two main issues in this debate on the Elections…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendments 39, 47 and 48 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, to which I have added my name; I also support the other…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and support Amendments 13, 16 and 17 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord McNicol of West…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, the Subsidy Control Bill, following on from our experience of the internal market Act and of the loss of EU funding after leaving the EU, provides those of us from the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDWales: Coal TipsMy Lords, south Wales coalfields in particular made a massive contribution to the wealth of the UK over the years, with 40% of the UK’s coalfields being in Wales. We have already…19 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Community Renewal FundMy Lords, in Wales, additional funding has long been allocated to support communities that are struggling with high levels of poverty and deprivation. Could the noble Lord explain…08 Dec 2021HANSARDIndependent Commission on the Constitutional Future of WalesMy Lords, I welcome the Welsh Government’s establishment of the commission and the further announcement yesterday of the names of those appointed as commissioners. I was delighted…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineMy Lords, Monday’s announcement by Avanti West Coast that direct train services between north Wales and London will not be restored till next spring will cause concern to…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank those organisations that have forwarded briefing notes to us. My thanks also go to Senedd Research for its briefing on the legislative consent memorandum to the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I apologise for the fact that I was not able to speak at Second Reading on the Bill. I wish to speak to Amendment 124 in the name of my noble friend Lady Scott of…30 Jun 2021