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HANSARDWaste: IncinerationI thank the Minister, but I am deeply dissatisfied. This Government, in whom I had a lot of trust, have made the deeply irresponsible decision to allow the Portland incinerator to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDWaste: IncinerationTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to implement the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation to pause permission for new incineration plants to allow for a review…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth—words that I never thought I would hear myself speak. I was unable to attend the Second Reading but my…22 Oct 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, one area of AI technology that has been used a lot without regulation for many years, and has been exposed as having some quite severe flaws, is that of facial…17 Oct 2024HANSARDBiocidal Products: Hand and Body WashesMy Lords, is it worth the Minister checking with advisers whether they have actually read Dr Fady’s research and are taking that into account?16 Oct 2024HANSARDEV Strategy: (ECC Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on her introduction and her committee’s work. She is the most amazing Member of our House, and I think we have to appreciate her effort…16 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Behaviour and CourtesyMy Lords, there is something I find quite puzzling sometimes, and that is that we have to give way to our right reverend friends the Bishops. I do not understand why that happens.…14 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]It is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, but it is also daunting, because she can speak without notes for eight minutes. I cannot do that because I…09 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillPrisoners.07 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, it was a real pleasure to hear the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon. We overlapped for eight years on the London Assembly, and I guarantee your…07 Oct 2024HANSARDRural Crime: NFU Mutual ReportMy Lords, I was on the Met Police authority for 12 long years of its existence. In that time, I asked many times for a category of rural crime to be on crime reports. I was told…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPedal CyclesMy Lords, I declare an interest as president of the Road Danger Reduction Forum, as per my registered interests. Of course we have lawless roads, which has been a concern of mine…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPedal CyclesIt is rare.12 Sept 2024HANSARDEnvironment and Climate Change Committee Report: An Extraordinary Challenge: Restoring 30 per cent of our Land and Sea by 2030My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for securing the debate and getting so many people together to speak on the environment. It was a very clever thing to…11 Sept 2024HANSARDPension CreditWhy do these tough decisions always hit the poor and not the fossil fuel companies and the water companies?09 Sept 2024HANSARDWatchdogs (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hollick, on his opening speech, which was very good, and also congratulate his committee on this report, which was extremely…09 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtThe noble Lord opposite made a very good point that there seems to have been an awful lot of corruption over the past 14 years, and presumably into the future. Perhaps the unit…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024Will the Minister respond, perhaps at a later date, to my questions about drugs policy and the fact that this Government did not release a report?29 Jul 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024My Lords, it was a pleasure to hear the categories that will not be up for release, because nobody wants sexual predators and misogynists out on the streets—so I am delighted to…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI welcome the Minister to his place; it is a brilliant stroke by the Labour Government. However, I did not quite understand his reply on the IPP prisoners. Clearly there is an…24 Jul 2024