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HANSARDWater Companies: Customer BillsMy Lords, for the past 30 years, we customers have paid the water companies all the money they needed to do their job properly. Their statutory duty was to build, operate and…23 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDid I understand the Minister correctly? Has he just boasted that there will be less parliamentary scrutiny and that we can look it up online?22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI did not say that I loathe smokers—both my parents were smokers. I loathe smoking because of the impact it had on my parents, both of whom died from smoking-related disease.22 May 2023HANSARDFormer Chief Constables: Gross MisconductI will follow on from the good idea of the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, about having a police ombudsman. In their original Answer to this, the Government rather washed their hands of…22 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am afraid that a few amendments will not improve this Bill. It is a disastrous Bill, and not because of the laws that are being taken out this time—those few hundred…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, last week, my esteemed colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, asked whether I would support his amendments on pavement accessibility. I trusted him completely so I…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to support every word that the noble Viscount has just said—a rare event. I have recently joined a group of people who meet monthly to assess…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillTake that back!18 May 2023HANSARDRedcar SteelworksMy Lords, it is not people on this side creating the concern; these are reports from local people, businesses and a lot of newspapers. Please do not be offensive to this side of…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillOver the past few weeks we have heard again and again this sort of criticism of the Civil Service. It is hardly appropriate for the Government Benches to criticise the Civil…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillNo, I will not let the noble Baroness intervene. She spoke at length. I spoke yesterday evening on a regret Motion on magistrates’ courts sentencing and afterwards I was told by…17 May 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing FrameworkMy Lords, my direct experience of whistleblowers is that doing that actually devastates their life, their income and their circle of friends. They have a very tough time,…16 May 2023HANSARDSentencing Act 2020 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, considering that we deal with a lot of very big Bills here in your Lordships’ House, this is quite a small issue, but for me, it encapsulates the panicky and misguided…16 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, in case anyone is thinking of voting against Amendment 2—even the Minister—it is worth remembering that Jacob Rees-Mogg said today that this Government gerrymandered the…15 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsThat is ridiculous.10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsWhat if—10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this is a Government of divide and rule. Although they have not had many successes over the past few months, they have been moderately successful in that. They attack…10 May 2023HANSARDHorticultural PeatMy Lords, something that really annoys me about this Government—09 May 2023HANSARDHorticultural PeatAll right, one of the things that really annoys me about this Government is that they are not coherent or joined-up in their thinking. The Government have just allocated £20…09 May 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Net Zero StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the effectiveness of their Net Zero Strategy in meeting the goals under the Climate Change Act 2008.03 May 2023