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HANSARDWater Companies: BorrowingsIs there any truth in the report that at least two water companies have needed cash injections and that the Government’s recent sewage reduction plan was a result of those…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, the whip, the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, has spoiled a lot of my fun today, because I was going to tell the Government exactly what they needed to do if they were…05 Sept 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022My Lords, I support the regret amendment and I wish we could use something stronger. It has been a long slog since December 2019 with all the legislation that has come through and…20 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. I agree with everything she said. My noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle suggested that I would sum up…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I am so sorry; my side vision was not working. Secondly, there is my clean air Bill, which is a great piece of legislation and would aid the health of people and the planet by…19 Jul 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Environmental PollutionMy Lords, the Minister said just now that the fines are not downloaded on to the customer, but in fact that is what happens because companies pay the fines and do not invest in…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I will not take any interventions. I am so sorry; we are all tired and we want to get going, but I am happy to chat to the noble Baroness outside. Perhaps the most objectionable…19 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the only thing that stops me wholeheartedly agreeing with everything that previous speakers have said is the thought that we would have to go through this again.18 Jul 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, it must be obvious that our suspicion stems from having had a lot of legislation come through this House that has shown no concern for human rights or political…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Will the noble Lord give way? My understanding is that it is not normal to have a backwards and forwards between Back-Benchers. I am getting nods from the Front Bench, which is a…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, in the debate on the last group, I completely forgot to say thank you to the Minister, who is not in her place at the moment, for meeting me not once but twice. She also…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am going to be very quick. I would like to speak to my Amendment 86B and later amendments which are essentially saying the same thing: that this Bill is dreadful and…18 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Fixed Penalty NoticesMy Lords, I have so many questions. The Minister talked about appropriate penalties, but there were people who escaped appropriate penalties—for example, at No. 10. Is there going…14 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, I have some sympathy with the noble Lord, Lord Mann. I too would like an answer on the corporate manslaughter issue. This is a ridiculous building. I speak as a former…13 Jul 2022HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Single-Use Plastics) Regulations 2022My Lords, I rise wearily to my feet on this issue of single-use plastics. I agree almost completely with my noble opponent, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. She is absolutely…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCannabis: Medicinal UseMy Lords, there is a suspicion among those of us who think that the Government are being very slow about this that they are arguing it from a medical point of view, just as the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant documents: 4th and 7th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee08 Jul 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am not going to lie to the House, nor am I going to be modest: this is an absolutely brilliant Bill, and I think the Government would be very wise to accept it in its…08 Jul 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have taken a lot of notes from today’s debate, and it is always difficult to reply to everybody, but I will do my best to do so outside the Chamber. I see a lot of…08 Jul 2022HANSARDSewage Disposal in Rivers and Coastal WatersMy Lords, it has been a good debate, with some divergent views. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Oates, and apparently the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham, for bringing this here. I…07 Jul 2022