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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I welcome the three new Peers and congratulate them on their maiden speeches. I look forward to meeting them in future, perhaps bumping into them in corridors some time…11 Nov 2020HANSARDWaste Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, if all the new incinerators that have planning permission are built in the next few years, incinerator capacity will double just when we are trying to reduce our waste.…10 Nov 2020HANSARDOrganic Products (Production and Control) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I, too, welcome the noble Lord, Lord Mendoza. His excellent maiden speech was probably indicative of the amount of effort that he will put into the House of Lords,…10 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I would like to see huge, wholescale changes made to the high-speed rail programme but, in the meantime, reporting and reviewing its impact is important so that…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, on his 14-and-a-half-minute masterclass on how to pull apart inadequate government legislation. It was absolutely brilliant,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I am in awe of all the previous speakers. I acknowledge their huge experience in and knowledge of this issue. I particularly liked the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra and…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, it would probably be quite difficult to find two people who think more differently about the first leg of HS2 than me and the noble Lord, Lord Adonis. I disagree with a…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will be very brief, as the noble Baronesses, Lady McIntosh and Lady Bowles, have explained this group extremely clearly. As the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, said,…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Christmas Breaches of RestrictionsMy Lords, at the start of the pandemic the Government kept changing their mind and consequently the police kept getting the law wrong. For example, the CPS reviewed some cases…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Randall. I want to echo his comments about the Minister, because I do understand that he cares deeply about these issues. Equally,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to support Amendment 166 from the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, which I have signed along with the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and the noble Baroness,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the Government are certainly getting a lot of advice during the passage of this Bill. As the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, said, they really ought to know that they do not…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick; I look forward to hearing the Minister answer her questions. I also welcome the noble…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transport for LondonMy Lords, it is obvious that TfL needs some immediate investment, along the lines of the sort that the Government have given to the train operating companies, but also needs time…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have listened to the vast majority of the debates today and I have actually been shocked by some of the speeches: they were, unusually, wonderfully tough and very…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateMy Lords, as other Peers have pointed out, there does not seem to be much strategic thinking embedded in the Statement. For example, the Government could have focused on companies…27 Oct 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020My Lords, I have an unstable connection so I may not be with you for very long. However, I welcome the noble Lords, Lord Sikka and Lord Lancaster, whose maiden speeches were…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Test ResultsMy Lords, there have been a lot of allegations of corruption in the tendering processes for various aspects during the pandemic. I am curious whether the Minister feels that that…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social and Economic InequalitiesMy Lords, despite the Government’s best efforts, some people have fallen through the gaps. Have the Government considered a trial of universal basic income? This has been and is…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, when the Conservative Party came up with its absolutely brilliant slogan about taking back control, many of us, for whom it resonated, felt that it meant that our…26 Oct 2020