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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and the other cosignatories on putting forward the two amendments in this group. My only concern is what time…27 Mar 2023HANSARDAvanti West CoastMy Lords, my noble friend will be aware of the severe delays and disruption caused by TransPennine Express, which seems to be competing very well with Avanti on its record. Will…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAs a Scot by birth living in England, I support my noble friend the Duke of Montrose in his Amendment 181. It is good that in this clause, as my noble friend said, the Government…22 Mar 2023HANSARDEuropean Structural and Investment Funds and the European Agricultural Guarantee FundMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that, for two categories of farmers—particularly hill farmers and tenant farmers—the level of income from the European funds is falling…21 Mar 2023HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesMy noble friend is aware of the work I do with dispensing doctors and the fact that they have a role to play where there is no pharmacy. Is he as concerned as I am that routine…20 Mar 2023HANSARDElectricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I assume that we will take both SIs together. I thank my noble friend for bringing forward these two regulations, with which I broadly agree. I will limit my remarks to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on steering his first Bill successfully through the House—my congratulations go too to the whole Bill team. I am grateful to him for the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBus Industry SupportMy Lords, can my noble friend explain what the future of concessionary bus fares will be? They are particularly important in rural areas.16 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I would like to start by paying tribute to the late Baroness Masham, recognising what a great champion she has been for North Yorkshire, and saying how much missed she…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has contributed to what has been an excellent debate; there was unanimity across the Committee. If the Government are not prepared to table…15 Mar 2023HANSARDAgriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for setting out the detail of and background to the regulations before us today. I simply want to probe him on a couple of…14 Mar 2023HANSARDCleaner Energy TechnologiesMy Lords, has my noble friend made an assessment of the amount of water needed to create hydrogen for use in energy technology? Is this going to be an issue in areas of the UK…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAgriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I feel I may have confused my noble friend. I did not mention area payments. I said that there is envy of what the Scots are being paid. My concern is that the way that the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI am delighted to follow the noble Lord, and I shall speak to Amendment 3 in my name. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister for the close interest he has taken in listening…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayMy Lords, I echo the disappointment that HS2 is not going to reach the north of England any time soon. I understand that the Government committed in the Statement to a further…10 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister accept that there is a huge amount of methane leakage from landfill sites? How do the Government propose to deal with the methane…09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think the whole Committee would probably like to have sight of that letter, if we may. It goes to the heart of what the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, asked earlier today, because we…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful. My noble friend will have soaked up the atmosphere, including in the responses from the two Front Benches opposite, as to the strength of feeling throughout the…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful for this opportunity to speak to this little group, which is intended as probing amendments that look to the power to update and the transitional part of the Bill.…08 Mar 2023