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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill my noble friend—28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI understand that, but I have not spoken yet. Can I just ask: where is this going to be specified for our greater understanding? My noble friend said that it would be specified;…28 Feb 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Public Sector Food ProvisionMy Lords—27 Feb 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Public Sector Food ProvisionMy Lords, what could be easier to source and more nutritious than locally produced food? Will my noble friend the Minister and the Government endeavour to ensure that there are…27 Feb 2023HANSARDHealthcare in Rural AreasMy Lords, I am delighted and grateful to have secured this debate this afternoon and I look forward to contributions from other noble Lords across the Committee, especially my…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have followed this debate, although I have not yet spoken in it. I would just like to clarify something. Is my understanding correct that Defra, or indeed any other department,…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for introducing this group of amendments. I particularly associate myself with the amendments in the name of the noble Lord,…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonTo ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the loss of funding to the United Kingdom since 2020 as a result of leaving the Horizon programme; and whether they…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonI thank my noble friend for that very full Answer. Will he join me in congratulating the success that the Horizon programme has brought not just to universities such as Oxford and…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHealthcare in Rural AreasTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the delivery of health care in rural areas.23 Feb 2023HANSARDMaternity ServicesMy Lords, will my noble friend update the House on the number of midwives available? I understand that there is concern among expectant mothers about the availability of midwives.09 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyMy Lords, while I welcome the investment the Government are making in renewables, is it not wrong that vulnerable households are paying between 9% and 12% of their electricity…07 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, we recently celebrated the third anniversary of Brexit and it is indeed the gift that keeps on taking: taking control and scrutiny away from Parliament, effectively…06 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My Lords, I urge my noble friend to look at outcomes in the water efficiency of new developments. Undoubtedly, building 300,000 houses a year is contributing to sewage outfall…06 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanMy Lords, my noble friend will be aware that this problem is not unique to this country. I am ashamed to say that Denmark, my mother’s original country, is building new hospitals…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceMy Lords, is this not an opportunity for the Government, in rolling out their digital programme, to ensure that this area is properly regulated? Could Ofcom not play a crucial…02 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, I welcome the further update on the transition plan. When the Agriculture Bill was going through this place, pleas were made to the Minister’s predecessor to allow us to…01 Feb 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for introducing these regulations, which I broadly support. I have just a couple of points of interest. I know my noble friend has…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsI pay tribute to the Government’s warm home discount scheme and accept that it has been an enormous success. Recently, the chief executive of Ofcom has asked for a serious…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and in doing so I refer to my entry on the register as honorary president of National Energy…31 Jan 2023