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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, although I am not moving Amendment 124A, I just thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for speaking to the amendment in my absence.18 Jul 2022HANSARDBusiness and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I too give a warm welcome to my noble friend for stepping into the breach and presenting the regulations this afternoon. I join my noble friend Lord Young in congratulating my…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on bringing forward this instrument. I am sure everyone would wish to support it—I think the fur would really start to fly if there was…14 Jul 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing forward the regulations before us, which I broadly support and welcome. I have a number of questions relating directly to the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyMy Lords, I declare my interests in respect of National Energy Action. I welcome Ofgem’s ruling that overpayments of grossly inflated direct debits will be rectified. However,…14 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my interest with the Dispensing Doctors’ Association.12 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageI am grateful for that Answer, but my noble friend will be aware that by 2030, we will be facing an acute shortage of GPs as more doctors leave the profession than join. There are…12 Jul 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing forward the order. I understand that there has been quite a delay, as the legislation was due to have legal effect on 1 April. I…12 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reported shortage of GPs in England; and what steps they will take in response.12 Jul 2022HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Single-Use Plastics) Regulations 2022I welcome, for the most part, the instrument which is before us this afternoon. I have a number of questions to put to my noble friend. First, there seems to be an obvious…12 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementI am sorry to interrupt, but does my noble friend share my concern that there should be a level playing field, so that any imports into this country from Australia should not be…11 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria. I wonder whether his asking for lower taxes was his pitch to be the next leader of the Conservative Party. I…11 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Strategy White PaperMy Lords, can my noble friend explain how the food strategy addresses the very urgent need to increase our self-sufficiency in food, particularly the parlous state of fruit and…07 Jul 2022HANSARDSewage Disposal in Rivers and Coastal WatersI am delighted to follow the noble Lord, who we do not hear from very often. I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Oates, on calling the debate today, and join with him…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I would like my noble friend to respond to a point that was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, on Monday, which is pertinent to the remarks from the noble Lord, Lord Coaker,…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I understand that Parcelforce is a trading name of Royal Mail, but is it a commercial or a public enterprise under the definition that my noble friend has just given?06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am delighted to follow my noble friend with a few brief remarks. I say at the outset that I regret that I was unable to contribute to Second Reading. I shall limit my remarks…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I was delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, was able to pursue some of things that I touched on. What concerns me most, particularly given what my noble friend the Minister…04 Jul 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementI put on the record that I do not wish to skin any cat, for obvious reasons. I am just trying to support my noble friend’s proposal and the noble Baroness. Peace has broken out on…30 Jun 2022