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HANSARDBus Improvement PlansMy Lords, will my noble friend update the House on the position of concessionary fares for buses, and will she join with me in saying how important they are to rural life,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful for this opportunity to speak to Amendments 72 and 74, and I congratulate my noble friend on the honour of being appointed a privy counsellor. It is richly deserved,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend and the Government on going as far as they have. Is part of the difficulty the confusion over the different types of plastics? On 4 March,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 156 is in my name, and I declare at the outset that I am co-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Water Group. This is a simple amendment, and I would like…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to all those who have spoken and to my noble friend for the reassurances that he has given. I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady…07 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on all his efforts and those of Ministers in his and in other departments in both places. However, there is a concern in the country that…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend back and commend him for his bravery. We came into the House at the same time, and he is a source of constant inspiration to us all; I have…03 Mar 2022HANSARDLithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety StandardsMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that if these e-scooters are privately owned, they are illegal, so they should not be taken on to the train in the first place?03 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionWill my noble friend join me in celebrating livestock farming in this country? He will be aware that much livestock production is conducted by tenant farmers in upland and common…02 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I take this opportunity to thank my noble friend for listening and acting in the terms set out in the amendments in this group, which I support on research as far as…01 Mar 2022HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that planting trees can contribute to mitigating and adapting to climate change, particularly to reduce the threat of flooding? Will he give…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Visa Restrictions for RefugeesWill my noble friend confirm that, under the provisions of the Nationality and Borders Bill before us this afternoon and later this week, the Government will not seek to arrest…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, obviously I am disappointed that my Amendments 25, 26 and 27 have not found favour with the Minister or the House. My noble and very good friend Lord Horam said that he…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, when I tabled these amendments, I had sought to seek a greater reassurance from my noble friend the Minister than I achieved in Committee. Obviously, I realise, given…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her support in drafting these amendments, and I hope that she will give an assurance that the Government do, indeed, support these…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I support the government response to the Ukrainian situation that we have seen thus far. I join others in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Sedwill, and congratulating him…25 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their work on the food strategy, and the noble Baroness and Henry Dimbleby on their work. Bearing in mind that we might be facing a…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Following on from the noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, I rise briefly to ask my noble friend the Minister a question. The hostilities against Ukraine started with cyberattacks.…24 Feb 2022