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HANSARDRevised Energy National Policy StatementsMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness. I refer to my interests as declared in the register: I am the honorary president of the advisory board of National Energy…22 Feb 2022HANSARDWindfall Tax: Oil, Gas and Energy CompaniesMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is only in this sector that the industry is not paying for future infrastructure? Will she ensure that, rather than funding renewable…22 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionMy Lords, as chairman of the Proof of Age Standards Scheme board, I join the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, in congratulating the Government on the work they are doing in this area.…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend and the Government on introducing the regulatory sandbox.10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am delighted to follow the noble and learned Baroness. The Committee has benefited greatly from her insightful comments on the background. This is a particularly murky world…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it has been an excellent debate. I thank everyone for their contributions. I think there may be a question outstanding from the noble and learned Baroness, Lady…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my noble and learned friend. He has endeavoured to be as full as possible in his response to all noble Lords. I express my disappointment that the guidelines are…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am anxious not to delay matters but to seek clarification at this stage. A number of noble Lords have raised concerns about why the burden of proof has been changed and the fact…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for setting the scene and others who contributed to the previous debate on this part of the Bill. I welcome my noble and…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for their contributions. I quite understand that my noble friend feels that there…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support and welcome Clause 87 on medicine information systems. My amendments would simply add to the regulations on information systems. I want to explain why I want…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy noble friend is, in fact, rewriting the law. I am not an immigration lawyer, but if I were, I think I would be a little confused at the moment. In the case that was decided in…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 121 and 122. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for lending her support in signing Amendment 122. As the noble Baroness set out, and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWould my noble friend say, then, that the person in the boat does not have to reach the mainland? If the boat is apprehended, does that fall within the new provision?08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am sorry to labour the point, but may I just confirm that my noble friend is saying that the Government will go after the criminal gangs but will not seek to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I followed with great interest the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, in speaking eloquently to the clauses stand part in the last group. Like the noble Lord, Lord Dubs,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeMy Lords, would it not be a good idea to present all the changes to the Highway Code and consult on them in one go to prevent a piecemeal approach? Do I not have the expectation…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHighway CodeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the Highway Code.07 Feb 2022