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HANSARDCovid-19: One Year ReportI thank my noble friend the Minister for presenting the regulations before us. I declare my interest in working for the Dispensing Doctors’ Association. The importance of these…25 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord Holmes, who I am delighted to follow, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for giving us the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI am delighted to have played a small part in this Bill, and I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Wolfson and his colleagues: my noble friend Lord Parkinson, and, especially, my…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness and to contribute to this debate. I very much welcome the amendments in the name of the Minister, my noble friend Lord Howe,…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillI am delighted to follow my noble friend and I hope he is completely injury-free and that his chariot will be repaired at the earliest opportunity so that he maintains his…23 Mar 2021HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, I am delighted to welcome my noble friend Lord Kamall and congratulate him on a witty and excellent maiden speech. I look forward to hearing further contributions and…23 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI welcome the Statement, in particular the reference to the future discharge programme for hospitals. Does my noble friend agree that it is essential to rural-proof this policy?…22 Mar 2021HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I welcome these regulations and thank my noble friend for bringing them before us today. The Government have been as good as their word, as they promised to bring…22 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the Bill, and I take this opportunity to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Blower, on all the work that she has done in preparing it. I…19 Mar 2021HANSARDDrivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend. I will be supporting the regulations before us, but I have a number of questions for the Minister. The regulations expire at…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I join my noble friend the Duke of Montrose in suggesting that it is difficult to welcome regulations when so much of the detail is in the guidance, of which we have not…18 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I warmly welcome the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. I thank him for his maiden speech and congratulate him on his work in his former role on easing…18 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Bus Strategy: EnglandI warmly welcome the bus strategy and congratulate the department and my noble friend on the document they have brought forward. I particularly welcome the rural mobility fund and…18 Mar 2021HANSARDTaskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory ReformMy Lords, will my noble friend confirm whether the remit covers the plight of part-time working women, particularly those who work, for example, in supermarkets on zero-hour…17 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for tabling these two amendments. I would like to speak to Amendment 63, which gives me the opportunity to raise an issue raised with me, and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support Amendment 67 and, by the same token, everything that my noble friend Lady Noakes said in connection with her amendment. The two dovetail nicely…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I support the amendments in this group and I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to the proposal…16 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for bringing forward Amendments 83 and 84 on Report. I congratulate her on the progress that appears to have been made,…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and I associate myself with many of the comments made by previous speakers. I pay tribute to the…15 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I warmly congratulate all noble Lords who have made their maiden speeches and welcome them to the House. I welcome the Government’s support during this pandemic, but I…12 Mar 2021