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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I am delighted to participate in this debate, which has been very wide-ranging, covering as it has VSO to IVF. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Scott on introducing…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOffshore Gas RigsWhile I welcome that a target has been set, can my noble friend reassure us that the essential flaring and venting for operational and safety reasons will be allowed to continue?…11 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, may I address head on two points that the Minister has raised? First, the case has been made of how difficult it is to access the evidence and whether it is in the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, what specific meetings has my noble friend the Minister had with women and women representatives to discuss the economic impact of the pandemic? Does she share my…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend the Minister and congratulate her on bringing forward this group of amendments. It shows that a serious issue has been…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as vice-president of NACCC and the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Child Contact Centres. I am delighted to join the noble Lord,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I want to take a moment to support the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, in her Amendment 23. I pay tribute to all her work in this field and to the other…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillI am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and find myself in agreement with much of what she said, especially on finding a balance between regulations and…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support this small group of amendments. I will speak in particular to Amendment 21 for the reasons my noble friend Lord Hodgson so eloquently and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, who spoke with such passion and, obviously, such knowledge. I am delighted to support Amendments 20 and 24 and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI speak in support of Amendments 31 and 33. As I have the same brief, I do not intend to speak for long but I support all the arguments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Bruce…09 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak to and move Amendment 78, and to thank my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond for his support and for co-signing the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillI am grateful to the Minister and to all those who have contributed. I recognise the role that the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, played in the adoption of the current EU…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am looking closely at Amendment 86, introduced so eloquently by my noble friend Lord Blackwell, and asking myself why it would be needed in view of the comments made…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, this group of amendments has an underlying theme of identifying the need for greater consumer protection in this area. I support the noble Lords, Lord Tunnicliffe and…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend, and I thank him and the other authors of the amendments in this group. This is a particularly appropriate moment to state that…08 Mar 2021HANSARDHauliersMy Lords, I entirely support the comments of my noble friend Lord Taylor of Holbeach and I refer to the fact that I am an honorary president of the United Kingdom Warehousing…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the right reverend Prelate. We both sit on the rural action group of the Church of England. I should also declare that as a Bar apprentice in…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, Amendment 14 in my name came about as a result of my working closely with the Law Society of Scotland. I am very grateful to the society for drawing to my attention the…02 Mar 2021