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HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they plan to introduce legislation giving effect to the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe.12 Jan 2026HANSARDGreenlandMy Lords, I am half-Danish—08 Jan 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2025My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on securing this timely debate. I welcome the revised EIP published by the Government. I declare my interests as…08 Jan 2026HANSARDGreenlandMy Lords, I declare my interest as being half-Danish and having studied at the University of Aarhus. Since 1951, it has been perfectly open to the United States to establish more…08 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak particularly in support of Amendment 356A in the name of my noble friend Lady Morgan of Cotes. I hope that the Minister might see fit to include this in the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDFlooding InterventionsMy Lords, one of the most efficient ways to reduce flood risk is sustainable drains. When do the Government expect to implement Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friends Lord Shinkwin, Lord Blencathra and Lord McColl on speaking to their amendments so eloquently. They take the debate one step further than…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyMy Lords, Claudia Lawrence was murdered over 15 years ago, and her body has never been found. What comfort can the strategy bring to her mother, who has to spend yet another…17 Dec 2025HANSARDAsylum AccommodationMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that the Government are proposing to spend over £1 million refurbishing the Cameron barracks in Inverness to house asylum seekers. Will he…16 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for responding. There will be another opportunity in the other Bill to do this. I tried to table an amendment on insurance, but we were told it was out of…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Minister referred in a debate last week to a Bill currently before the House with micromobility provisions. It would be interesting to know whether the consultation has…15 Dec 2025HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionMy Lords, will the Minister respond to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven: are these genuinely new training places? I put this question last week and did not…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I take this opportunity to wish my noble friend Lord Lucas a very speedy recovery from his operation. I also thank the Minister and the Home Office for in part adopting…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to have a short debate—not so much on Clause 106, which I welcome and congratulate the Government on bringing forward, but rather more on what is not in Clause 106.…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am not sure whether the noble Lord replied on the definition.15 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for taking questions on the Statement today. I have looked at the provisions in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and welcome…11 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on accepting such a sensible amendment. She was kind enough to write to me about non-hazardous reservoirs. She said in that letter that the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxMy Lords, why is Drax sourcing sustainable wood from abroad when we now have a very intensive tree-planting growth policy in this country? Also, Yorkshire farmers would benefit if…10 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that the 5% hardest to reach in rural areas are being further disadvantaged by the taking out of landlines. Storm Arwen took all the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIt is a him. I believe that democracy is grass-roots, certainly in rural areas. The building blocks are parish councils, districts, boroughs and counties. It is very confusing. I…08 Dec 2025