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HANSARDPublic Services: UpdateI congratulate my noble friend and his department on the work they are doing on domestic food supply. Now that we have left the European Union, can my noble friend the Minister…29 Apr 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdateWill the noble Baroness be able to stop the clock, if questions are being repeated?28 Apr 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdatePerhaps I may I impress upon my noble friend the Minister the plight of small and medium-sized businesses, particularly those in the tourism, hospitality and retail sectors. My…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, will my noble friend congratulate the company Industrial Textiles & Plastics, which makes the much-needed impermeable material for gowns, and Barbour and Burberry, which…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom manufacturers are in place to ensure that an adequate supply of personal protective equipment is made available to (1) the…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I declare an interest: I work with the Dispensing Doctors’ Association. It is emerging that all gowns are made to one size, which is posing a problem particularly for…23 Apr 2020HANSARDRivers: Catchment ManagementTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on catchment management for rivers, and how this relates to natural flood defences.23 Mar 2020HANSARDRivers: Catchment ManagementMy Lords, I am mindful that many of those who were evicted from their homes in the winter floods may not be back home yet and have the extra anxiety of coronavirus. One simple…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HelplinesMy Lords, will my noble friend join me in congratulating the Lord Speaker on the leadership he has given? I declare my interest, as in the register: I work with the Dispensing…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I work externally for dispensing doctors. They have put to me that there is a shortage among front-line medical staff—both doctors and nurses—of personal protective…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSmart MotorwaysMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister take my thanks back to the Government following the debate to which she kindly responded recently? Will she accept that the smart…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)I am following very closely what my noble friend has said. I understand that she has years of experience in a certain sector, but what does she fear about scrutinising a policy…16 Mar 2020HANSARDChemicals RegulationMy Lords, will my noble friend commit to the UK remaining a partner of the European Environment Agency? As he will be aware, a leading figure of the Johnson household —no less a…16 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I seek clarification as I raised a number of points earlier in the Bill relating to this issue. The amendment is useful in that regard to tweak information out of my…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on tabling these amendments, and I have a very short query. It was, I think, when we took evidence on the financing of the…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 76ZA, I shall speak also to Amendment 86 tabled by my noble friend the Duke of Montrose, who is unable to be with us today. I have added my name to…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I have to say that I find it very disappointing, as the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, said, that the Bill will leave this place without the information being before us.…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this. We heard the figures earlier for the quota that is held: 29% of the UK fishing quota is owned or controlled by just…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]Is my understanding correct? Did my noble friend say that Clause 23(2) could be used to allocate the unused quota to under-10-metre boats, rather than just being for international…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I associate myself with the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester. I shall speak to my Amendment…09 Mar 2020