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HANSARDTransport: HydrogenMy Lords, the UK Hydrogen Strategy and transport decarbonisation plan both highlight the potential for hydrogen and electric aviation. Given that the UK is truly a leader in the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Assemblies) Bill [HL]My Lords, I wholeheartedly support the Bill. I am sad no longer to be following the noble Lord, Lord Taverne—this is for procedural reasons, as I understand it. I applaud the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDRegister of Home-educated ChildrenMy Lords, I am disappointed that the Minister was unable to give a timeframe for the register. In the meantime, is any work being done to assess the extent to which fundamentalist…21 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, the Government’s transport decarbonisation plan rightly recognises that hydrogen has the co-benefits of reducing CO 2 emissions and creating jobs and growth. Will the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 264A. The noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, was very keen to speak on this amendment, to which he added his name, but for technical reasons was…12 Jul 2021HANSARDPalestineMy Lords, the UK certainly should recognise Palestine as a state, but as important is the need to introduce economic incentives to induce Israel to end its illegal building of…07 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Departments: Non-Executive DirectorsMy Lords, having been a non-executive chair and director in various public bodies and having been very conscious of the importance of independent oversight of the process of…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I must be the most unpopular person in this House today, and I must apologise. I failed to tell the Whips which amendments I wished to speak to, so I was left off the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendments 28 and 30, and express my support for all amendments in this group. This is my first contribution on this ground-breaking Bill and I too welcome…23 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care HomesMy Lords, let us focus on what government can do now. My concern is that the Government are overcompensating for the very high early death rate in care homes, for whatever reason,…17 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the small but vitally important concession to care home residents in the Statement. However, the Prime Minister has left in place the cruel and unnecessary…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessMy Lords, this is rather relevant to the previous question: how many additional Covid cases in the UK were caused by the delay in closing our borders to travel from India after we…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClimate Change: TargetsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for securing this very helpful debate. I have raised on several occasions the urgent need for the Government to publish…27 May 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering. This is an important Bill. Having lost the EU framework, we clearly need robust processes for…25 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I fully support the UK Government and indeed applaud them for providing vaccines to Nepal and other developing countries. Can the Minister tell the House whether the…20 May 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I shall respond to the Minister and the Government’s amendment on the safe reporting of crimes by domestic abuse victims who have uncertain immigration status. I am very…27 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillAt end insert “and do propose Amendments 40B and 40C in lieu of Amendment 40—21 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendments 40B and 40C, which need to be taken together. Again, I thank supporters across the House, including the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…21 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I express my sincere and deep thanks to those who have spoken so powerfully and eloquently in support of this amendment—my heartfelt thanks to all of them. I know that…21 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsMy Lords, the Government have pledged to increase low-carbon hydrogen production capacity to five gigawatts by 2030. Have the necessary investment commitments been made to achieve…19 Apr 2021