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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I will have a little more to say about this later on, so why not let me finish? If I do not answer the noble Lord’s questions, we will try to get at what is needed. Amendments 477…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]If I may, I will think about the answer, make some progress, and come back to that on a future occasion.24 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, as I said, the commission is an independent advisory committee, and the Government consider its advice carefully in whatever form it is given. The Prime Minister is…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsI explained the situation about the 33% share that troubled us on this side of the House. The noble Lord’s other question is highly speculative. In addition, one can look back at…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, I always enjoy the lessons in history from the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, but I am a simple person and the simple fact is that former Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsObviously, I thank my noble friend for her service on the commission, which is very important. I remember that, before the commission was set up, a lot of questions were rightly…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsWe try our best to represent this side of the House—politely—but the Conservative Party has been the largest party in the 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019 parliamentary general…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsI thank my noble friend for drawing those points to the attention of the House. In respect of today’s Question, I say that the commission’s role was to provide advice, and this…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, the Government have no plans to change the status of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, which should continue to play its very important advisory role.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsOn the last point, it is a long-standing convention that individuals can be nominated for an honour in recognition of their public or political service and Prime Ministers can…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsI start by making the general point that, given retirements and other departures, some new Members are essential to keep the expertise and outlook of the House of Lords fresh. The…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsIt is a very good thing that we have the Appointments Commission. It is an independent advisory committee, which has been set up and does its job. As I said at the beginning of…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I start by welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir, to today’s debate. I very much look forward to hearing her maiden speech and to her future contributions. On a sad…10 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022That this House takes note of the economy and the Growth Plan 2022.10 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 225 in the names of my noble friend Lord Moylan and others. The noble Lord, Lord Oates, raised some good questions in this area. Gas storage is not…07 Sept 2022HANSARDWater Companies: BorrowingsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Government and to this House for the changes that were made to improve the situation on sewage, but does my noble friend think that the current…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseCould the lessons learned, or the resilience strategy, study the weather this week in detail and the local impacts and assess the likely frequency of future heatwaves? Has the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]The point is well made. I would be interested to know how long that Act has been in operation in the United States. One of the concerns I have had, looking at these various…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened to the debate and rise to address the Question that Schedules 6 and 7 be agreed. I am grateful for the support of my noble friend Lord Moylan, although…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]On modern slavery, the Minister is surely saying that there has to have been a conviction for somebody to be on the debarred list. The first person prosecuted under the Modern…18 Jul 2022