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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 72 would require the Secretary of State to lay an impact assessment before Parliament, once the Bill becomes an Act, setting out the expected costs of our…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I look forward to hearing what my noble friend the Minister says about this and whether the sort of concerns that have been expressed are already dealt with somewhere…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I would also like to be involved in the further talks. We have to try to find a way of dealing with big risks between recovery plans without gungeing up the system for the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I think this shows that it is important that we understand what the statutory instruments in this area are going to look like. It will obviously lead to a clearer conversation if…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests and shall speak to Amendments 19 to 21, which are grouped with those of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles. My amendments…24 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy noble friend’s Answer confirms that increasing the availability of housing is a complicated matter with many facets, two of which I probed. It is vital to look forward, to have…11 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to further their aims of (1) building 300,000 new homes each year for the next five years, and (2) making the planning system…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPost Office: Prosecution PowersMy Lords, as the Minister responsible at the time, I was uneasy because it involved claims of dishonesty by apparently honest citizens. I therefore advised the Post Office to take…04 Feb 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainDoes my noble friend agree that we also bring many advantages to the EU-UK relationship? Four-fifths of capital for other member states is raised in London, and we provide an…03 Feb 2020HANSARDUK TelecommunicationsMy Lords, I visited Huawei in Shenzhen. There is no doubting the quality of its products, which will make it difficult for the West to compete. Can my noble friend comment on the…28 Jan 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, would she be willing to talk to us a little more about the detail of the subordinate legislation on dashboards? She kindly said that she would do…28 Jan 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I always welcome the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, who likes to call a spade a spade. He is right to say that everyone should be encouraged to save more,…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to be sandwiched between two eloquent old friends—the noble Lords, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard and Lord Adonis—and not to be discussing Brexit. Instead,…23 Jan 2020HANSARDGift VouchersAs a former retailer, I remember debates about the accounting treatment of these vouchers. However, I want to make a different point concerning competitiveness. Often vouchers are…22 Jan 2020HANSARDNuclear Power: EmissionsMy Lords, what discussions has my noble friend had with friends and partners internationally on the potential for using UK nuclear expertise and technology in the fight to deal…14 Jan 2020HANSARDFrackingMy Lords, there has been speculation that there might be more support for nuclear, which is a zero-carbon source of energy. Could the Minister comment on that?09 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, and other noble Lords who spoke on social care, but I will go elsewhere. I declare my business interests in the register. I…09 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentCan my noble friend also consider as part of his follow-up work the allocation of the R&D spend by government? We are talking about tax, which obviously affects the creative…08 Jan 2020HANSARDDigital CompetitionMy Lords, my main concern is that, rather than being given new powers without the proper scrutiny that we all like to see, the competition authorities should exercise the powers…05 Nov 2019HANSARDVisas: European Union StudentsI congratulate my noble friend on the proposal to extend the time that graduates of UK universities can stay in the UK from four or five months to two years. When is this likely…04 Nov 2019