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HANSARDCode of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)My Lords, I completely understand that the Benches opposite did not much like this legislation when it went through your Lordships’ House, as we have heard today, but it is the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2023My Lords, I warmly welcome my noble friend to her new ministerial brief, but I am sorry that I cannot be as welcoming to the Autumn Statement. I know that all sides of the House,…29 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2023My request was quite simple. I did say that there were 200 paragraphs in Chapter 5 and a number of policy costings, but none of them actually shows what amounts to the 110, which…29 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, there is predictably little in the gracious Speech on the Government’s economic policies, other than a reference to the Government’s focus on increasing economic growth.…13 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my registered interests as an investor in a number of energy companies. I too am a member of the Economic Affairs Committee, and I pay tribute to the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I have some very real concerns about the impacts of the new failure to prevent offence on small and medium-sized entities. If my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier’s…11 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have much sympathy with Motion 1A in this group, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, because I believe that treating the NHS as a special case in any area of…11 Sept 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillMy Lords, the debate on Clause 1 stand part has already touched on the substance my amendment to Clause 2, which is to take out “all” from “all reasonable steps”. Let me reiterate…14 Jul 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill14 Jul 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillMy Lords, I echo all that my noble friend Lord Hannan said, and I am delighted that we have reached agreement and a way forward on the Bill. I will just add a few words on why I…14 Jul 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 introduces a new clause after Clause 17. Amendments 2 and 3 in this group are consequential. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Callanan for adding his…22 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill22 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill22 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill22 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I thank my noble friend Lord Callanan in particular for answering the points raised on devolution. I do not think…22 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friends Lord Jackson of Peterborough, Lord Frost and Lady Lawlor for adding their names to Amendment 51A. The Government have made very…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, particularly my noble friends who have supported the amendment. I was surprised at the tone of the comments from…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWith the greatest respect to the noble and learned Lord, I think the main substance of sunsetting has been removed by the amendments put forward by my noble friend because we do…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillShame!15 May 2023