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HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for that response. We have had an interesting, short debate. This is rather a varied group of amendments. There is only one link…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I have no problem with that.14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall make just a couple of comments. I support the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, on her Amendment 45, which requires there to be a majority of non-executives on the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, we are in the final lap of Committee. I shall speak also to the three other amendments in this group in my name. Amendments 54 and 58 deal with who should carry out the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I expect that my noble friend the Minister knows that she is batting on a rather sticky wicket. While she has valiantly sought to explain her reasonings, I think I can…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I am disappointed that so many noble Lords find the content of the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill of so little interest that they are departing this Committee. The Committee stage of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, before I move on to what I will be doing with my amendment, could I ask one factual question? During my noble friend’s response, she said that the UK Infrastructure Bank…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]14 Jun 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, there is a lot to like in this Bill and, like my noble friend Lord Maude of Horsham, I do not think that it will be improved by adding a lot of extra things to it. My…25 May 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I think it is actually 34 years.25 May 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL]My Lords, I wholeheartedly support this short but very important Bill; we should get it on to the statute book as rapidly as possible. I could stop there, because my noble friend…24 May 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill is about an organisation which has the Treasury’s fingerprints all over it. The Treasury will control almost every aspect of what the UK Infrastructure Bank…24 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Young. I agree with what he said on road pricing, although I suspect there will be several more Queen’s Speeches before…16 May 2022HANSARDOff-Payroll Working (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, my noble friend Lord Bridges has given us a masterly summary of the work of the Finance Bill Sub-Committee on off-payroll working, and I pay tribute to his chairmanship…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Hodgson. I wish him a very happy birthday.25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI wish to make two points about these amendments. I do so in the hope—but not the expectation—that noble Lords who have set their faces against these clauses will look at them in…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 51 I will also speak to Amendments 52 and 53 in this group, and I can be brief. The amendments are technical and, I hope, non-contentious, especially…25 Apr 2022