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HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I am happy to wait to hear what my noble friend the Minister has to say.13 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, this Bill has my complete support. The coronavirus pandemic started as a health crisis, but it is now primarily an economic one. Our GDP has contracted at an…06 Jul 2020HANSARDDavid FrostMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that, when Mr Frost becomes a Peer, this House will be very lucky, because we will gain a new Member with huge experience—as my noble friend…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I shall be brief. I indicated that I want to speak on these amendments because I am concerned about the impact that they would have on companies’ ordinary transactions. Part of…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I first thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I was pleased to get support from my noble friends Lady Neville-Rolfe, Lady Altmann and Lord…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 46, I shall also speak to Amendments 47 to 49, which are in my name and those of my noble friends Lady Altmann and Lady Neville-Rolfe. There was a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Businesses and the Private SectorMy Lords, it is good to have the opportunity to debate Covid-19 in a context wider than health and social care. Sadly, a series of two-minute talking heads on a Zoom screen is…21 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I was a member of the EU Committee when this report was published and pay tribute, as other noble Lords have, to the leadership of the noble Lord, Lord Boswell, when he…12 May 2020HANSARDBudget: Economic and Fiscal OutlookMy Lords, let no one pretend that these Virtual Proceedings represent a meaningful opportunity to hold the Government to account. Until a couple of hours ago, we were told that we…05 May 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)I will say to the noble Lord only that it may have the headings of the political declaration but the content is significantly different in a number of places, as indeed was set…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)I will come on to that in a short while. I was saying that dynamic alignment is simply not what the British people voted for in 2016 or in last year’s general election. It is…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, it will not surprise the House to find that I will not be echoing the sentiments of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayter and Lady Ludford. I welcome the Government’s plans…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I fear nothing from scrutiny. I am making the point that Parliament has consciously removed provisions that were contained in an earlier Bill; the version of the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, it is some time since I have spoken on a pensions Bill. Indeed, I think the last occasion may well have been when the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie of Luton, was sitting in…28 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, I served on the EU sub-committee, led very ably by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and took part in the preparation of the report…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, as noble Lords consider the Bill over the next week or so, I hope that the spirit that guides them will be respect for the will of the people. We have now heard their…13 Jan 2020HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election BillMy Lords, I shall not be following the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, with partisan remarks about Brexit. I will concentrate on the Bill before us. I shall not detain the House…30 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy Lords, I note that the Statement concentrated on geographical coverage for mobile. Can my noble friend say whether anything is being done about the quality of mobile coverage?…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, the debate in your Lordships’ House today is a mere sideshow to the real action that is taking place in another place. The other place has a huge decision to make today,…19 Oct 2019