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HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsMy Lords, for the avoidance of doubt, can the Minister indicate what action will be taken to improve fire safety at Napier?16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lords who will make their maiden speeches today. The Chancellor said that the Government had “a real commitment to green growth”—[ Official…12 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Nye. It is the very internationalism of this 2021 International Women’s Day that highlights its significance now.…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 16 I will speak also to Amendments 25, 33 and 69 in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and the noble Lord, Lord…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. Like she does, I believe that Part 1 of the Bill should be cancelled because it creates a lock on…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyMy Lords, participants in clinical trials for breast and ovarian cancer not only take the medication as part of those clinical trials, whether they are double-blind or whatever,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I thank all who participated in this short but timely and important debate: the noble Baronesses, Lady Chakrabarti and Lady Suttie, the noble and learned Lord, Lord…09 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering. I wish to speak in support of Amendment 79 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord…08 Mar 2021HANSARDHauliersMy Lords, traders and hauliers moving goods from GB to Northern Ireland urgently require certainty, stability and simplicity, which can be resolved or solved only through…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, in this debate on this group of amendments. I shall make particular reference to Amendments 52 and 67,…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes. I understand that this instrument would…02 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am not a financial expert, nor was that my academic background, nor do I have family involved in the fossil fuel industry, because Northern Ireland did not have a…01 Mar 2021HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021My Lords, I would also like to thank the Minister for introducing these regulations and it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Foulkes. Like him, I am also a member of…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination ProgrammeMy Lords, will the Minister outline the Government’s strategy to address those areas and people who are reluctant to take up the vaccine? Those of us who have had it know that it…24 Feb 2021HANSARDElectricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, and I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. I am not opposed to the regulations as…23 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for providing the background to this short piece of legislation, and I wish the Attorney-General well with her pregnancy leave and her confinement.…22 Feb 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, on her regret Motion and particularly on its content. I…11 Feb 2021HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, could the Minister confirm whether the Government will work with other like-minded allies to impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar to underpin human rights,…11 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation of the regulations. I accept that the Government have a statutory duty to review the rates of social security benefits annually.…10 Feb 2021