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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank their Majesties for gracing us with their presence today as we begin the second Session of this Parliament. To reinforce the comments made by the noble Earl,…13 May 2026HANSARDSenior Deputy SpeakerMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, on his appointment. In doing so, I would like to take a few moments to pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord…13 May 2026HANSARDSenior Deputy SpeakerThat Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede be appointed as Senior Deputy Speaker (Chairman of Committees) for this Session.13 May 2026HANSARDRoyal CommissionMy Lords, it not being convenient for His Majesty personally to be present here this day, he has been pleased to cause a Commission under the Great Seal to be prepared for…29 Apr 2026HANSARDProrogation: His Majesty’s SpeechMy Lords and Members of the House of Commons, by virtue of His Majesty’s Commission which has been now read, we do, in His Majesty’s name, and in obedience to His Majesty’s…29 Apr 2026HANSARDIntroductionsThat notwithstanding the practice of the House on introductions, a Peer who has sat in the House as an excepted hereditary peer pursuant to section 2 of the House of Lords Act…22 Apr 2026HANSARDIntroductionsMy Lords, as the House is aware, three sitting hereditary Peers have received life peerages and a further limited number will receive life peerages in a future list. The purpose…22 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresMy Lords, it is helpful to review and consider the effectiveness of our procedures. I will continue to advocate for any changes through agreement in the usual channels and through…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresI always hate to disappoint my noble friend. There are many strengths to the work that we do in here on scrutiny, but I agree that, as it draws to a close, the current Session of…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresMy Lords, before answering this Question I looked with some care at the recommendations from the Goodlad committee, and a number were not accepted at the time, including that…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresThe noble Lord has a good point; I am not sure that there is necessarily a difference. However, how effective we are in managing our time and the issues that we want to raise is a…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresMy Lords, I think the whole House would agree that very late nights should be the exception. The noble Lord suggests we talk less—I have to say one of the sadnesses of this role…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresI do not seek to curtail freedoms. I do not know whether there is anything specific the noble Lord has in mind. In a House that is self-regulating, we also seek self-restraint.…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresThere is probably not much I can say that is helpful to the noble Baroness. She will recall that the measures in the Labour Party manifesto are in three stages. The first stage,…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresI did not quite catch that, but I think that the noble Baroness referred to services of the House. My impression is that the current Lord Speaker and the past Lord Speaker and the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresI suspect that that is not a generic question but one about a specific Bill. I do not think that it would be a standard procedure to have it in place for every Bill. I share the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingMy Lords, I will repeat the Statement the Prime Minister made earlier today: “With permission, I would like to provide the House with information that I now have about the…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingMy Lords, I will do my best to answer the questions in the time available. First, in response to the noble Lord, Lord True, who complained about the timing of the Statement, he…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingI am grateful to the noble Lord. He is right. When you see the multiple opportunities to inform the Prime Minister or the Foreign Secretary that the recommendation from UKSV was…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingIt is a failure of good governance, in that there should be information made available to Ministers who are taking decisions. The fact that it was not made available is, as the…20 Apr 2026