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HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentMy Lords, it is an accepted tradition that we do not disclose security information and the costs. Costs on this have been available to Members on the relevant committees, so they…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentMy Lords, I am moving this Motion on behalf of the House of Lords Commission. We are asking the House to support and endorse the report published on 14 May establishing…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentThat this House endorses the Report from the House of Lords Commission Establishing Parliament ’ s commercial function as a joint department of both Houses (2nd Report, HL Paper…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, mentioned my diplomatic skills. I now start my audition for a role at the UN. I will challenge one thing the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentClearly, we have moved on and are in a much better position now.12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentI will give way shortly, but I have a lot of questions to answer. So, it is unacceptable, but the reassurance I can give is that the directorate is changing. I think that joint…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentRound one on my diplomatic interview. A number of points have been raised and I want to try to address them. This has gone wider than the question. On the door itself, there are…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentI do not think that this is just down to me. The point has been made about having the joint department here, and other noble Lords have said how joint departments are, in many…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentWell, I am not quite sure why there is such a delay. The minutes of the meeting that took place this week were approved yesterday, and they will be available this week. I think…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentI have to say to the noble Lord that it is not nonsense. There have been officers with machine guns on the door, but that does not take away the need to have a proper door that is…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentAbsolutely; that would be part of what you would normally do if it was a new house—the snagging. Anything that is down to a manufacturer’s fault, such as operability, is down to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDAllowancesI am grateful to both noble Lords for supporting the Motion before the House. The noble Lord quotes “where it is necessary to do so”, but I am not quite sure where he is referring…02 Jun 2025HANSARDAllowancesThat: (1) The Resolution of 27 March 2024 relating to the House of Lords allowance is amended as follows with effect from 1 June 2025. (2) For paragraph 4 substitute—“(4) The…02 Jun 2025HANSARDAllowancesMy Lords, I will speak to the second Motion at the same time, but I will move and speak to the third Motion separately. In April 2024, the noble Lord, Lord True, as Leader of the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDAllowancesDepending on the circumstances, that may be the case. It is where somebody is responsible for paying more than just the rent for a single room. I do not know if the noble Lord is…02 Jun 2025HANSARDLondon Accommodation Costs AllowanceThat: (1) Members of this House, except any Member who receives a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 and the Chairman and Principal Deputy Chairman of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDSupplementary Daily AllowanceThat: (1) Members of this House, except any Member who receives a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 and the Chairman and Principal Deputy Chairman of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDSupplementary Daily AllowanceMy Lords, I beg to move the third Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. This enables a supplementary daily allowance to be claimed by the non-salaried domestic committee…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI am slightly puzzled by the noble Baroness’s question, if I am honest. Our economy is doing really well now. We are picking up, having been through a very difficult time over the…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI am grateful for that question and mindful that I did not properly answer the question on this point from the noble Lord, Lord Newby. When I was a Member of the other place, the…21 May 2025