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HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, we laugh, and in some ways, it is amusing. It is also extraordinary—I am not sure that it is amusing. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act was an Act of its time whose main…22 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillJust to help the Minister, that is exactly the point I was making about the Fixed-term Parliaments Act not having proper scrutiny and getting us into the position we are in now.22 Mar 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I wonder whether the noble Baroness could say a bit more about the Motion before the House. My understanding is that that Motion, which we are not opposing, means that…17 Mar 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the Leader for her response. I think it is right that she takes this back to Cabinet and makes the point that the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, made in very strong…17 Mar 2022HANSARDBarristers Leaving Criminal PracticeMy Lords, I suspect that industrial action by barristers would get as much public sympathy as industrial action by politicians. I welcome the Minister’s comments, but that was not…17 Mar 2022HANSARDNo-fault DivorceMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, said when she first proposed this Question, the whole point was to make divorce, by being no fault, less acrimonious and less…15 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, in some ways, the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer—she has done the House a service in tabling them—go to the heart of some of the issues that we have…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI can add to the Minister’s embarrassment. We are pleased to see these amendments brought forward. I have two questions. I think I understand why it is different, but it might be…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I have listened very careful to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and my understanding is that the Government are seeking to protect the enforcement…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, this seems an appropriate group on which to end Committee. It seems almost as if we have gone full circle, as there has been a similar theme throughout the debates at…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI asked not what the Government had done but what they were going to do.14 Mar 2022HANSARDBelarusMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his answers today. I think the whole House stands alongside the people of Belarus. As somebody who also sponsors a political prisoner, on behalf…10 Mar 2022HANSARDPeerages: RecommendationsI am not suggesting for one second that it should be based on what people say; it should be on whether they are able to make a contribution to the work of the House, regardless of…03 Mar 2022HANSARDPeerages: RecommendationsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, for raising this issue. Issues of probity, trust and transparency in appointments to your Lordships’ House are not new. Indeed, his…03 Mar 2022HANSARDLobbying of MinistersMy Lords, I come back to the point made by the noble Lords, Lord Clark and Lord Stunell. The Minister will have seen the Upholding Standards in Public Life report, which says…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating today’s Statement. I think the mood of the House is sombre but also very angry. We welcome the new measures announced in today’s…24 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19My Lords, the Prime Minister was clearly very upbeat throughout his Statement yesterday, announcing an end to all legal Covid restrictions in England and setting out part of the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Baroness for repeating the Statement. I also want to put on record my appreciation for the Privy Council briefings that I have had from the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDState Pension Underpayments and Arrears for WomenMy Lords, that was quite a long response, but I think the short version is no—the Government are not going to make any special arrangements. The point was made very clearly by the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I will start where I started in the previous debate, with the parliamentary TARDIS: the Government say that we can set things back to where they were before. Ministers…09 Feb 2022