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HANSARDConduct CommitteeI thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, for presenting the report today. He does a service to the House in doing so, and I am grateful to him for his comments. The…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Servants: Public ProcurementMy Lords, I have listened to the answers given by the noble Lord, Lord True, but I am not sure that he has really understood the depth of concern about this matter. There are two…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I doubt that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, shares my admiration for Harold Wilson, but even he will recognise that his oft-quoted comment that a week is a long time…14 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I thank the Chief Whip for raising this. I am surprised; I thought the Leader was in the House today, and I hoped she could come to the House to raise this. I have one…13 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the answers from the Minister, but can I take him back to the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Lexden? He asked when the next meeting…06 Oct 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Payments to Victims of the TroublesMy Lords, the Minister knows my particular interest in this issue, as a former Northern Ireland victims’ Minister. I, too, pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Duncan, who has…06 Oct 2020HANSARDClerk of the ParliamentsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for reading out the letter and for saying that there will be time later in our calendar to thank the Clerk of the Parliaments for his service;…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I assume that noble Lords have read the Prime Minister’s Statement, given that in our new circumstances, the noble Baroness does not repeat it. Many of us would have…23 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the noble Baroness has not answered many of my questions on restrictions, schools, the TUC or the Prime Minister.23 Sept 2020HANSARDPension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, but I cannot have been the only one in your Lordships’ House struggling to follow the information she gave to us. I was not 100% clear…16 Sept 2020HANSARDPension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations 2020My Lords, I will not necessarily push this to a vote at the moment, but I say to the Minister that the reason why she says it cannot be withdrawn is that it comes into force…16 Sept 2020HANSARDPension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations 2020My Lords, I think that the Minister has just said that, before agreeing it, she will take it back to Members to see if they are happy with it because there is some complication.…16 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Number of MembersMy Lords, there is so much in what the Minister has said that it is hard to know where to start. First, his Answer to my noble friend Lord Grocott on what assessment has been made…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, listening to the Minister’s answers, I wonder whether she has missed the point of the Question, specifically that made by the noble Baroness, Lady Watkins. Back in June,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Norton, on his ingenuity in bringing this amendment forward. I describe it as an enabling amendment. He hit the nail on the head. He…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly. First, I make a plea to the Minister never to refer to this House as a part-time House. He half-corrected himself but this House often sits longer…10 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Trade AgreementTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a future trade agreement between the United Kingdom and European Union will be secured by 15 October; and what plans they have to ensure…08 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Trade AgreementMy Lords, let us be clear here. The Government promised that they would deliver a first-rate deal with the EU when the transition period ended on 31 December. Yet on the very day…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHereditary Peers’ By-electionsMy Lords, I am happy to comment, but I wonder if other noble Lords wish to speak before I do.07 Sept 2020HANSARDHereditary Peers’ By-electionsThis has been a rather wider-ranging debate than either I or probably the noble Lord, Lord McFall, as Senior Deputy Speaker, anticipated. I agree with the point the noble Lord,…07 Sept 2020