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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, for moving his amendment. I have tabled Amendment 156; it may be convenient to speak to it now. Before doing…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, my amendment was a very fine amendment, but my noble and learned friend the Minister has addressed it. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment, and we will hear what the…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, is my noble friend the Minister telling us that it is inconceivable that the Government would want to increase the licence period?12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill12 Mar 2024HANSARD809 Naval Air SquadronMy Lords, what is the point of having all the platforms that my noble friend the Minister referred to if we cannot improve the terms and conditions of service for the ratings, to…11 Mar 2024HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, when I tabled this regret amendment, I was confident that the Senior Deputy Speaker would give me a satisfactory answer. He went very well until he touched on my FCDO…28 Feb 2024HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I am grateful to the Senior Deputy Speaker for the skilful and clear way that he has explained his proposals. I am sure that the whole House is grateful to the House…28 Feb 2024HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeAt end insert “, but regrets that the provision on temporary exclusion could enable foreign states to prevent a member from attending the House for up to ten sitting days.”28 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, on the issue of sanctions, we are doing the right thing. We are trying to impose as many sanctions as we can on many entities and people. Obviously, we should not stop…28 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraineWhy on earth are we bothering with a competition?28 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraineSurely, we should tell industry what we want and tell it to get on with it. If it says that it needs some sort of capacity, power or machine tool, we should provide it.28 Feb 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, technically, we are debating my noble friend Lord Forsyth’s amendment, and I fully support his intervention. I am grateful to the Minister for his succinct explanation…28 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine ConflictMy Lords, will the UK persist with merely doing enough to prevent Ukraine being defeated, rather than any more than that?07 Feb 2024HANSARDPremature Deaths: Heart and Circulatory ConditionsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that many of us strongly support his efforts to deter youngsters from starting to smoke because of the adverse effect it has on the circulatory…06 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I have become aware of an interesting quote from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis from 22 January: “Nobody knows the exact timeline of Russia’s…26 Jan 2024HANSARDDriving Licence: Young and Newly Qualified DriversMy Lords, I remind the House of my interest as a qualified HGV driving instructor; I have done a lot of work with young drivers. Why does my noble friend the Minister not…15 Jan 2024HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy Lords, it is no secret that I am not very happy with my own party at the moment. Is the Minister aware that I strongly support the policy he has outlined? The fact is that, for…07 Dec 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkMy Lords, when wood decomposes, does it release CO 2 naturally?15 Nov 2023HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, like the noble Lord I support the UK steel industry. Can my noble friend the Minister say how much ferrous scrap the UK economy generates and how much we export overseas?08 Nov 2023HANSARDHS2 Ltd: CostsMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that we need to take a very close look at the legislative process for large infrastructure projects and at the whole planning…25 Oct 2023