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HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I hope I have already explained how the Government intend to legislate in the future to create greater transparency of companies. As I said at the beginning, all we can…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this group of amendments brings us to the subject of political donations, and I am grateful for the contributions from all sides of the House on this topic. I have…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI will come to the subject of caps on donations in a moment. On Amendment 212E, the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, recently tabled a Question for Written Answer about the uncommenced…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI will answer the noble Lord’s point about the Committee on Standards in Public Life in a moment, if he will allow. First, I turn to Amendment 200, jointly tabled by the noble…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am not casting aspersions on trade unions. I was seeking to suggest that making them a unique case, as the amendment seeks to do—28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI do not contradict the noble Lord in any respect as to what he said about trade unions. I say again that I cast no aspersions on trade unions or their practices at all. I am…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, there are two issues there: one is the question that the noble Baroness seems to be asking, which is whether there should be a limit on donations, and the other is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThat is a highly hypothetical question. I would be happy to give it consideration. For the moment I have to say that the answer is no, but I will reflect on it. The other…28 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, I do not want to be ungracious to my noble friend, but if he could reach his question, that would be helpful.23 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I first thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for having brought forward this important issue for debate and for introducing it in her characteristically informed and…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Sugg for bringing forward the amendment. I know that many noble Lords on all sides of the House have strong feelings on this issue.…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and in the informative debate we had in Committee, on which I have reflected carefully. Let me first…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, we gave a full day’s debate to the noble Baroness’s Bill. That is surely not ungenerous.16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I must tell my noble friend Lord Forsyth that I am not with him on this amendment and nor are the Government. That has nothing to do with the issue of assisted dying,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is an important topic, so let me start with an immediate reassurance to the House, which I hope will enable to the noble Baroness to consider withdrawing the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for allowing me to say in a few sentences why the Government advise noble Lords not to support the amendment. Reason…16 Mar 2022