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HANSARDProrogation RecallMy Lords, once Parliament has been prorogued it cannot be recalled. However, the sovereign, acting on the advice of Ministers, may issue a new proclamation setting an earlier date…03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI entirely agree with the noble Baroness.03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechLet me apologise to the House—I did not mean to imply that there was an equivalence between a recess and a Prorogation. The noble Lord is absolutely right that they are two…03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, if the noble Baroness will allow, I think it is appropriate for me to leave it to my noble friend the Chief Whip to answer questions on the order of business this week…03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Young, to whom I too pay tribute for his exemplary service to this House and to the Government, has made it clear that he has special personal…03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I am a little surprised by the position taken by the noble Lord, in view of his previous call for a new Session. He was quite insistent on that point earlier in the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThe answer to that question is not in my brief—but no doubt the noble Lord, with his ingenuity, can produce some very interesting proposals in that direction.03 Sept 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the Government have announced that the next Queen’s Speech will be on 14 October.03 Sept 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, for his amendment, which would require the sponsor body’s reports on the progress made on the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 8 in the name of my noble friend Lady Evans of Bowes Park. Noble Lords will be aware that Members in the other place considered an amendment that…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate and for their welcome of the wording of the amendment before us. It resolves very…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace, for his amendment on the important issue of decant and its timeline. His amendment would require the sponsor…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, and the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, for their amendment, which brings us back to the vexed issue of decant. The amendment…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThe point I was seeking to make is that if you set out in the Bill something that looks quite distinct and separate from the main task that the sponsor body has before it, you…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, my noble friend Lord Bethell and the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for these amendments, which, as they have…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and my noble friend Lord Bethell for tabling these amendments. As has been clearly explained, they seek to require…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill22 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence: ExpenditureI am grateful to the noble and gallant Lord, and can tell him that resilience is one of the priorities of his successor, the current Chief of the Defence Staff. We are acutely…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence: ExpenditureI am grateful to my noble friend. I am not sure about the number he cites but I agree with the tenor of his question. We can be proud of what defence has achieved and the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence: ExpenditureMy Lords, we continue to meet our commitments, both to our defence strategic objectives and to our international partners. The Government have committed to meet the NATO defence…17 Jul 2019