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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?07 Feb 2023HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWhen we served on the Committee, did we not agree that one thing this Bill lacked was security of tenure for academics—very rare now—which would provide a bulwark against a…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Go on.07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is making very good points. We have the Committees on Arms Export Controls, which scrutinise not just Government sales but commercial sales abroad. Is there not a…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady is raising some important points about how mistakes were made during the covid period. It is important to note, however, that those same mistakes were not made in…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Does the hon. Member agree that the proposal would be in the interests of a governing party that is facing so many scandals—from Baroness Mone to the Randox lobbying affair—that…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I receive donations from the University of Sussex to provide services for some of its…07 Feb 2023HANSARDLGBT History MonthDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the real gains from being able to teach about LGBT people in schools is that young people—when I say “young” I probably mean those under 35…02 Feb 2023HANSARDLGBT History MonthWe should note, however, that when same-sex relationships between men were legalised it was due not to some euphoria about gay rights, but to a conservative view held in many…02 Feb 2023HANSARDLGBT History MonthI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way again; he is being very generous to me. Does he note with disappointment Bermuda’s repealing of same-sex marriage legislation, and this…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)In a number of contracts awarded recently by my council, the overall contractor ended up subcontracting people who had made separate individual bids but did not have the capacity…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am not quite clear whether the Minister is unable to give me an assurance from his position, or because procuring authorities cannot do so. If he just cannot give me an…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Even if it were going to these mega-charities, which are huge international organisations and firms, it surely is not right for them to come in and take a contract, and take the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 19, page 14, line 16, at end insert— “(aa) must disregard any tender from a supplier that does not guarantee the payment of at least the Real…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)From July in Scotland, grants will require that the real living wage is paid, and it is already included in procurement rules. That has led to Scotland now having fewer, in…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)There is an alternative to these amendments, which is for the Government to adopt Labour’s policy to change the rules of the national minimum wage so that they take into account…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Can the Minister give me an assurance that the terms and conditions that procuring authorities can issue can be the sole reason for not awarding a contract, if a supplier does not…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I would have been willing to withdraw the amendment if the Minister had been able to give me a cast-iron guarantee that procuring authorities could reject a contract solely on the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)To some extent, has that not already happened again on the east coast franchise? Twice, unrealistic bids have been accepted and then collapsed, requiring the Government step in.…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I want to raise the disastrous Southern Water and its continued spillage of sewage into our seas. Many of my constituents have become ill from sea and river swimming. Southern…31 Jan 2023