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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the Minister has just given an excellent and really passionate account of agricultural education, and we are indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Curry, for raising this at…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSurrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020My Lords, we are grateful to the Minister for her lucid explanation of the instrument. I have one question and one comment. My question concerns Regulation 6(2), which says that…08 Jul 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I strongly support this Motion. It is absolutely right that the Bill should proceed and that we should use the technology available to the House and the procedures which…08 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I want to pick up where the noble Lord, Lord Empey, has just left off on the hugely important issue of co-operation between different parts of the United Kingdom.…07 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, this is my first opportunity in the House to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Greenhalgh, and I do so very warmly. He comes to us with a wealth of experience from local…06 Jul 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI have nothing to add to what my noble friend has said.29 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I entirely agree with all the arguments that have been made by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and have nothing to add. I hope the Government will accept this…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment and applaud the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for consistently drawing the attention of the House to systematic and unsupportable violations of human…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSentencing Bill [HL]My Lords, I cannot think of anybody in the House less fitted to impersonate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Woolf. However, it is my duty to make some remarks. The consensus in…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, after an hour and five minutes of debate, I do not think that there is much more that needs to be said in favour of these amendments. We have heard a succession of…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillCould Members of the Committee see before Report the letter of 29 May sent in reply to the pool, which the Minister mentioned?17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I have two specific questions for the Minister. Is it the case, as reported in the Times on 26 May, that the Pre Pack Pool’s oversight committee has written to the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I thought that the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, made two very powerful remarks earlier in the debate when he said that this Bill seeks to do two separate things. The first…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI have nothing to add.16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI have nothing to add on this group.16 Jun 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, I cannot imagine that the Minister is going to tell us anything other than that the Government would consult the appropriate authorities before exercising the power…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on her excellent speech, and indeed on her starring role in this House last week. I also congratulate the noble Lord,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I follow the noble Lord, Lord Wei, in spirit as well as in order, because of his significant concluding remarks on political economy about supporting companies that do…09 Jun 2020HANSARDWater Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, this is my first opportunity in the House to congratulate the Minister on his appointment and I do so very warmly. I welcome these regulations, but I will ask two…08 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, can I confirm that the Second Reading will be taken in the Chamber?04 Jun 2020