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HANSARDCoronavirus BillIs not the reason why Parliament meets precisely so that it can make representations to the Government?25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I deplore the Statement just made by the Leader of the House. It is deplorable that in the middle of a national crisis the Government are proposing that Parliament…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial MarketsMy Lords, referring to the question put by my noble friend Lord Harris, do the Government still have the statutory power to regulate prices?25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Interest ReportingMy Lords, might this be an appropriate moment for the over-75s to be given back their free licences?24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord O’Shaughnessy, in paying tribute to NHS staff. I will pick up on his point about the importance of diagnostic testing. If we are to find a…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for the Self-employedMy Lords, the scheme for the employed announced last Friday was backdated to 1 March. Could the noble Earl take back to the Treasury the importance of ensuring equivalent…24 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsFirst, can the Minister tell us the legal basis under which the Government are acting? She will have picked up the concerns around the House about what happens when people feel…19 Mar 2020HANSARDYemenMy Lords, does the Minister think it would help the situation in Yemen if the United Kingdom did not sell arms to Saudi Arabia?19 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, the biographer of John Maynard Keynes. It appears that we are all Keynesians once again. As the most…18 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget StatementI want to ask the noble Lord something about the key issue raised by the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, and me. Could the £330 billion of coronavirus-related loans to keep companies…18 Mar 2020HANSARDSmart MotorwaysMy Lords, can the Minister give the House the accident rate on smart motorways as opposed to conventional motorways?17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption InsuranceMy Lords, it is my understanding that the Statement is not being repeated later today. Could the Minister take back to the usual channels the acute concern about that? This…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, there is a gaping black hole in the economic package announced in response to this crisis. I hope that the Minister has picked up from the repeated questions of noble…16 Mar 2020HANSARDHS2My Lords, yesterday was the 10th anniversary of my announcement of HS2 to the House. Taking account of what has happened in that period, Parliament and the country should be…11 Mar 2020HANSARDHS2My Lords, the noble Baroness is doing a good job of reading out the brief from the department. However, could she help us by telling us when she expects phase 2b will therefore be…11 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, on the Motion, will the Chief Whip comment on the story on the front page of the Times today that the House, and indeed Parliament as a whole, might be suspended for six…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands– Crewe) BillMy Lords, I strongly support the Motion and join the Minister in paying tribute to noble Lords who have agreed to serve on the Select Committee. However, as she is aware, the…25 Feb 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands– Crewe) BillBefore the Minister sits down, I would be grateful for her further response. I note that “six months” has already become “the end of the year”, which is already a significant…25 Feb 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to join in congratulating the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hallett. She made what has been, in my time in the House, the briefest but most…11 Feb 2020HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]My Lords, I cannot quite believe that we are having this debate and wasting Parliament’s time on such a monumentally inconsequential reform. However, I at least congratulate the…07 Feb 2020