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HANSARDLord Speaker’s StatementMy Lords, may I ask where the Leader of the House is? Should she not be in her place, given her responsibility for these events?25 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillThere is not a fixed time limit. I will make two more points if I may. When the noble Lord, Lord Framlingham, said that the case for HS2 when it started was on speed and not…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillThe noble Lord said scrutiny.09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House when the report of the review will be published?09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillNine.09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillI did not. I said, “without proper parliamentary scrutiny”. There has been massive parliamentary scrutiny of this project. The Motion the noble Lord referred to, which he moved at…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillIt is a high-speed line, but from the beginning the prime case for HS2 has been additional capacity. I was reading the opening words of the White Paper, which continue, “alongside…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, regardless of what the noble Lord has said, I think that it is quite unacceptable that speeches on a matter of such importance should be restricted in this way when in…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, can the noble Baroness answer the question put to her on precisely when the review will be published?09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillIt is integral to the plan that there will be through services to Glasgow and Edinburgh.09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her opening speech. As I will point out in a moment, there is a big problem with the conflict between that speech, which was full of…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, it is not clear which Minister on the Front Bench is responsible for the Bill. Is no Minister taking any interest in these affairs at all? The Minister for Exiting the…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI have read that report and none of the proposals is credible, which is the reason Her Majesty’s Government have not published those proposals as their own.05 Sept 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United States: Leaked MessagesMy Lords, Sir Kim Darroch is a great public servant. All noble Lords who have had the privilege of dealing with him as ambassador to Washington, and before that at UKREP, would…25 Jul 2019HANSARDCouncil of Europe: House of Lords Members’ ContributionMy Lords, the Foreign Secretary has been dismissed and a new one has not yet been appointed, so I think that, at this moment in time, the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, is the Foreign…24 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThat does not need to be the case. Depending where you choose to locate your temporary Parliament, it could have good transport connections. I understand that we are talking about…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am surprised that, as a resident of Hull, the noble Lord thinks that London should be the centre of everyone’s attention in transport infrastructure.22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I will be brief: the situation is worse than that described by my noble friend Lord Berkeley, if I can deepen his gloom. With HS2 and Crossrail, with which I was deeply…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I was slightly surprised to hear the noble Baroness’s remark that this is a UK project, not a London and south-east one. The overwhelming majority of the work and the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillCan the noble Lord tell us where he proposes that the memorial should be moved to?22 Jul 2019