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HANSARDNHS: Primary Care SurgeriesMy Lords, I commend the Minister for congratulating Tony Blair, who, of course, led the best Government of modern times in this country. The Blair Government trebled health…24 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling Up White PaperMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House how he believes that levelling up can be squared with cancelling the eastern leg of HS2? Is he aware that if HS2 East is cancelled, it…15 Nov 2021HANSARDEU RelationsMy Lords, has the Minister noted that polls now show a lead of about 10% for Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland? Does he think that that might have…10 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motion C1. I know enough about military strategy to know that where a Duke of Wellington does not lead a forward manoeuvre, it may be unwise to try to…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am well aware of the procedure of the House; I have been here rather longer than the noble Lord. The question is whether the Government are accepting it. Are they…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, who I imagine has not read any of this, is making totally unfounded allegations and he should withdraw them.26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in view of the Minister’s remarks, I should intervene briefly. The noble Baroness just made the crucial point that there appears to have been a major change of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I am opposed to this Bill, although I accept that it is a desperately difficult issue; like other noble Lords, I have heart-rending experiences of the long, drawn-out…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, obviously the House is deeply sympathetic to the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. I want to extend those points. The biggest cause of mental health stress for…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, in the choice between the Minister’s amendment and that of the noble Lord, Lord Baker, we are faced with action versus less action. Lloyd George famously said, “When…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with every word of what my noble friend Lord Layard and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Clarke, said. When I spoke in Committee, I gave the figures that show…21 Oct 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Impact on TradeMy Lords, the new EU ambassador to the United Kingdom presented his credentials to Her Majesty the Queen earlier this week. Afterwards there was a reception at which many Members…21 Oct 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceThat is a compliment.14 Oct 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceMy Lords, we have just listened to an outstandingly fluent, elegant and persuasive maiden speech, and it is a great privilege, on behalf of the House, to welcome my noble friend…14 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]GCSEs and A-levels?12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, it is very hard to disagree with anything that has been said in the last hour. Obviously, we all want to see that skills are promoted. We all agree that we need more…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Did the noble Baroness just say—I think the House was slightly surprised by that remark—that it was mistake not to have abolished GCSEs and A-levels because that might have led to…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I think that the House wants to move towards a decision and the arguments made have been utterly compelling. The noble Lord, Lord Baker, deserves to be parliamentarian…12 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: British Equipment and TrainingMy Lords, in the wake of the desperate Afghan crisis, almost everybody agrees that we need stronger European defence co-operation, and I believe the Minister shares that view.…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBrexit OpportunitiesMy Lords, what would the Minister regard as the essential benchmark of success for the reforms he set out today in a year’s time?16 Sept 2021