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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill is largely a Bill in search of a policy, and indeed a Bill that is a substitute for policy. It does almost nothing that actually requires legislation. As far…06 Jul 2021HANSARDHomeowners: Cladding-related CostsMy Lords, the Minister will remember that, when we had the emotional debates on this issue at ping-pong, he said that the Government would come forward with further measures to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCivil Society Forum: UK DelegationMy Lords, it is six months since the noble Lord’s Brexit deal and this institution, like the border arrangements in Northern Ireland, still is not functioning properly and may…24 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, we are much looking forward to the speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Fleet, and to the great contribution that she will make to the House on the basis of her long…26 May 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for meeting me and other noble Lords recently to discuss the question of an SPS veterinary agreement, which is causing such difficulties…29 Apr 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionTo ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) when he will next meet Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission.29 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, in Alice in Wonderland , Humpty Dumpty says: “ ‘When I use a word, … it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is,’ said Alice,…28 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, the cladding scandal is turning into the next Hillsborough scandal, in terms of not only the terrible and avoidable loss of life but the failure of the public…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, the noble Lord is right to say that matters have been considered in this way in the past but that does not make it satisfactory. He said that the Hansard account was…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I do not wish to detain the House unduly, but I need to draw the attention of the House and, in due course, the Procedure Committee to the really unsatisfactory way that…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillLeave out all the words after “That” and insert “this House declines to consider the Commons reason before a Hansard record of the House of Commons debate on this vital Bill, held…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCathedrals MeasureMy Lords, this Measure is unsatisfactory because it seeks to improve the governance of England’s cathedrals but, as the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham has just said,…22 Apr 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I come to this issue for the first time because of the controversy which it has aroused in the House. I have played no part in the previous discussions, but coming to…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, we are talking about three different amendments; I am focusing on that from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans. In so far as I could tell, the detail of…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans will have heard the strong support across the House for his amendment. He said at the beginning of his remarks that he…20 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic Air TravelMy Lords, may I suggest to the Minister that she too establishes a new party, “Conservatives for the eastern leg of HS2”? She used to support this policy, but it has now been…20 Apr 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, the Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, said that a road map to the full implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol was needed. Since the noble Lord has taken…25 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I move this amendment only for the purposes of precipitating a debate. The Minister rightly said that the other place has considered this matter three times, and three…23 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillAt end insert, “, and do propose Amendment 3G as an amendment to Commons Amendment 3C—23 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.23 Mar 2021