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HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I spoke in Committee and, subsequent to that, I had an exchange of correspondence with Marie McCourt. I would not like anything said today, and I do not think that any…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, this is the first time for two months that I have been in this Chamber. It is a bit emptier than normal but it is good to be back. I hoped to speak after the noble…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]In my last speech I omitted to declare my interests, not only those recorded in the register, but also as chair of the European Parliament’s Members’ pension fund—which has a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, there is never a best time to do these sorts of things, is there? However, I want to start by agreeing strongly with my noble friend Lord Cormack that this has been a…29 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentMy Lords, people made severe criticism of the digital system of universal credit when it was introduced, but it seems that this design has enabled it to support an unprecedented…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSentencing Bill [HL]My Lords, I would like to make three points. First, we have heard it reflected many times in this debate that, in the survey, 36% of the sentences were found to be unlawful. What…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I have two points. Incidents in Gütersloh, China and various other places have demonstrated that the virus can spread in meat markets and open markets. Have the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDData StrategyCan the Minister give us an assurance that the Government will not let public data go into private hands and then be kept there in such a way that it cannot be accessed by other…24 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeI thank the Senior Deputy Speaker for his response, but if this House is to get back its reputation and remove the odour of disrespect from Downing Street, it has to put its own…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I want to say a few words in support of Amendment 48, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes. I know from experience that when you have a requirement to report on…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I am concerned at the way in which the Pension Protection Fund is currently heading. It has been burdened with more and more liabilities. This is a direct attack on it.…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeTo ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given by the Procedure Committee to bringing before the House a resolution to amend Standing Orders to provide that…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCivil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my interest as president of BALPA, the airline pilots’ union. I endorse what has been said about attendance in the House, not only by Ministers. The Chamber is…18 Jun 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I shall be brief and I start by declaring my interest as president of the British Airline Pilots Association: from that point of view I am pleased to tell the Minister…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I begin by endorsing what the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, said about the way we are conducting this. We are in a very unusual time, I accept, but I hope that as soon…16 Jun 2020HANSARDManifesto CommitmentsMy Lords, the world has changed enormously since the election. The Conservative Party held power for two-thirds of the last century. John Maynard Keynes is reported to have said:…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI will be brief. One good thing is that there is no time limit today so people have tended to speak on a bit, shall we say? First, I endorse everything that was said by the noble…16 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, first, abortion is legal in Northern Ireland. Regulations are already in operation, and this is a framework. The BMA, which I sometimes suggest is a trade union for…15 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I would like to thank the Minister for his hard work. You cannot be right in a situation such as we have been facing. For a historian like me, there is something to be…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: MasksI think the debate is no longer about face masks. We accept that there may be shaky evidence that they are needed, but what we need to debate is when they should be worn and what…11 Jun 2020