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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for not being here at Second Reading or at the beginning on Monday. The first absence was because I was in hospital; on Monday, I was also speaking in the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]May I also be included in this meeting?26 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I am not a lawyer, but I have listened with great interest to those lawyers who have spoken today. I start from the position that many people in Britain do not…24 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I offer my apologies as I was not able to be here for Second Reading, which I know traditionally one is before one speaks. I draw noble Lords’ attention to my entry in…12 Feb 2020HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL]I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, an assiduous campaigner who has left her mark on this, the great dividing subject of our age, and will continue to do…07 Feb 2020HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election BillMy Lords, five minutes is not a long time to speak, so I will not give a long history lesson, but I must observe that the history of winter elections is not very bright. The last…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxI thank the Minister for her reply and draw attention to my interests in the register. This problem goes back to 2016 but, as of this week, the BMA, the doctors trade union,…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxTo ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on patients of doctors having to curtail their hours because of the rates of tax they would incur due…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Workers’ RightsMy Lords, I remind the House that 30% of trade unionists vote Conservative. These Benches are not unaware of their interests. I draw my colleagues’ attention to my entries in the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I draw your attention to my entries in the register and begin by perhaps upsetting a few people. In his speech, which the Leader of the House read out, the Prime…19 Oct 2019HANSARDThomas CookMy Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my entry in the register. The Times today has two very interesting headlines. The first one says that, “the company had hung its staff…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my entries in the register, from which you will see that I am now in my 41st year of appointment in Brussels, with 25 as an MEP and the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord has raised an interesting point because I notice that the ministerial Bench has been thinly populated. I wonder whether the person currently occupying it…05 Sept 2019HANSARDCouncil of Europe: House of Lords Members’ ContributionMy Lords, I am delighted to have secured this Question for Short Debate and to welcome so many fellow Council delegates here. There was a similar debate in the House of Commons…24 Jul 2019HANSARDCouncil of Europe: House of Lords Members’ ContributionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of Members of the House of Lords to the work of the Council of Europe.24 Jul 2019HANSARDTrade UnionsMy Lords, I declare my interest as the president of the British Dietetic Association and, separately, as president of the pilots’ union BALPA. I do so to point out that…18 Jul 2019HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, who has been consistent in pursuing not just palliative care but the whole area of end-of-life situations.…14 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean Parliament Elections: Non-UK EU CitizensI apologise. There are a number of points, but I will leave it at that.05 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean Parliament Elections: Non-UK EU CitizensMy Lords, the Minister may well want to write to me with the answers to some of these questions. I declare an interest as someone who has had a residence in Brussels for the last…05 Jun 2019HANSARDD-day: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Reay, and saying how pleased I am that he has joined us on these Benches. I am sure that he will make many valuable…04 Jun 2019