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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to the Minister for her response. In view of what she has said, let us hope that the changes that the Conduct Committee has proposed are effective. I beg leave to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 20, which was ably proposed by the noble Earl, Lord Devon. Let me remind the House again of the commitment in the Labour Party manifesto:…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I have shortened my remarks, hoping that we could crack this by midnight, but it may be five past midnight before we finish. My Amendment 12 states simply: “Any peer…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do not think the Minister answered the question of my noble friend. What do the Government have in mind when they talk about strengthening the ways of getting rid of disgraced…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI was not suggesting a long-winded series of amendments. I merely suggested a short SI to implement whatever the Lords recommend. If a Select Committee is going to recommend…02 Jul 2025HANSARDMarking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025My Lords, I hope my words did not provoke last night. I was reminiscing with Northern Ireland Members about those days in the 1980s and 1990s in the Commons when we used to speak…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, I was sorry to hear the valedictory speech of my noble friend the noble Lord, Lord Boswell of Aynho, magnificent though it was. I had the privilege of serving with him…30 Jun 2025HANSARDMarking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025My Lords, being here tonight reminded me of some of those wonderful days in the House of Commons in the 1980s and 1990s, when we used to do Northern Ireland business on Wednesday,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDEnglish Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling and DredgingMy Lords, bottom trawling is an appalling way to fish but a superb way to destroy everything on the seabed. Last year, according to statistics from Oceana UK, just 10 fishing…19 Jun 2025HANSARDRivers and Estuaries: Derelict BoatsMy Lords, abandoned and derelict vessels—that well-known acronym ADV, which I learned about yesterday—not only are unsightly and a blot on a landscape but cause terrible pollution…19 Jun 2025HANSARDWild CampingMy Lords, I do not have strong views on wild camping; like the Minister, I am content with it as long as it does not damage the environment, the landscape, private property or…18 Jun 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, this statutory instrument enacts policy from the ground-breaking Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act, brought in by the previous Conservative Government in 2023.…06 May 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsMy Lords, this was an unfortunate incident, but it seems there was no malintent: no one cut down a protected tree to expand a car park or a building. If there is a villain, I…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Drefelin, for the wonderful work she has done as chief executive of the Breast Cancer Campaign, fighting cancer there, and…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to respond to the debate—not just to the amendment but to some of the comments of my noble friends. My noble friend Lord Young of Cookham made an excellent speech…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, we all accept that the hereditary principle is now over. The Labour manifesto said that they would remove hereditary Peers, but it did not say exactly when. The noble…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill01 Apr 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 21. I have a few straightforward questions for the Minister on the so-called planning process. First, I say to my noble friend Lord Pickles, in…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI detect that the Minister is in his peroration so I am grateful for him allowing me to intervene. He answered straightforwardly one of the questions that I posed—whom the…27 Mar 2025