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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, this is not a question as such. I want to commend my noble friend Lord Hayward for mentioning the 1983 Boundary Commission review, which I intended to mention but clean…08 Oct 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Payments to Victims of the TroublesMy noble friend will be aware that, during the Troubles, 1,441 brave men and women of the British Armed Forces and the Ulster Defence Regiment were murdered, as well as 319 men…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support Amendment 33 proposed by my noble friend Lord Alton of Liverpool, and I congratulate him on the excellent and thorough speech he has just made.…29 Sept 2020HANSARDElectric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020My Lords, we come to the second debate this afternoon on dangerous goods. It is unusual for me to find myself in complete agreement with the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. I have…29 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, what a privilege it is to participate in a debate with three excellent maiden speeches. However, to be physically present in the Chamber to hear the absolutely stunning…28 Sept 2020HANSARDBelarus: Presidential ElectionsMy Lords, last November I was privileged to lead the Council of Europe mission to Belarus to observe the parliamentary elections there. We found, as every previous mission had…25 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Refugee Protection and Asylum Policy (EUC Report)My Lords, I am privileged to serve on the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee with the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher. I can say that, in our time together, we have…22 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)My Lords, as one would expect from the EU Committee, containing so many distinguished members with considerable experience of these matters, this is an authoritative report. Of…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I support these regulations, but I urge my noble friend the Minister to go further and simplify the rules on wearing face masks. First, I agree 100% with my former…18 Sept 2020HANSARDTaiwanWill my noble friend the Minister condemn this further blatant act of aggression by the communist regime in China of threatening its neighbours and stealing islands in the South…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update[ Inaudible ]—simple rule and the long overdue emphasis on better and stricter enforcement. Does my noble friend not agree that when a law is systematically and routinely broken…14 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am speaking to your Lordships from the far end of the Room. It is not that I consider noble Lords extra-contagious, and I hope they do not consider me so, and I am not…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I listened very carefully to the noble Lord, Lord Hain, expanding on his amendment. While he was talking about the unique difficulties of these extremely large Welsh…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, these are important amendments—among the most important in the Bill. I congratulate all noble Lords who have made such telling arguments about the need for flexibility…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to deliver on their levelling-up agenda in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, it is a delight to follow my noble friend Lord Randall, who was a superb Deputy Chief Whip when I had the privilege to be Chief Whip of the Conservative Party. We are…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaI am grateful to my noble friend for that response, but what will the Government do to help the north-west of England to support it through the economic impacts of Covid-19?08 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is a delight to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, one of the most distinguished members of the Delegated Powers Committee. I am particularly grateful that she has not…07 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, once again I congratulate the Minister on his sheer hard work, and on setting out so clearly the content of these regulations, which I support. I want to focus again on…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I wholeheartedly agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, that Britain can and must become a world leader in medical innovation. I strongly supported the…02 Sept 2020