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HANSARDCovid-19As my noble friend the Minister has just said, in January the NHS had to deliver half a million PPE items to 233 hospitals. It now has to deliver 1 billion items to 58,000 health…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationMy Lords, I take a generally different view from all the comments expressed so far. We all accept that coronavirus causes difficulties in prisons, since physical distancing is…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, first, I congratulate my noble friend on the excellent job he is doing in the department and on his diligence in answering our questions. I ask him this: if handwashing…23 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, I congratulate all those in IT, the usual channels and the Procedure Committee for their tremendous achievement in making this possible in just two weeks. It is…21 Apr 2020HANSARDChanging and Toilet Facilities in Public BuildingsMy Lords, I am pleased to support my noble friend and noble Baronesses in this short but very important debate. As usual, I shall speak quite bluntly. As one of 800,000 wheelchair…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill, as it is an essential stop-gap measure. When one looks at the offences in Schedule 1, it beggars belief that these terrorists can automatically be…24 Feb 2020HANSARDEngland Coast PathMy Lords, as the deputy chair of Natural England, I support what my noble friend said. The money for this is ring-fenced. We were delayed slightly for 18 months because of the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Inglewood, a fellow Cumbrian, although his connections to Cumbria go back an impressive 400 years longer than mine.…13 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is an honour to participate in this gracious Speech debate, because one has been able to hear outstanding contributions from my noble friends Lord Parkinson of…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCouncil of Europe: House of Lords Members’ ContributionMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Balfe on securing this important debate on a great British success story; namely, the creation of the Council of Europe and the…24 Jul 2019HANSARDPreparing Legislation for Parliament (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I have the privilege of being the chairman of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, and in this capacity, I will focus my remarks on the second of the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy noble friend makes a fair point; I will leave him to make his own point in his own way later in today’s proceedings. I do not wish to read the whole report, although it is very…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, first I assure the House that I have been present for every minute of the debate, although not in this place, in my wheelchair at the Bar of the House. Secondly, I…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAt the end to insert “but the House shall not resolve itself into a Committee on the bill until at least 24 hours after a report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform…04 Apr 2019