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HANSARDWales: Nuclear Power GenerationMy Lords, in the light of the outage in Spain and Portugal over the last 48 hours, are not devolved and diffuse sources of clean energy absolutely crucial to our security? What…29 Apr 2025HANSARDDemocracy and Unelected Strong LeadersCan I—03 Apr 2025HANSARDDemocracy and Unelected Strong LeadersI am not doing too well this morning; I will try again. Can I strongly welcome my noble friend’s replies, not least to the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries? Will she…03 Apr 2025HANSARDBasel 3.1I ask my noble friend the Minister a googly question, as Donald Trump would say: as difficult as these matters are, is there not a good rule of thumb for the Government to decide…03 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate. I appreciate that we are not at loggerheads; we are talking about the way in which we can move as quickly as…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 35A I will speak also to consequential amendments on the Order Paper in my name. Before I do so, I pay tribute to all those who have been…02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]I am moving these amendments formally, but I just want to make it absolutely clear to the House and beyond that that vote does not defeat the progress that has been agreed by this…02 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Sector: Working From HomeMy Lords, returning to the earlier question about skills and training, will my noble friend talk to her noble friend on the Front Bench and to Pat McFadden and Georgia Gould in…20 Mar 2025HANSARDChild Trust Fund AccountsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the providers of child trust fund accounts about increased access to those accounts for young people who have…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeWill my noble friend confirm that very few integrated care boards are either integrated or about care? Much of the work that should be going on is going on with health and…19 Mar 2025HANSARDChild Trust Fund AccountsI thank my noble friend and realise that it is really difficult answering for the Treasury these days. We have had a very successful, but in one way fruitless, effort across this…19 Mar 2025HANSARDChild Trust Fund AccountsI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name and offer a very warm welcome to my noble friend, who is making his first appearance at the Dispatch Box.19 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is my great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Mattinson. We expected an excellent maiden speech from her this morning and we were not disappointed, because the…14 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent School Fees: VATDoes my noble friend agree that, although this is a critical area, it should be confined to those serving overseas and should not include those spending a substantial amount of…13 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsAcross the world, charges are made on audio-described and in-person tours. If we were to think about major museums and art galleries charging visitors from outside this country,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainMy Lords, might my noble friend talk with his boss, the Home Secretary—I ought to declare an interest, because I am still involved with higher education—on whether we could in the…06 Mar 2025