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HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to participate in this debate and to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Goudie, who made some excellent points, as always, particularly on the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, who always speaks with authority on these issues. I particularly agree with her and the noble Lord,…16 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. She speaks with great experience and knowledge, and I certainly very much agree with the points she made on…18 Dec 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, in relation to the amendments in this group, first, I do believe that vaping is safer than smoking. All the evidence is that it is safer, but it is of course not…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, in relation to this group, it is essential that trading standards have the resources they need. Although the government pledge of an additional £10 million is welcome, I…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI support this group of amendments. It is absolutely right that we have a thoroughgoing licensing scheme. Many people would be very surprised to find that we do not have a…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, in supporting this group of amendments, it is clear that the very word “filter” is the most misleading of epithets. It leads many people to believe they make smoking…03 Nov 2025HANSARDControl of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will make a briefer speech, not on the constitutional aspect of this but on the dentistry aspect. I thank the Minister for introducing this, and indeed the noble…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, in support of the speech we have just heard from the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, there is ample evidence of successful earlier levies, contrary to what the noble Baroness…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on this group of amendments, which are regrettable, in my view. The previous Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is to be applauded for what he did, as are…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I support the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lord Moylan on having the affirmative resolution procedure for statutory instruments. That seems wholly sensible. On…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, very briefly, I support the ambition of the amendments in this group, particularly my noble friend Lord Bethell’s amendment on tobacco extinction 2040, which is the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDAbsent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend, and I agree entirely with the points that he has just made in support of my noble friend Lord Hayward on a…05 Sept 2025HANSARDProtection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, first, I declare my interest as the author of company law textbooks and the occasional lecture on company law. I thank the Minister for setting out the intent of these…01 Jul 2025HANSARDCasinos (Gaming Machines and Mandatory Conditions) Regulations 2025My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for setting out what is, in many ways, a very technical SI, as well as the two related SIs to which she referred. I understand that a lot of…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes. I totally agree with the point she made about vaping and the need for research into the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, in speaking to Amendment 116, I declare my interest. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, for all she has done in this area in general, and in relation to this…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillThe same could have been said of Introductions. As I said, it did not intend to go into pig breeding when it set the company up.17 Dec 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: WethersfieldMy Lords, I wonder whether I can take the Minister back to Wethersfield. It is a village I used to live in, so I know that it is not at all suitable for asylum seekers. Not only…28 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. It is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, who as always put his finger on some very…18 Nov 2024