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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child LimitI apologise to your Lordships for not being in as often as I would like; I have had some health issues, but I have been watching the proceedings of your Lordships’ House and the…09 Jul 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillBefore the Minister sits down, can he help me? I have been here since just after the debate started and the Minister has made some incredibly positive contributions today and has…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, may I just come back and apologise, as I did not know—11 Feb 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse Inquiry: RecommendationsMy Lords, this is a very complicated situation. I understand the position of the previous Government—the current Opposition—but there is something that worries me, and it is a…08 Jan 2025HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords—04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, I declare an interest in having started several businesses, the first of which went on to pay £2 billion in tax. I have learned a bit about starting businesses. I would…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, and I thank my noble friend Lord Black for securing this debate. I refer noble Lords to my interests, as listed in the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDWales: Coal Tip SafetyMy Lords, I apologise to your Lordships but this is a subject new to me so perhaps the Minister could help me. The £600 million she refers to is for regeneration and the £25…20 Nov 2024HANSARDExports to the European UnionMy Lords, it is very good to hear from the Minister about maybe pivoting to a closer relationship with the European Union. What does he think the new Administration in the United…20 Nov 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, earlier on, the Minister may have misspoken in her answer to my noble friend Lord Sandhurst’s question. She said that Sue Gray had been appointed as an envoy and would…24 Oct 2024HANSARDMedia BillDoes the noble Lord mean GB News? He keeps saying GM News.23 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationMy Lords, there is a growing need for this sort of endeavour. I am not sure whether the Minister is aware that, over in the United States, ChatGPT and other artificial…14 May 2024HANSARDHMRC Self-assessment HelplineMy Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Cormack. What a privilege it was, along with others from your Lordships’ House and the other place, to be at his funeral yesterday…26 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, when the House sits as late as it may tonight and tomorrow morning, expenses are provided to certain House staff. I understand that, following a recent late sitting,…17 Jul 2023HANSARDMissing Asylum Seeking Unaccompanied ChildrenMy Lords, frankly, I am ashamed of the Minister’s previous answer. I think people in this House and the wider community would have preferred his answer to be that it was a mistake…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIncome Tax ThresholdMy Lords, yesterday the Competition and Markets Authority showed that consumers were charged 6p a litre more than wholesale prices justified. Obviously, those excess profits will…04 Jul 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportMy Lords, I declare my interest as a patron of Dingley’s Promise and thank my noble friend the Minister for her comments on investment and funding. I particularly congratulate the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023I have been here for only four years, and I am still learning. The noble Lord said earlier that if this statutory instrument is voted down, the other House could be asked to think…13 Jun 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI agree with everything my noble friend said. I was one of the Peers here—there were about 80 of us for the majority of the time. I put on record my sincere thanks to all the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdMy Lords, earlier my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham presented a choice for leaseholders today. I think the Minister has just indicated that leaseholders should wait. Maybe she…17 May 2023