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HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation of the SI. Obviously, timing is significant as the Government are committed to ramping up the drive to net zero. We have to…10 Dec 2024HANSARDScotlandMy Lords, does the Minister accept that for many people in Scotland, especially young people and businesses, the benefits of being part of the United Kingdom would be considerably…04 Nov 2024HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for the explanation of this instrument. She has made it clear that it is related to the consequences of the Grenfell disaster, which I think we all…29 Oct 2024HANSARDHorn of AfricaMy Lords, I too welcome the fact that the Government have initiated this debate and I thank the Minister for his introduction. I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble…29 Oct 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lane-Fox; her points about technology are well made. I thank too the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for giving us the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024I thank the Minister for her introduction and the spirit in which she delivered it. I agree that this is a classic example of co-operation between the UK Government and the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAfghan Special Forces Relocation ReviewMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement, and I welcome it in principle. When I was chair of the International Development Committee, I visited Afghanistan…15 Oct 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeI am very glad to agree with the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley; it is a very strong theme. I welcome this debate and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hodge. I look forward to…10 Oct 2024HANSARDAfrica: Commercial Opportunities and ExportsMy Lords, we should all be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Popat, for initiating this timely debate. He indicated the opportunities but also the shortcomings that have preceded…12 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome the change the election ushered in, which we Liberal Democrats are particularly proud to have been part of. I wish the Government well in restarting the…23 Jul 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly to this group of amendments. Noble Lords will know that I have spent pretty much all my adult life in the north-east of Scotland and have seen…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI share the frustration of many people that we produce our own oil and gas but base it on world market prices, and there is no immediate direct benefit to the consumer. I…23 Apr 2024HANSARDUK-African Investment SummitThe Government are making a strong case, but the reality is that damage that has been done by the dramatic cuts in aid and the disengagement at short notice of this conference.…18 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Young, with her very long credibility and experience in environmental protection. I am interested in some of the…26 Mar 2024HANSARDScottish Government: Devolved CompetencesMy Lords, Scotland has two Governments, both of which are dysfunctional and very unpopular north of the border. Will the Minister accept that what the people of Scotland would…13 Mar 2024HANSARDLow and Middle-income Countries: Debt RestructuringMy Lords, poorer countries have increasingly become dependent on growing amounts of private finance and, for some of them, time is getting critical. We need to address the issue…12 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, last week I met a Minister from Ukraine, who told us that North Korea had last month supplied Russia with a million shells while Ukraine had received just a few thousand…05 Mar 2024HANSARDOverhead Electrical Transmission LinesMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Swire, for initiating this debate. He and the noble Earl, Lord Effingham, outlined some very powerful points for consideration. I…29 Feb 2024HANSARDMyanmar: Health SystemMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, very much for initiating this debate. I look forward to hearing the Minister’s answers to those very pertinent and direct questions.…29 Feb 2024HANSARDOverhead Electrical Transmission LinesI understand what the Minister is saying, but we have certainly had experience of quite a number of pipelines being laid from the north of Scotland right across Scotland. That was…29 Feb 2024