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HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsMy Lords, while the principle behind this Question is undoubtedly right, does the Minister agree that trying to prevent Governments in this day and age rolling the pitch before a…30 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, it is very good to hear that the Minister has an open mind on this matter and will listen to representations. I think he will find that there are a lot of…08 Oct 2024HANSARDWhitehall: Prioritising PerformanceMy Lords, having discovered that, in this context, Reform is a think tank rather than a political party, I warmly welcome the recommendations in the report for the identification…10 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, a lot of congratulations could be in order this evening, but I particularly congratulate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, on his outstanding maiden speech. How…23 Jul 2024HANSARDPermanent Secretaries: Appointment and Removal (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, today’s debate has been given a new topicality by two reports. One was the report of the Institute for Government, which has been referred to, and the other, which has…09 May 2024HANSARDCabinet ManualMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord O’Donnell, who pioneered the publication of the Cabinet Manual —it could never have happened in my day. The Minister will recall…25 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, and the House take a little encouragement from what the Minister said today. When the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, had his last…11 Mar 2024HANSARDAllied Health Professionals: Prescribing ResponsibilitiesMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on fulfilling their promise, made in reply to a Question for Short Debate in this House, to extend prescribing rights to paramedics by the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I do not want to add to what has been said about the content of the Bill but want to make one or two observations on the role of your Lordships’ House in dealing with…29 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, as a former member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, perhaps I may say how much I endorse what has been said by the noble Lords, Lord West and Lord Murphy, and…23 Jan 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, may I just contest the point the Minister has just made? This is not a local issue; it is a national issue. That has been made perfectly clear by the points that have…17 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, following the debacle of the failed prosecution of Matrix Churchill in the 1990s, the role of Customs and Excise as an independent prosecutor was brought to an end and…10 Jan 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023I shall ask the noble Lord a question that I would have liked to have asked the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey: would he prefer a customs frontier across the island of Ireland, with…04 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle and the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, on their maiden speeches. For all of us in this House, our maiden…14 Nov 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, while all friends and admirers of Sir Edward Heath must be very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, and others for the way they have pursued this, is it not the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, before the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, comments, having heard the arguments I would just like to say that I am sympathetic to the Government not wanting to add these…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHealthcare: Controlled DrugsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 24 July (HL9391), when they plan to introduce legislation to enable prescribing of…14 Sept 2023HANSARDHealthcare: Controlled DrugsMy Lords, I want to thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, for having raced from business in the Chamber in order to answer this short debate. I start by saying that I need to declare…14 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, before the Minister sits down: I have listened carefully to what she has said, and I think that what she has been explaining is that the Government are already committed…11 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. I also echo his remarks about Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, for many years my noble friend in this…26 Jun 2023