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HANSARDSexual Offences: AnonymityMy Lords, how can the Government ignore this petition, which has been signed not by 10,000 people in the last 24 hours, as the Minister said, but by nearly 20,000 people? In the…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilOn the matter just raised, may we have an assurance that we will not buckle under pressure from the United States of America?24 Jun 2019HANSARDAnti-SemitismMy Lords, my concern is the dilution of the term “anti-Semitism” and the resultant public response. The line between legitimate criticism of Israel’s actions in the West Bank and…20 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Net Zero Emissions TargetWill the Minister consider seriously the impact assessment for each sector proposed by my noble friend Lord Cunningham of Felling?12 Jun 2019HANSARDNuclear Energy: Small Modular ReactorsMy Lords, following up on the question just asked, who would fund an SMR programme at Trawsfynydd?10 Jun 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I obviously support any amendment that in any way restricts potential future development, but I want to clarify how, in my view, these amendments will be interpreted. If…05 Jun 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]The Minister has to accept that what we are discussing today in the Bill is on the basis of the framework document that we can now see. We do not know what the framework document…05 Jun 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervened in Committee and put to the Minister a series of questions to which I hoped he might give me the answers in writing. They have not come, so perhaps he might…05 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that, in the event that Ministers allow British Steel to fail, HS2 rail requirements will be met in Hayange in France as opposed to Scunthorpe?22 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, could non-core—21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]Could I just clarify something? Does non-core land include land on which planning permission can be secured to build new residential developments?21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]I understand that, but I want to press this. Could a developer, to put it bluntly, build a block of flats on the non-core land, subject to the protections?21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]But he could.21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]Forget those.21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]But it cannot be ruled out.21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall intervene only briefly. I sense that the Minister has difficulty in mouthing the words that residential property development could be considered on that site,…21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am supportive of these amendments but in saying that I was quite taken by the compromise proposal made by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. That was not the subject of…21 May 2019HANSARDCriminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (Amendment) Instrument 2019My Lords, this is incredibly important business. I add my tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, for the series of reports that she has produced in this area. Indeed, I am…20 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Free Trade AgreementIf what the Minister has just said is true, what is Olly Robbins doing in Brussels today?14 May 2019HANSARDGrooming GangsMy Lords, in a three-minute, much-truncated contribution, I want to deal with the money issue. I understand that Rotherham’s expenditure on child social care increased by 90%…14 May 2019