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HANSARDNHS: Allocation of Financial ResourcesMy Lords, is it not possible that the great British public just might be prepared to see a far greater proportion of their taxes diverted from ill-thought-out and often totally…11 May 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, after 44 years in Westminster, do I believe that UK parliamentary democracy has been strengthened? On the contrary: I believe it has been weakened. What is my measure?…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillMy Lords, we have just heard a very well-informed contribution from my noble friend. I greatly welcome this Bill. It provides me with the opportunity to comment on the…21 Apr 2023HANSARDUkraine: Arms SuppliesMy Lords, despite all the calls with honourable intent for increased military support and NATO participation, should we not be seriously considering opening up back channels with…19 Apr 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, if, prior to planning approval, land for both high-density public and private housing development was acquired at agricultural acreage prices, as has happened in parts…30 Mar 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy Lords, have Ministers noted the large number of leasehold ground rent investments on property auction sites, as landlords, aware of potential changes in the law affecting…23 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy Lords, what additional consideration is being given to the millions of pensioners, many living in poorly heated social housing and rented property conditions, who, despite…16 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendMy Lords, with heat pump technology plagued by misinformation, can the Government not sponsor a network of privately or commercially occupied exhibition homes with air source heat…28 Feb 2023HANSARDLeasehold ChargesMy Lords, as part of a question I asked last June on the levying of escalating service charges, I asked whether the Government might consider a scheme for rolling up service…20 Feb 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Soames, to his place. We go back a long way—30 years in the Commons. I recall that when he and I were on those Benches, he always did his…09 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: WomenMy Lords, is not the lesson we learned from both America’s humiliating withdrawal from Vietnam and, more recently, ours from Afghanistan that foreign interventions which seek to…26 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksMy Lords, with climate change being the root cause of flooding of property in towns such as Keswick in the Lake District National Park, instead of imposing flooding remediation…18 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Employment and DisciplineMy Lords, following Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley’s powerful expression of concerns over the handling of police misconduct allegations and the need to sack the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Employment and DisciplineTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to revise the (1) employment contracts, and (2) disciplinary regulations, for police officers.09 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Appointments in PCC OfficesMy Lords, in light of the recent speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, when she revealed the six-stage process governing disciplinary actions against police officers—I was…21 Dec 2022HANSARDStreptococcus A: AntibioticsMy Lords, as someone on a six-day lockdown and on intermittent antibiotics to deal with a lung condition following surgery, can I suggest, on these shortages, that guidance on…15 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, I have supported military interventions in the Falklands, Iraq and central Europe, but on this conflict I have repeatedly expressed my concerns. I join the noble and…01 Dec 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveMy Lords, with blue algae sightings in the Lake District from farmland nutrient runoff and overflowing septic tanks, and with Derwentwater, Bassenthwaite, Ullswater, Loweswater…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing MarketMy Lords, I particularly welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, to her place. I am aware of the substantial work that she did on regional development banking, which…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, an error on my part has led me to speak in the gap in a truncated contribution and I apologise. This report is a comprehensive canter round the course of housing demand.…08 Nov 2022