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HANSARDUkraineTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current military situation in Ukraine.07 Sept 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the Statement from the Government today on the situation in Ukraine. It gives us the opportunity to restate, as my right honourable friend the shadow Defence…05 Sept 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022The noble Baroness certainly did not bore people. That was an interesting exposition of the Government’s position, which could lead us to a full debate, particularly around what…20 Jul 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022At end insert “but this House regrets that the draft Regulations have not been subject to consultation, and give rise to concerns that the changes will narrow the ability of…20 Jul 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022My Lords, this amendment stems from the regulations needed following the passage of Section 69 of the Nationality and Borders Act. Given the controversy around that Act, and the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Can I just say—because sometimes these things pass by and they should be noted—that we are very pleased with that commitment from the Minister and thank him for it?18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]That is quite helpful. Further to that and to make sure I have understood, would an excluded or excludable supplier be put on a debarment list? I refer to Clause 61, which is…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]That is a point well made. Indeed, the whole issue of the increase in the use of regulations by the Government is something that various Select Committees and other committees…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, to her place and I thank her for carrying on the tradition in this Committee of briefing me on some of the points that I may…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]In keeping with the obvious mood of the Committee, I actually do not want to say very much either on this particular group. The interest I had was in the amendment from the noble…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that informative reply, and I look forward to the letter to clarify the point that we had some discussion on. I apologise to the noble…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]It would be really helpful if the Minister, as she suggested, wrote to me and copied it to noble Lords in the Committee, because she said it was not allowed and then she said it…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]The Government cannot answer the point about whether the Procurement Bill will allow the MoD to look at a contractor’s previous performance when assessing its bid—a state of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Will the Minister address the point about the treatment of contracted staff for the MoD’s ancillary services? I will just remind her that the Defence Select Committee report…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will try to be reasonably brief in summing up some of the points made. I start by welcoming my noble friend’s Amendment 174 about late payment. It is a point he has…18 Jul 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: British Special ForcesI thank the noble Baroness for her Answer and the tone in which she gave it. I think that will be welcomed by all of us. I welcome the point she made in her remarks about nobody…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Fixed Penalty NoticesMy Lords, we should remind ourselves that the vast majority of the public conformed to the rules in the face of a pandemic; only a small minority did not and were issued with…14 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am sorry to pursue this. Procurement Policy Note 06/21 helpfully has some frequently asked questions at the end. One asks when it should be applied. It says that the note…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish the noble Lord, Lord True, well. I hope that he feels better than he did. I will speak to Amendment 68 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hayman, and…13 Jul 2022