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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that. It is helpful. If I get a letter back saying that the amendment goes further than 06/21, with that information, I can change the amendment before…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Excuse me for interrupting the Minister but I do not understand what he just said. Amendment 80 would make mandatory what the Government have already said procurement is required…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, good afternoon. When the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, leads a group of amendments, I often end up agreeing with her; it is a bit of a surprise sometimes. Amendment 30,…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been another interesting debate, with that clash of views the noble Lord, Lord True, reminded me about over how far the state should interfere with the market.…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, here we go. This is an important part of the Bill dealing with process, and some things have been incredibly difficult to understand. Now we get to things that we can…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Is it, my Lords? I am that excited and I have been speaking that long—is it still Wednesday?06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Some 14 million people were potentially impacted according to the briefing that we had on the limitations on access ability and all those sorts of things. That should be a wake-up…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am sorry to do this, but may I pick up on the point the Minister was making to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, about the letter he will write? The answer to the question that the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord True, those who have been working with him and the officials for the briefing we received this morning and for listening to the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Spending Priorities: NATO SummitMy Lords, was not the most welcome outcome of the Madrid summit NATO’s agreement to admit Finland and Sweden? Far from weakening NATO, Putin’s actions have strengthened it.…06 Jul 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022I thank the Minister for that very helpful reply about the Henriques review and the progress being made with it. Given that she said that this order does not apply to Gibraltar,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022My Lords, we of course fully support this SI so that the Armed Forces Act 2006 can remain in force. It gives us a chance once again to offer the Armed Forces our full support and…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Hayman after her remarks. I apologise to the Committee for being a few minutes late; I was unavoidably detained on other…04 Jul 2022HANSARDExtradition Act 2003My Lords, I thank the Minister for answering what is a really important Question and for confirming, as I understand it, that the Government have no plans to amend the Extradition…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy Lords, it is dreadful to have to start another Statement response in this House recognising a victim of male violence against women and girls. All our thoughts are with the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDCouncil of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic ViolenceMy Lords, it is a pleasure and a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. I agree with all his remarks, which he made with his usual competence. I also congratulate my…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeMy Lords, of course it is right that investment is going into new equipment for a modernised Army to fight the battles of now and the future. At the same time, however, dozens of…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Army: Troop SizeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the British Army’s troop size.27 Jun 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: ShipsMy Lords, following on from my noble friend Lord West’s Question, I think the House will be disappointed that the Minister said that it was too early to say anything about when…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSpousal Visas: Processing TimesMy Lords, we agree with the prioritisation with respect to Ukraine, but the fact of the matter is that, whether it is passports, asylum applications or, now, spousal visas, the…21 Jun 2022