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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord Puttnam, is sorting her out.15 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill: Royal AssentMy Lords, “perfect legislation” is the ultimate oxymoron, but does my noble friend accept this is landmark legislation, so it must be as near perfection as possible? That means…10 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, may I once again raise with my noble friend an issue that I have been returning to for some months now? When are we going to ensure that all those who attend to the most…08 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend the Duke of Wellington in giving support to his Bill. How appropriate it is that he should introduce it today. Perhaps it is a…07 Jun 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Commissioners for StandardsMy Lords, I am grateful to you and apologise for speaking on a similar topic three times in as many weeks, but I am profoundly concerned by the manner in which the retiring…26 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Normal Working PracticesTo resolve that, subject to the lifting of the remaining COVID-19 related restrictions on 21 June, the normal working practices of the House shall be restored by 6 September at…20 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Normal Working PracticesAs my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral said, I have listened to every single speech in this debate, and it has been a very instructive one. It is quite clear to me that to divide…20 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, it is a very great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Howe. He has spoken clearly and persuasively and there is hardly anything he said with which I would disagree.…20 May 2021HANSARDHitachi Rail: Rail Travel DisruptionMy Lords, I entirely endorse what my noble friend just said about certainty. I am delighted to report that I had a good and punctual journey from Newark on Monday this week, but…19 May 2021HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his calm and reassuring Answer, but does he accept that the real problem is the one pointed to by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, namely,…18 May 2021HANSARDCommittee of SelectionMy Lords, first, I thank you, Lord Speaker, for all the work that you did as the first Senior Deputy Speaker. The whole House is very much in your debt. Secondly, I welcome my…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsMy Lords, while safety is of course paramount, I have twice this week had to take a car from Lincoln to London and I shall return by car today. What we need is some degree of…13 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in common with my noble friend Lady Fookes, I can look back at over half a century of Queen’s Speeches, and they have various things in common. They all remind me of…12 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechHere he is.12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Status CertificationMy Lords, I raise a point I have raised many times before; I have had good answers from the noble Lord, Lord Bethell. A vulnerable area is the care home sector. It is absurd that…29 Apr 2021HANSARDConduct Committee: 11th ReportI do not oppose this reasonable, generous and timely report, but I am very concerned about another recent, and much less generous, report from the Conduct Committee, one that is…29 Apr 2021HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, as one who believes very strongly in both Houses and has now done nearly 51 years in Westminster, I strongly support my noble friend’s position, much as I admire what…28 Apr 2021HANSARDArrangement of BusinessFurther to what my noble friend the Chief Whip has said, would he accept that it is essential that, from 21 June at the latest, it is expected that parliamentarians should be in…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsMy Lords, while I appreciate what my noble friend is seeking to do, will she accept that musicians face a triple whammy? First, if the festivals cannot be insured, they cannot…27 Apr 2021HANSARDRussia: Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, following the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Walney, when he asked his Question, why do we not take sanctions against a given number of people every week until…22 Apr 2021