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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, there are few moments of unalloyed joy in politics but being able to endorse the splendid remarks of my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham in congratulating my noble…11 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds in hoping that the Government will listen. Earlier today, we had a good example of how your Lordships’ House…09 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, in politics you never get everything you want, but this is a very good illustration of the workings of your Lordships’ House. It shows how justified was the terrier-like…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have to remember that on Sunday—Remembrance Day—when we commemorate those who gave their lives and their health for our freedom, we will be one or two inches nearer…04 Nov 2020HANSARDLife in the UK TestEverybody would fail.03 Nov 2020HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, it is a great pity that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, could not be present in the Chamber, as Ministers are, when this important report was presented to us. I…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Places of WorshipMy Lords, my noble friend has not given a single shred of evidence as to why churches should not be open for public worship. I want to put a specific point to him. On the morning…03 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I also offer my support to these two amendments. It is a privilege to be able to follow two such wise speakers as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, and…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, because, not for the first time, he speaks a great deal of powerful good sense. We have to recognise that what is…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley of Knighton, I applaud what the Chancellor has been seeking to do in very difficult and trying circumstances. However, as the noble…27 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, after that speech from the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, I am tempted to say “Amen” and sit down, but I will just add a few words. We will, of course, return to…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in that extraordinary vote on Tuesday last, your Lordships’ House indicated what it felt about the most objectionable part of the Bill, and I hope that we will have a…26 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, here we go again on this one. I have not been persuaded any more by my noble friend—whom I hold in very high regard—this evening. She regurgitated the brief from last…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, how very excellent it is to get back to something like the old House of Lords, where you do not have to put your name down for—and decide you are going to have an…20 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI knew that would arouse a few barbs, but it is a very serious and important farming county where, this year, they are battling in the wake of the worst harvest in half a century.…20 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I cannot forbear from saying to my noble friend the Whip on the Front Bench that time limits at Second Readings are advisory. I was sorry that she felt it necessary to…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade and Agriculture Commission and Trade Remedies AuthorityMy Lords, I refer my noble friend to the letter in the Times this morning from the admirable president of the NFU, Minette Batters, in which she makes a plea for Parliament to,…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I have lost count of the number of taxi drivers who have told me that the 10 pm curfew produces too many people on the streets at the same time. Could that be looked at?…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Hospitality Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, every day when I travel to and from your Lordships’ House, I use a black cab. I am a great believer in black cabs. I am also a considerable believer in the sagacity of…09 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I have a very short question for my noble friend, to whom I have listened with great care and considerable sympathy. What can possibly be lost by putting the four…08 Oct 2020