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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, not for the first time I find myself very much in sympathy with the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, who always contributes sage and sensible comments to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, here we are again: post-legislative scrutiny and a hapless Minister, who has worked with prodigious vigour—we all salute him for that—given a frankly indefensible brief.…06 Oct 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Payments to Victims of the TroublesMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Duncan of Springbank was immensely energetic on this issue when he held this portfolio. It is an absolute scandal that people who deserve this money…06 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI take some comfort from that, because this Government have shown themselves to be fairly good at U-turns. I hope we see one this evening. In 50 years in Parliament, I have never…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEconomyMy Lords, my noble friend says that he is anxious to protect jobs that are viable and has just talked about some jobs in the music industry. Does he accept that the heritage…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, not for the first time, I find myself in entire agreement with the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. The autumn is not only the season of mists and mellow…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, would it not be deeply unfortunate if the economic devastation that has already been caused by Covid—devastation that will continue following yesterday’s…23 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I entirely agree with the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, but I want to concentrate my remarks on this very unsatisfactory way of dealing with these…18 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Civil Service CodeMy Lords, it seems to many of us that there is a less healthy relationship between certain special advisers and Ministers, and that there is a real difference between the code of…17 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I do not want to detain the House for more than a few seconds, really. While I am grateful that there is to be a debate on the negotiations with our European friends and…16 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this has been a fascinating and thoughtful debate, and I would like to make a few remarks about three amendments. My noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering set us off…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I shall speak very briefly to two amendments: Amendment 2, in the names of the noble Earl, Lord Devon, and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and Amendment 5, in the name…15 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThat is in Lincoln.08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillIt was Staffordshire then.08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am delighted to be surrounded by so many colleagues this afternoon, but this is not Parliament or the Grand Committee as I know, love and understand it. The sooner…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, first, I thank all those who took part in this interesting debate. Rarely do I hear a debate that has as its hallmark such unanimity on the essential issue. There was a…08 Sept 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemMy noble friend the Minister made similar comments three months ago when my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot, to whom we all pay tribute, raised this subject. It is a disgrace. The…07 Sept 2020HANSARDHereditary Peers’ By-electionsI thank the Lord Speaker. I hope that we should not infer from what the Senior Deputy Speaker has just said that we are going to return on 1 January; I sincerely hope that that…07 Sept 2020HANSARDTree PlantingMy Lords, while I appreciate my noble friend’s personal commitment, does he share my concern at the disappearance of ancient woodlands which will be consequent upon the building…03 Sept 2020