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HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy Lords, will my noble friend reflect on how often predecessors of his—we welcome him warmly today—have stood at the Dispatch Box, talked about the great scandal that has been…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords—10 May 2023HANSARDFrigatesMy Lords, when my noble friend responded to the noble Lord, Lord West, she said that we lived in a “different age” with a “different character of threat”. Was she seeking to imply…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that the feeling in the country on Saturday was such that, had that glorious pageantry been interrupted by paint-throwing or worse, it would…10 May 2023HANSARDVehicles: Headlamp GlareDoes my noble friend agree that one of the curses of the age is light pollution? It is very difficult to go anywhere and enjoy natural evening light. While I accept the importance…09 May 2023HANSARDVoter IDMy Lords, I return to a subject that I raised yesterday. It would be so much easier and sensible for all of us if we had an identity card that we could produce on all necessary…03 May 2023HANSARDPolice: Restoring Public ConfidenceMy Lords, it is a real privilege to follow the noble Baroness’s thought-provoking speech. I first had the pleasure of knowing her when, as chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingMy Lords, if the Government are going to keep things under review, will the Minister please review Scampton in Lincolnshire? It is a historic airfield from which the 617 Squadron…03 May 2023HANSARDVoter Authority CertificatesMy Lords, does my noble friend not agree that the best form of voter authority certificate would be an identity card? Will she also reflect on her own remarks about postal voting?…02 May 2023HANSARDBanks: Closures and Shared Banking HubsMy Lords, legal tender is legal tender. I urge my noble friend to bear in mind that the Government have the opportunity, if they wish, to mandate the use of cash—people can use it…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBanks: Closures and Shared Banking HubsWhat about cheques?27 Apr 2023HANSARDPerforming Arts: GCSE and A-level QualificationsAs my noble friend may know, our noble friend Lord Parkinson very kindly attended a dinner which I hosted last week for the Royal School of Church Music. He was of course wearing…26 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Companies: LicencesMy Lords, week after week we read about the Wye and other beautiful rivers—they are sewers, in some cases. The question we are constantly being asked is: when can we expect our…24 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am one of those who found the Bill extremely complicated, but I do not find this amendment extremely complicated. It is precise, simple, articulate and to the point,…19 Apr 2023HANSARDVAT: Building Repairs and MaintenanceMy Lords, the All-Party Arts and Heritage Group, which I helped to found 49 years ago and of which I have the honour to be president, has lobbied consistently on this. There is no…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEmergency Alert System: FujitsuMy Lords, that is £1.6 million too much. Does my noble friend accept that when she speaks from the Dispatch Box she is, of course, speaking for the whole Government, right across…19 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillOf course we should not. What I am saying is that this amendment is simple. If it is in the Bill, it should then be what we are aiming to create as the Bill goes through this…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCouncil of Europe: Reykjavik SummitMy Lords, is it not very important at the Council of Europe that we stress the cross-party, all-party support for that institution? In that context, as a general election moves…18 Apr 2023HANSARDMusic IndustryMy Lords, one had only to watch BBC Four last night to realise that the BBC depends for quality programmes as much on music as music depends upon the BBC. Will the Minister please…17 Apr 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, will my noble friend bear in mind the immortal words of William Morris, that a thing of use should also be a thing of beauty? Can we have some attention paid, far more…30 Mar 2023