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HANSARDFly-tippingMy Lords, the Minister told us earlier that the Government were going to tackle waste sites. I would love to know what that actually means. If it means clearing them up, it simply…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingThat is not personal experience. I came across one fly-tipping incident where the offender had actually thrown down the parking ticket that was previously attached to their…14 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords—09 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, is the Minister as shocked as I am to hear a Question from the noble Lord that does not include the word “frigates”?09 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsI am most grateful. AI is already creating IP of its own, but it is unable to register it because, by law, a human being needs to register IP. In trying to create a legislative…09 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMore seriously, does NATO agree that there is such a thing as a tactical nuclear weapon, which is referred to by the President of Russia? I do not believe it does, but could he…09 May 2024HANSARDStart-up Companies: Tax IncentivesThe noble Baroness told us earlier that small businesses occasionally go out of business—which I think is something of an understatement. In the last 25 years of these…29 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, Rwanda is a safe country, Rwanda will always be a safe country. How can I say that? Because shortly we will have an Act that makes it legal fact. But, no matter how…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I have two brief points. First, on Patrick Cormack, yes, he did speak often and, yes, that was sometimes frustrating, but doubly frustrating was that he was brilliant at…04 Mar 2024HANSARDHousing: Section 21 EvictionsMy Lords, to avoid asking the same question for the fourth time, has any assessment been made of the impact of this legislation, well-intentioned though it is, on the availability…20 Feb 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionIn answering a recent question in this House, the Minister introduced us to a very interesting category of person, and he has just done it again: the weaponised land manager.…23 Jan 2024HANSARDWater PollutionMy Lords, senior members of staff from water companies appearing in front of the regulatory committee told us that the monitoring that they have put in place is available freely,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)My Lords, good grief, how did it come to this? I come at this at a slightly different angle as a businessperson, and I know that the Minister has much business experience.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, speaking for myself—although I suspect many other hereditaries would agree—I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, on this, at least: we have nothing to fear from a…06 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my congratulations to today’s two maiden speakers for their eloquent, thought-provoking, even lyrical contributions. Many today are speaking about the environment.…13 Nov 2023HANSARDNear-earth SatellitesMy Lords, is the Minister aware of the Kessler effect, whereby items circulating above this planet are either hitting or being hit by other objects, creating more debris that then…13 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have one remark to make in support of Motion M1, put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale. The noble Earl, with whom it is always so difficult to disagree,…23 Oct 2023HANSARDWater and Sewage Regulation (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I had the privilege of being a member of the committee that produced this report under the incisive chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Hollick. At the start of our…16 Oct 2023HANSARDWater and Sewage Regulation (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)Either the Minister is agreeing with me or perhaps I was not clear. My concern is whether the water companies have the competence to implement these sorts of infrastructure…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have a much less eloquent and much less exciting question to the proponents of Amendment 195, and certainly no fairy dust. If you are linking national targets to the…06 Sept 2023