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HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete: Public BuildingsMy Lords, it is my understanding that four out of five schools have asbestos in them, as do many public buildings, including this one. If the concrete part of a building is now…06 Sept 2023HANSARDDisposable and Reusable NappiesMy Lords, on a subject related to nappies, a recent House of Lords report recommended banning non-degradable wet wipes; the Government response was that they will ban wet wipes…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I start by sincerely thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, and his team for meeting me and others to discuss SLAPPs and for the subsequent correspondence…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAgricultural TenanciesMy Lords, I did not intend to speak this evening, but apart from sharing the noble Lord’s scars of IACS from the past—he has my profound sympathy—I declare my interest as a…12 Jun 2023HANSARDDriving LicencesIs the noble Baroness aware that a root cause of the difficulty of getting a test is that the examiners, who are public servants, are all leaving to get better-paid jobs elsewhere?05 Jun 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdMy Lords, is not one of the obstacles to movement forward on this that landlords are going to find that the leaseholders have become freeholders, and that they are going to seek…17 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI support Amendment 92 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. I have for a long time supported the better treatment of whistleblowers, who are treated appallingly badly.…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, we had a vigorous debate on Amendments 105 and 106, which attracted a lot of cross-party support. I certainly intend to return on Report and look forward to working with…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyThe noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, referred earlier to making feeble jokes. Anyone who was here on Tuesday heard my feeble joke for this year, so the Committee will be…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will just add a word, first to the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell. The fact is that most SLAPPs are related to economic crime, and I think she was being a little modest perhaps in…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I, too, support all the amendments in this group, two of which are in my name. I am very grateful to noble Lords who have added their names to my amendments and I have…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will take 30 seconds to respond to a couple of the noble and learned Lord’s comments while the rest of the Committee decide whether they are happy. Apart from trying to remove…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWhat the Minister is saying is potentially helpful. His initial statement was almost verbatim what we got at Second Reading and in previous Bills. I could almost set it to music…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am sorry. I will press the Minister a little more on that. When will we first hear from him on that update on progress?25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI eagerly anticipate it.25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIf I may say so, one of the formative experiences of my childhood was being on the receiving end of tabloid journalism, and it is something I will never forget. That does not…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI think that we are actually in agreement on that, and I hope that I made it clear earlier that what we need to do is to work together to get this right with critical friends,…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee for not speaking in previous stages of the Bill: commitments elsewhere made it impossible. I shall speak briefly in support of Amendments…24 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillTo pick up on the noble and learned Lord’s point about consultation, I am sure we have all welcomed the multiple times that the Minister has referred to further discussion and…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEmergency Alert System: FujitsuThe Minister prays in aid the process of procurement, and that is quite right; let us leave aside for a moment the moral cases that some people have made. Is it not a standard…19 Apr 2023