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HANSARDLegislation: Skeleton Bills and Delegated PowersMy Lords, this is an important issue in terms of controlling the Executive and establishing the role for your Lordships’ House. I very much welcome the fact that this debate has…06 Jan 2022HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: Northern Powerhouse AreaMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Berkeley for introducing this important debate and thank the Minister for the useful and informative session this morning exploring the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021My Lords, I have three points. First, I was struck that the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, introduced his speech by referring to the scarifying effect of the debate in the Commons…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I am disappointed that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, is not with us this evening because, following Committee—which I attended, sat through, listened to all the debates of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce the details of any further Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for London for the period after 11…09 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonI am afraid that my actual Question in the way I phrased it in my introduction was not answered. Effectively, reading between the lines, the Minister is saying that it is totally…09 Dec 2021HANSARDExtraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement for Transport for LondonMy Lords, I should perhaps mention, in the interests of full disclosure, that I live in London and am the proud holder of a Freedom pass. My Question is of course highly topical;…09 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: GovernanceMy Lords, I share the previous speaker’s nervousness, faced with, as we were told, the stars of this House; I feel that I am a minor asteroid, perhaps. I put my name down on the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his courtesy and helpfulness during the passage of the Bill. It was very much a learning process for me as the first Bill to which I had given…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFinancial Fraud: Vulnerable PeopleMy Lords, I really came to this debate as a spectator, because I wanted to hear the Government’s response to the excellent issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey. However,…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister, the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, for his clear and—given the time—concise exposition of the Bill. I hope that if, in my remarks, I…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillBefore the Minister concludes, does he have a reply on the salary sacrifice point? I will be happy to take a letter.01 Dec 2021HANSARDOutsourcing: DWP Telephone ServicesThe department is addicted to outsourcing. The Government have allocated nigh on £3 billion to the Restart collection scheme for universal credit claimants, to be delivered by…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. At the appropriate time, I will indicate my intention to withdraw the amendment. First, I want to say that the purpose and intention…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, at the appropriate time I will indicate that I will withdraw the amendment. I am prepared to accept the advice that it does not actually achieve what I would like to…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment is about what has been termed “the pension trap”. Much concern has been expressed about this phenomenon by different groups and members of different…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not have a current interest to declare, but it would be appropriate to mention that, until the end of August when I gave up the work, I was the paid adviser to a…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I raised this issue at Second Reading in the context of questioning the use of directions. I believe that there is a general issue here about the respective weight given…29 Nov 2021