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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI point out to the noble and learned Lord that the speaking time is six minutes.10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAdvisory.10 May 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I beg to move that the House adjourn for five minutes.26 Apr 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, we seem to have gone out of sequence, so my noble friend Lord Hannan will now speak where my noble friend Lord Jackson would have spoken.25 Apr 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, may I politely remind the House that the speaking limit for this debate is two minutes? We have one hour and we must accommodate both the right reverend Prelate the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI am very grateful to the noble Lord; I will certainly take that back to the department.10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayMy Lords, in the current economic climate, the Government are taking an honest and very pragmatic view. We have to realise the circumstances that we find ourselves in at the…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI thank my noble friend for that question. No, I do not accept the premise that it is being dismembered. As I said, it is a question of pragmatism and of the economic situation…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI can. The Government are committed to delivering the line to Euston and are currently evaluating how best to do it. I can assure the noble Viscount that the Government are…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayMy Lords, yesterday the Secretary of State for Transport laid a Written Ministerial Statement reaffirming the Government’s commitment to building HS2 from Euston to Manchester.…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayFirst, I will deal with the issue of the Statement being issued yesterday. There was some excitement in the media about this, and my right honourable friend the Secretary of State…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayNo, I do not accept that. I can only repeat that our ambition remains for the first high-speed services to run between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI am not in possession of that information. I will ensure that my noble friend gets an answer to her question. There will be an update in May, and it is quite possible that the…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI have not seen the comments, but I accept that it is disappointing. We have had difficulties with the supply chain and there are now difficulties going forward for contractors, I…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI really do not know why Yorkshire has been excluded from it. I fully accept that it would be wonderful to have an advanced railway system throughout the country: living as I do…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayFirst, I am sorry the noble Lord is disappointed that I am at the Dispatch Box today. Secondly, I am not a tunnelling expert and cannot give him an answer to that question. On his…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayI suspect that some work has been done in the department on the demographic profile, but I am not in possession of it at the moment. On the redesign and the social environment,…10 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I remind noble Lords that this is Report and not an opportunity to further debate the matter.07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I remind noble Lords that this is Report stage and they have one opportunity to speak.07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I just gently remind the House of the rules of debate on Report, which say: “On Report, no Lords Member may speak more than once to an amendment, except: the mover of…30 Jan 2023