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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, there are many dimensions in which participation can be measured. We have two problems. As the noble Lord, Lord Swire, said, we do not know the quality of the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I have many things to declare. One is that I came here not as a hereditary Peer but was appointed by John Major, who conspired with Neil Kinnock—the noble Lord, Lord…10 Mar 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersMy Lords, there seems to be uniformity, in that everybody has to have breakfast. Why cannot some schools have breakfast and others have lunch? I always went to school in the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, let me first say congratulations to the two maiden speakers. Let us hope that they enjoy being in your Lordships’ House. I start by saying that we have a very distorted…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMy Lords, does the noble Lord not agree that, because we had a debate on growth very recently, and because the question has been raised again, what we really need is an expert…03 Feb 2025 Bills sponsored (1)