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HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]It may help the noble Baroness if I answer the procedural question she put at the beginning of her speech. It is possible for the Virtual Committee to debate every clause stand…13 May 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the Virtual Proceedings on the Motion in the name of the noble Lord, Lord True, will now commence. The time limit for the debate is one and a half hours.12 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the most reverend Primate on securing this debate and for the wonderful way in which he introduced it. This is such an important subject. Many of…06 May 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the virtual proceedings on the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, will now commence. This is a time-limited debate and the time limit is one and a half…05 May 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessI will first call the noble Lord, Lord Addington, in the usual way. The Question will then be put. Then I will call each speaker on the list in the usual way. I ask each speaker…30 Apr 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorBefore I call the next speaker, I should alert noble Lords to the fact that, just after 2 pm, the Chair will be taken by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff. I call the…30 Apr 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorI call the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey.30 Apr 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the Virtual Proceedings on the debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Addington, will now commence. This is a time-limited debate, as the Government Whip—the noble…30 Apr 2020HANSARDSocial Media: Fake NewsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that there is a particular responsibility on role models to ensure that fake news is not propagated? Will she single out in particular, as I do,…29 Apr 2020HANSARDOlympic and Paralympic Games 2021My Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that the London 2012 Olympics were one of Britain’s greatest success stories of the last decade. We recall that pride in our NHS was,…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationMy Lords, we have been told that life in Britain will be different once the Covid-19 emergency is over. I hope that one change will be in the approach that we adopt towards…23 Apr 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, virtual proceedings in the House of Lords will now resume. I remind Members that these proceedings are subject to parliamentary privilege and what we say is available to…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsNo, I am afraid not; we have reached 10 minutes and we need to finish. We will try to get you in on another occasion. I apologise to those who were not able to ask a question. As…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Care Home DeathsI have called the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, but we cannot hear her so we will move on.22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial MarketsThe Government obviously have no responsibility for what is happening in the American markets, but are they watching closely the reports of the short-selling activities in the…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: CharitiesMy Lords, I remind the House of my railway interests, as declared in the register. The Minister will be aware that the heritage railway sector has effectively been wiped out for…24 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, I will ask the question that I am sure he would have asked had he been here. If it is possible to suspend the Standing Order to…23 Mar 2020HANSARDRivers: Catchment ManagementMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the towns served by the River Severn, starting in Shrewsbury, then down through Ironbridge, Bewdley and my own city of Worcester, have been…23 Mar 2020HANSARDDeputy Chairmen of CommitteesMy Lords, as one of the Deputy Speakers temporarily standing down, I wish the new Deputy Speakers taking on this very important duty the best of luck. I hope that those of us who…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingDoes the Minister agree that the work of the West Midlands Police and West Mercia Police in Operation Ballet, led by Detective Inspector Julie Woods, has been exemplary? It led to…19 Mar 2020