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HANSARDWild Atlantic SalmonI think we still have some time, so can I just pick the noble Baroness up on the point she made about predators and how some of them are protected? That is indeed the case, but it…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWild Atlantic SalmonMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to talk about the future of this wonderful fish, the Atlantic salmon. I declare some interests: my family have a week timeshare on the Tay and, as…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWild Atlantic SalmonTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect wild Atlantic salmon populations.12 Sept 2024HANSARDRoad Investment StrategyMy Lords, will the noble Lord take this opportunity to rule out introducing road pricing as part of the Government’s plans to increase the tax burden on this country?11 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, further to the question from the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, how can we expect the Ukrainians to fight with one hand tied behind their back? Will the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: CompositionMy Lords, on the commitments in the manifesto and what the party opposite said about House of Lords reform, what has happened to the proposal to expel everyone after they reach…05 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionWill the Minister give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionI am not going to give way—he would not give way to me. These are lone parents, single parents perhaps struggling with two jobs in order to pay. They are people who put themselves…05 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionMy Lords, I have only four minutes so I will sum up my view of this policy in three words: wicked, stupid and cruel. I have spent the summer receiving emails from vast numbers of…05 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionBefore the noble Baroness sits down—since she is now giving way—she made a very passionate point about how all parents have aspirations for their children, wherever they are…05 Sept 2024HANSARDCivil Service: RecruitmentMy Lords, does the noble Baroness recognise that Ministers take decisions and govern, not civil servants or special advisers? Therefore, is it not a matter of great regret that so…04 Sept 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsMy Lords, we were all moved by the campaign of the leader of the Liberal Democrats on carers and caring during the election campaign. I seem to recall there was a suggestion that…29 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment StandardsMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister and her team, who have got off to a good start in performing their ministerial tasks in this House. On the subject of this Question, I ask…25 Jul 2024HANSARDWater Companies: Financial ResilienceMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to the Front Bench, but does she accept that simply fining the water companies for not meeting their obligations just adds to the costs of…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Dentists: Amalgam FillingsFurther to the noble Lord’s rather ungracious question, can the Minister confirm that if we had not left the EU, it would not have been possible to continue with the use of…22 Jul 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessFurther to the point made by the Chief Whip, what effect does he think the Labour Party’s manifesto proposal to increase participation rates in the House will have on the length…22 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I congratulate the Benches opposite on the general election result and the Prime Minister on a famous victory, albeit that he secured half a million votes fewer than he…22 Jul 2024HANSARDDiplomatic Missions: Congestion ChargeMy Lords, I say to my noble friend that the whole House hugely appreciates the service he has given and, at the risk of embarrassment to him, all of it has been as an unpaid…23 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI may have misunderstood but, when I spoke earlier, I understood that there had been agreement between the various parties, as my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot indicated. My noble…23 May 2024HANSARDSchool Funding: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the wonderful job that she has done at the Dispatch Box. I also congratulate her on her patience in listening to questions…23 May 2024