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HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, I briefly intervene to thank the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, who has done really sterling work on this, together with my noble friend. I very much agree with his optimism…23 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationMy Lords, there are examples of firms persuading people to use foam and other cavity insulation systems that cause great damage to their property, thinking they are doing the…14 May 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: ReformMy Lords, further to that last question, is it not the case, as my noble friend pointed out, that the one party overrepresented in this House is the Liberals? Is it not also the…01 May 2024HANSARDSewage Pollution: Lakes and RiversDoes my noble friend not recognise that we will make no progress on this matter until the directors of the water companies are held personally responsible and they are fined,…30 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesMy Lords—18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness for my enthusiasm but I could not believe the bare-faced cheek of asking this Question. There would have been no receipts from the sale…18 Apr 2024HANSARDEU Borders: Hand and Face ScanningMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord; I did think this was Back-Bench and not Front-Bench Questions.17 Apr 2024HANSARDEU Borders: Hand and Face ScanningMy Lords, I think it is this side.17 Apr 2024HANSARDEU Borders: Hand and Face ScanningWell, it is Back-Bench Questions. Could I say to my noble friend how much I sympathise with him? Not only has he had to deal with the Rwanda legislation but he is now being held…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, I try to think of how I would feel about being told to exercise restraint, if I were living in Israel at the present time and had been subject to this attack, knowing…15 Apr 2024HANSARDHMRC Self-assessment HelplineMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that the large reduction in the number of people in this country who are self-employed is a direct consequence of the Government’s…26 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillBefore my noble friend sits down, when can we expect the secondary legislation to appear?26 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, we are at Third Reading and this is not a time for long speeches, but I want to congratulate my noble friend and his colleagues on having listened to what was said. He…26 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: RwandaMy Lords, has my noble friend the Minister seen reports this morning in the Times , the Telegraph and other newspapers suggesting that this House has delayed the passage of the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDScottish Government: Devolved CompetencesMy Lords, is it not ironic that the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, is complaining about the arrangements for devolution when it was a Labour Government that put them together? A Labour…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am very grateful for what my noble friend has said. Could he clarify the position on minority stakeholders? He used the word influence. Would that mean having a small number of…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on her skill and thank the splendid, clever people in our Public Bill Office who enabled her to find a way through this legislation to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Baroness, I entirely agree with her. What are the Government doing spending hundreds of millions of pounds in subsidies to Drax in…12 Mar 2024HANSARDCharities: National Minimum WageMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister recognise that the problems facing charities because of the rise in the minimum wage also affect hundreds of thousands of small…29 Feb 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, this is the Media Bill; it is 176 pages of very good stuff, as the Minister, my noble friend Lord Parkinson, said. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady…28 Feb 2024