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HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022My Lords, this is not an area that I have looked at very carefully but, when I looked at these regulations, I was rather puzzled by what we hope to achieve by them. The Lord Privy…13 Dec 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy: Generation LicencesMy Lords, could my noble friend the Minister indicate what has happened in recent days, as temperatures have fallen so low and there being no wind, to the cost of electricity as a…13 Dec 2022HANSARDParliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022On the point about my noble friend not commanding the process—in many ways, I wish he was—there is a real problem, to pick up on what he said about the most recent project. It is…13 Dec 2022HANSARDAviation: Cost of TravelMy Lords, this is not just a problem across the Irish Sea; it is also a problem when going to Scotland. I have just checked what the fare will be to travel from London City…07 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesMy Lords, could my noble friend tell me whether it is consistent with the International Labour Organization’s declaration on fundamental principles and rights of work to have…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleMy Lords, has my noble friend yet had an opportunity to read the Economic Affairs Committee report on social care, a “national scandal”, which points out that in care homes in…30 Nov 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering Regulations: Politically Exposed PersonsMy Lords, what was the point of us leaving the European Union to take back control if Ministers cannot direct the FCA to show a bit of common sense? I declare my interest as…28 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, has my noble friend read the report of this House’s Economic Affairs Committee entitled Social Care Funding: Time t o End a National Scandal published some years ago? In…24 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court JudgementMy Lords, when I was a councillor, if a council spent money that was ultra vires, the councillors were personally liable. Given the behaviour of the Scottish Government, should we…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, I bought a new Land Rover in July, and I am still waiting for a second key because of the shortage of chips. Given the Chinese aggression towards Taiwan, and given its…22 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerMy Lords, the Government’s current campaign to encourage people to go and see their GP if they have symptoms is commendable, but how can this help when people are waiting months…21 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Duty Costs AllowanceMy Lords, could my noble friend assure me that none of the money from the allowance will be used by Mr Gordon Brown and Sir Keir Starmer to plot the abolition of this House?21 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceMy Lords, does my noble friend not think that it is high time we had a review of the whole basis of social care? I do not know what the Chancellor is going to announce, but did we…17 Nov 2022HANSARDParliament: Deferred PeeragesMy Lords, when Caligula appointed his horse as a consul, it was in order to discredit the institution. Is there not a danger that this is happening here?16 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: AccommodationMy Lords, can my noble friend explain to me how it is possible to regard people coming from Albania, which is a stable and democratic country, as asylum seekers, and how much is…15 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisters: Government BusinessIs Halloween not over and is it not time that this witch hunt ended?02 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation: PhilosophyFollowing the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, should we not have more philosophers in this House, if for no other reason than we would be better at explaining why…01 Nov 2022HANSARDDefined Benefit Pension FundsMy Lords, can it be true that the Bank of England’s own pension fund had more than 80% of its assets invested in these highly risky derivative products, which depended on keeping…01 Nov 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as a director of J&J Denholm, which has shipping and port services interests. I have not participated in this Bill because I thought it was…26 Oct 2022HANSARDDirect Tax and National Insurance ContributionsMy Lords, could my noble friend take these questions from the Labour Benches as a strong recommendation for the Government for simplifying the tax system and indeed, in time, for…25 Oct 2022