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HANSARDEU: ImportsMy Lords, can my noble friend have a go at answering the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Howarth of Newport?01 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillMy Lords, will this Bill perhaps offer a remedy to ensure that when political parties have had donations from criminals who are fugitives from justice—such as Mr Michael Brown,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, is that not where it has all gone wrong? This is not something that started with this Prime Minister—the way in which the role of Cabinet government has been eroded and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans’ Strategy Action Plan: Gambling AddictionMy Lords, is not the truth of the matter that the explosion in gambling addiction is a consequence of the Labour Government’s decision to change the law which previously prevented…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCapita: Turing Scheme ContractMy Lords, is my noble friend not astonished that many of the people now carping about how the scheme is run, even though it has delivered two-and-a-half times more people, were…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am most grateful to my noble friend. Could he just clarify what he said? Did he say that there was a possibility that time would be made available for the Bill of the noble…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWe have just listened to very powerful speeches by the noble Baronesses, Lady Campbell and Lady Brinton. I would like to begin with an apology to all Members whose email inboxes…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI was able to be there, but as we got only three minutes to debate it, I did not think it was possible to deal with the very complex issues in that time. My noble and learned…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords—26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI rise with some trepidation to take on the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, but could he just reference the point that I made that my amendment does not seek for the Government to…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is late. Tempted as I am to respond to all the arguments that have been put—I have some extensive notes here—I want to make just two points. First, on the procedural…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDevolved Governments: Public ExpenditureMy Lords, does my noble friend realise that there has been a series of major financial scandals in Scotland, such as two ferries for the price of five? There is a whole series of…20 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I apologise if I discombobulated my noble friend by asking a question at Second Reading. I appreciate it is unusual to do that, but it is also unusual to have a Second…19 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI know we have had Covid, but I can still ask a question at Second Reading, even though it is unusual. Can my noble friend explain why the guidance and the information that he is…19 Jan 2022HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I am not at all reassured by what we have been told about the Conduct Committee. I am uniquely advantaged in this House in that I am not a lawyer, but I did understand…19 Jan 2022HANSARDWales: Coal TipsMy Lords, might it be worth my noble friend reading the report into the Barnett formula, which was produced by a special Select Committee of this House, on the recommendation of…19 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Living WageMy Lords, listening to these questions, is my noble friend satisfied that the Bank of England is correct in assuming that inflation is going to be a transient phenomenon? Was it…17 Jan 2022HANSARDAmbulance Queues: Health OutcomesMy Lords, I appreciate that my noble friend has to read out what he has in his brief, but would he take time to read the report on social care published by the Economic Affairs…13 Jan 2022HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I do not want to detain the House. I just want to thank the Senior Deputy Speaker for making the amendment and to make one point about the use of the Moses Room and…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meetings with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsMy Lords, is not the fact of the matter that the Prime Minister made the right judgment and the right call, and in England people were able to celebrate new year? In Scotland, for…10 Jan 2022