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HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, I welcome the statement by the incoming Prime Minister. However, does my noble friend share the concern about the unfairness of the current system? People suffering from…25 Jul 2019HANSARDHS2: CostMy Lords, given that the previous chairman of HS2 said in his evidence to the Economic Affairs Committee inquiry that no one knew what the costs of HS2 would be, and that his…24 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) BillThe majority was for delivering the result of the referendum, which was passed by both Houses. That is what the British people expect to happen, so I have great pleasure in…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment, although I am not sure that it goes quite far enough. I agree with everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, said. I declare an interest…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to respond to at least one of the things that my noble friend Lord Hailsham said. He has talked about constitutional outrage but it seems to me that the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) BillI am sorry—17.4 million people is pretty overwhelming when it came in the biggest democratic exercise that we have ever had. It stands in stark contrast to the 8% which the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) BillI am most grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way; I am just following her argument, which is that the powers of a Prime Minister to prorogue Parliament should be limited…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillOne of the new boys indeed. I hope that, like me, my noble friend Lord King comes here every day and is filled with wonder and a sense of, “How on earth have I managed to get…22 Jul 2019HANSARDMount Everest: SafetyMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that, in the last five years, there have been 61 deaths on Everest, 11 of them in the spring of this year? In one day, on 23 May this year,…18 Jul 2019HANSARDMount Everest: SafetyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they provide to British citizens intending to climb Mount Everest during the autumn and spring seasons to reduce the risk of loss of…18 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI do not think for a moment that he is, and I do not think that the House of Commons is able to challenge our leaving on 31 October unless it and this House pass the necessary…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWe have just heard speeches from the other side of the House against the amendment of my noble friend Lord Cormack, which sought to extend the deadline in respect of the Bill,…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe noble Lord is talking nonsense. I do not believe that Prorogation is an issue. He is quite right when he says that Parliament can change the law, but I do not believe there is…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord True in his amendment and congratulate those noble Lords who have spoken against it and in support of Amendment 7—I note that quite a few…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI turn to the use of the phrase, “leaving without a deal”. Deals have already been made on citizenship, flying planes and access to ports. There is no deal. If my noble friend is…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillDoes my noble friend agree that there was an overwhelming majority to pass a law which stated that we would move Article 50 and leave the European Union? Parliament may have voted…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI do not recognise that but I can understand why, as a member of the Liberal Party, the noble Lord continues to make that kind of argument, just as he and his party have sought to…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am most grateful to the noble Baroness for the support she has given to what the majority of people in this country wanted to see happen, but I point her to the opinion polls,…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillYes. I voted for Mr Johnson —I look forward to him becoming Prime Minister—because he seems to understand that the first rule of negotiation is not to make any concessions in…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI recall hearing complaints not so long ago from the Front Bench of the noble Baroness that this Parliament should have been prorogued earlier because not enough opposition days…15 Jul 2019