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HANSARDNewspapers: Foreign OwnershipMy Lords, why are the Government inviting the House to vote for secondary legislation that they have now admitted is defective in so far as it allows foreign Governments to own…16 Jul 2025HANSARDTax on Imports under £135My Lords, would the Minister just like to confirm that, when he talks about working people, he means self-employed people and anyone with a payslip?14 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords— Amendment 13A (to Amendment 13)09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do not wish to be unkind to the noble Lord, but my recollection of the coalition Government is that every time the Government wanted to get agreement on a policy, the Liberals…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am most grateful to the Leader of the House. The point made by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, may have some validity. He said that, in practical terms, it probably means increasing…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI apologise for jumping the gun, but the enthusiasm I feel for this amendment from my noble friend goes back to the previous Parliament: I pay tribute to the Leader of the House…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords—09 Jul 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil Refinery Closure: Job LossesMy Lords, when will we see the end of this hand-wringing about loss of jobs in Scotland? It can be summed up for two reasons. One is net zero and the other is Ed Miliband.03 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord said that we are now removing the hereditary principle. It is accepted, on this side, that we are removing the hereditary principle. His speeches are very…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI wonder whether the noble Lord would stand for election under this system. I am thinking about how it would operate: I knock on someone’s door and they say, “I’m worried about…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillHow can the noble Lord possibly argue that it was second best when the Leader of the House has told us that, had we accepted Grocott in the last Parliament, this would not have…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble Baroness said that I frowned. The reason I frowned is that I do not really understand the argument that says, “You should have taken my offer but you didn’t, so we’re…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, the proposal is to set up a Select Committee to consider the issues that have been discussed with her. Those issues include offering life…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThere are a lot of things that we did in Government that I would not like to defend. I do not disagree with the noble Lord. I understand why a number of very good and excellent…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will give way in a second. That is a very dangerous precedent to accept. How soon will it be before people arguing for this precedent argue that other groups of people can be…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will give way to the noble Lord when I have finished my point. One-third of the Opposition Front Bench are hereditaries. They are people of enormous experience and dedication.…02 Jul 2025HANSARDSocial HousingMy Lords, where are the plumbers, electricians and builders going to come from to build these houses? Do the Government have plans to increase the number of people in…19 Jun 2025HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]Will the noble Baroness take this opportunity to reassert the principle that secondary legislation should never seek to move away from the intention of primary legislation?13 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My Lords, I very much welcome the fact that the Chancellor reiterated yesterday, in the other place, a commitment to no unfunded increases in expenditure. Could the Minister…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentI welcome the decision to make some changes here, but can the noble Baroness tell the House what the cost of the new front door at the Peers’ Entrance has been? Very senior…12 Jun 2025