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HANSARDConduct CommitteeOn the points that the noble Baroness made about social media, can we take it that what she has told the House on record will be used by the commissioner and the committee going…05 Mar 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 2A. I made a speech yesterday about how important it was that this House got back to normal, listened to debates and responded in a…04 Mar 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]Forgive me if this point has already been made, but, on this idea that this is only about Scottish salmon, it is crucial that people understand that all the salmon migrate to the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI totally understand why the noble Lord cannot be expected to answer for the noble and learned Lord, Lord Irvine, or anyone else, but perhaps he could answer for himself. He is…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I do not know if I am alone in having a sense of fear and anxiety about the state of the world at the present time. The fact that we are debating ourselves when, at the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDBeaver: Reintroduction in EnglandMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on identifying the damage that beavers do. I declare an interest: illegally introduced beavers have destroyed the willow trees at the bottom…27 Feb 2025HANSARDStockton and Darlington Railway: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, will the Minister recall that the steam engine was invented by a Scot, James Watt? I declare my interest as chairman of the Steam Boat Association and raise the serious…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueDoes the Minister understand that the impact of fining our car companies huge sums for making vehicles that people want to buy, because they are not making sufficient electric…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI completely agree with my noble friend. Actually, it is worse than manufacturing going abroad. Just think of this: where are the sorts of areas of business, in terms of…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt was not a Second Reading speech; I was addressing the issues in the amendment.29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillYou get a knighthood.29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am of course very familiar with that, but it was wrong, was it not? It was not an effective impact statement; otherwise, it would not have been necessary to change the policy.29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I just want to follow up on that excellent point made by my noble friend. It is a long time since I ran a small business, but I can still remember the feeling of fear as…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am following what my noble friend is saying carefully. He mentioned the number of people who are apparently economically inactive, as well as the great pressure that there is on…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am most grateful to the Minister for giving way. I am slightly surprised, having listened to so many of his speeches since the general election, that he is holding up the…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt may be 10 minutes; I will sit down and then I will get up and make my speech again, if the noble Baroness likes. It is advisory. There are energy costs that people are faced…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEU LawMy Lords, given the welcome statement by the Chancellor on financial regulation, and given that the European regulations, which were subject to some democratic control before, are…28 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillGood God.21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillYes, but that that completely removes the private sector providing, for example, social care. A report on social care from the Economic Affairs Committee, which I chaired some…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, as we have heard, it is rather unusual for a Bill that will have such a devastating impact on our country, businesses, charities and so on to have its Committee stage in…21 Jan 2025