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HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikes: Battery FiresTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to address the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes.27 Jun 2023HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Freelancers and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords, as we have heard, the creative industries have a particularly large number of freelancers and self-employed workers. Some patchy help was given during the pandemic, but…15 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI assure the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, that we on these Benches have supported her in the past and will continue to do so. I should reveal that it was me who…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am sure that we are all disappointed that we will not hear from the noble Lord who also sponsored these amendments—24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWe are grateful to the noble Lord, and we will miss him for the rest of our deliberations. We have had many interesting debates on the issue of housing during the discussion on…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak extremely briefly and only to Amendment 499, just to ask the Minister two very basic questions. It is my firm belief that, for far too long, there has been…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendments 504F and 504G. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Young, for the work that she has done, not only on this but on many related issues.…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister. She has given a number of examples. Will the biodiversity net gains required in the Environment Act 2021 be included in the exceptions she…18 May 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I suspect that very few of us would doubt the merit of the decision that was made to introduce special Select Committees and ensure that some carry out post-legislative…17 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudMy Lords, the committee’s report on fraud, just referred to, recommended the need to tackle online identity theft, as used by fraudsters to steal money from individuals and…10 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am happy to support the amendments that have just been moved. I remind the Committee that in earlier debates we spent quite a lot of time on the importance of creating…03 May 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform. We have known since the advent of the smartphone, giving everyone a casino in their pocket, that gambling…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. I speak only because of the words of the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham, just now. Like him, I am very keen to see, and as a Minister had some…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, on her tour de force in going through all these amendments. I have no doubt that the Minister will attempt to…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I too served on your Lordships’ Select Committee on licensing in 2017, and on the subsequent follow-up committee. I join with the noble Baroness, Lady Henig, in heaping…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI apologise for intervening at this late hour. On that point, since the Minister has promised she is going to write to people and has just said very clearly, on the record, that…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am absolutely delighted to support this amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and to speak to my Amendment 98. For those who have not necessarily followed…17 Apr 2023HANSARDWilliam Hill: Breaches of Player ProtectionMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform. These and other egregious breaches of current player protection arrangements show all too clearly that…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, the time is late; I shall be very quick indeed. I was well aware, of course, of the work that has been done looking at the package of arrangements around solar panels…28 Mar 2023