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HANSARDEmployers: Fire and Rehire TacticsMy Lords, is there a code of fire and rehire for Ministers in the Government?14 Sept 2023HANSARDGlobal Famine: SolutionsThe Minister used the phrase, “at the earliest opportunity when the fiscal situation allows”. Would he care to elaborate on exactly what that means?07 Sept 2023HANSARDGlobal Famine: SolutionsThe Minister is so experienced and has been in the job a long time. He must know better than anyone in this House when that is likely to be. Can he tell us?07 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Air Traffic Services: Operational FailureMy Lords, when I represented Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley in the other place all those years ago, when the air traffic control in the south had some problems, the air traffic…05 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I cannot let this go through without some explanation. I have raised this every time the business is changed. Havoc arises, Select Committees have to be changed, people…05 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOh!05 Sept 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial VirusMy Lords, following the previous Question, it is great to have a Minister who knows what he is talking about. Does he agree that it is important that we have the same kind of…25 Jul 2023HANSARDCabinet ManualMy Lords, when the last Cabinet Manual was considered and the Scotland Act was passed through both Houses of this Parliament, it was never envisaged that a Scottish Government…24 Jul 2023HANSARDReducing Parental ConflictMy Lords, can the Minister assure the House that his civil servants are briefing Opposition spokesmen on this and other DWP programmes to ensure that there is a smooth transition…20 Jul 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Managing AgentsMy Lords, would it not be better if leaseholders were enabled more easily to take over the management of their flats themselves? At present, this is particularly difficult and can…17 Jul 2023HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, can I raise a couple of points in relation to leave of absence? I have reason to believe that in one or two cases the leave of absence provision has been exploited in an…17 Jul 2023HANSARDSupport for Migrant VictimsMy Lords, it is impossible to follow that question, so I will follow the question from the Cross Benches. Does the Minister agree that it is very important that the Home…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBank of England: Interest Rate PolicyMy Lords, does the Minister not realise that this mortgage rate misery comes on top of the huge increase in the cost of energy and the continued increase in food prices and other…12 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, has the Minister noticed that Green politicians tend to be a wee bit hypocritical? We have two Green Ministers in Scotland, Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, who go…11 Jul 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen these arrangements are made, what consideration is given to the problems of those of us who do not live in and around London in getting to and from this place?11 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanMy Lords, I have been listening carefully to the Minister’s reply. He said the legislation will be brought forward in this Parliament, not in this Session of Parliament, so the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDGross Domestic Product: Wales and the UKMy Lords, can I ask a question where I think, for once, the noble Baroness, who is an excellent Minister, might be able to give me a positive answer? The Advocate-General for…06 Jul 2023HANSARDNetwork Rail: Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ProgrammeMy Lords, if the Ely enhancement goes ahead, it will enable people from that area to get down to London to take the Caledonian Sleeper up to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Caledonian…05 Jul 2023HANSARDRoad Fuel PricesMy Lords, Ministers, particularly the Prime Minister, do not seem to understand the problems of ordinary people. As far as fuel is concerned, whenever fuel costs go up for…04 Jul 2023HANSARDIncome Tax ThresholdMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, and others are lucky that they do not live in Scotland, where middle-income taxpayers pay even more tax, which the…04 Jul 2023