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HANSARDScottish Government: Ultra Vires ExpenditureMy Lords, I do agree with the Minister, but does the Minister agree with me that there is outrage in Scotland at the Scottish Government spending an increasing amount of money on…09 Mar 2023HANSARDScottish Government: Ultra Vires ExpenditureTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Offord of Garvel on 7 December 2022 (HL Deb col 171), whether they have received a report from the Cabinet Secretary…09 Mar 2023HANSARDWhatsApp: Ministerial CommunicationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent of the use of WhatsApp for ministerial communications.08 Mar 2023HANSARDWhatsApp: Ministerial CommunicationsMy Lords, I am really grateful to the Minister for her very helpful reply. However, is there any evidence that Ministers are using WhatsApp for government business on their…08 Mar 2023HANSARDCarers in EnglandMy Lords, the Treasury does not seem to understand that by spending more money in one area, you can save even more in another area. If we spend more money in care homes, we can…06 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, I commend the Minister for actually answering the questions put to him, rather than reading from a brief before him. Is there any way he could pass that skill on to his…02 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendWould the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, be a little less pedantic than his noble friend Lord Murray? Since the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, mentioned Ofgem in his initial reply, could…28 Feb 2023HANSARDTrain Services: North of EnglandMy Lords, I caught the train from Edinburgh Waverley at 9.30 am and got here in plenty of time for Questions because I travelled on the publicly owned LNER. When are the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDScotland: Bottle Deposit Return SchemeMy Lords, for once I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth—and that does not happen very often. However, I fear the Minister has underestimated the seriousness of this matter.…27 Feb 2023HANSARDGP AppointmentsMy Lords, has the Minister seen the report produced today by the Auditor-General for Scotland? It is devastating about every aspect of the NHS in Scotland, including access to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRestoration and Renewal Programme Board£9 million is it now? You see, it has gone up £2 million since yesterday. We have been putting up scaffolding all around the place, spending millions and millions of pounds, but…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRestoration and Renewal Programme BoardMy noble friend and I are noble friends. It does not need to be glass and concrete. Other countries, such as Australia and Brazil, have done it, and they are some really good…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRestoration and Renewal Programme BoardMy Lords, further to the matters raised by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, I often get asked by people outside this House, “When did you agree to that?” It was agreed by the House…22 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceMy Lords—21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperMy Lords, when we last discussed this, I mentioned a report that was produced for the Council of Europe and deals with the questions of agents, financial disparity in clubs, and…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceI only stood up because no one else seemed to have done—which is my forte. To be serious, my noble friend Lady Kennedy asked an important question about the speed with which the…21 Feb 2023HANSARDHospitals: MaintenanceIs the Minister aware that, from time to time I have asked his predecessors to discuss with Scottish Ministers how they can help each other? However, in this area I am not going…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Supreme Court JudgmentMy Lords, would the Minister care to speculate as to why the guilty men who got us into this mess in the first place remain silent?09 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey: Earthquake ReliefMy Lords, I am grateful, as always, to the Minister for his helpful response. I am sure we all share in sending condolences to those who have lost their lives and their relatives.…06 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey: Earthquake ReliefTo ask His Majesty’s Government what immediate assistance with lifesaving, recovery and long term rebuilding and reconstruction efforts they are offering to the Government of…06 Feb 2023