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HANSARDRoyal Navy: F35BMy Lords, what is the cause of HMS “Prince of Wales” being taken out of operation, who is responsible and when will it be fully operational?08 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I hope the Minister does not think I have gone soft—heaven forbid. It may be that I am not putting my foot on the pedal at the moment because of the reshuffle that is under way. I…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I say first of all that I agree with every word that my noble friend Lady Blake said in her excellent speech, particularly that she is looking forward to the return of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, it is me again. In moving Amendment 17, I shall speak also to Amendments 18, 20 and 26. Amendment 17 would create a licensing regime fit for the future because it would…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, noble Lords will be glad to hear that this is my last contribution today. I hope fervently that the Minister will at last accept one amendment that I have…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsI can understand why the Minister is in a bit of limbo at the moment, given what is happening beyond this Chamber, but I remind him that on three occasions at that Dispatch Box he…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the work of the European Court of Human Rights.05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, it is my responsibility and pleasure to move Amendment 8 and to speak to Amendments 9, 14 and 16 in the unavoidable absence of the noble Baroness, Lady Liddell, who will…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for accepting and agreeing to Amendment 28. I can assure him that I will not let that go to my head, but I will keep on trying with…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, the Minister said, quite rightly, that this crisis was well predicted in advance. In the event of any major crises in the future that are either predicted or…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, further to the excellent question from the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, will the Minister admit that there is a genuine problem with a perception of a Peerage as merely an…21 Jul 2022HANSARDScottish Parliament: Independence ReferendumTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current policy in respect of any request from the Scottish Parliament for a further referendum on independence.20 Jul 2022HANSARDScottish Parliament: Independence ReferendumMy Lords, I am grateful to have a Scottish Minister answering this Question so well, but will he acknowledge that Boris Johnson, the candidates for the leadership of the Tory…20 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Fixed Penalty NoticesMy Lords, the figure of 119,000 was mentioned in relation to England and Wales. Can the Minister give us the equivalent number for Scotland? It would be interesting to compare…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998My Lords, I too warmly congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, and the Labour Party on initiating what has been an excellent debate. I am not normally here at this time on…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998Has the Minister given further consideration to the proposal by a number of committees in both Houses that there should be pre-legislative scrutiny?14 Jul 2022HANSARDChinaMy Lords, we should all be grateful to my noble friend Lord West for initiating this long-overdue debate. As he said, the directors of MI5 and the FBI pointed out in that…14 Jul 2022