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HANSARDHS2: Speed RestrictionsMy Lords, the way things are going down the other end, these salt mines might prove useful. On the substance of question, the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin, is right: this is a…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy Lords, could the Minister sign up the Tory leadership candidates for one of these courses?12 Jul 2022HANSARDCoronavirus: New CasesThat does not matter.11 Jul 2022HANSARDCoronavirus: New CasesMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Merron is absolutely right: this appears to be creeping up on the Government unawares. The level is going up and is particularly high in Scotland.…11 Jul 2022HANSARDHousehold Waste RecyclingMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the Scottish Greens intend to fight the next general election on the single issue of independence? Is that not a betrayal of their main…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeWill the noble Lord give way?05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeI am grateful. Earlier, the noble Lord mentioned the Motion that was previously defeated. It was defeated because it included Monday, and those of us who live outwith London…05 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health Bill CommitteeI wonder if it is possible to ask a question on this. This is a good way of dealing with a Bill. Why is a similar procedure not being followed for the Bill of Rights?04 Jul 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main LineMy Lords, given the awful service on the west coast and on other railways, and given that fares in the United Kingdom are so much greater than on the continent, including in…04 Jul 2022HANSARDBanks: ForgeryMy Lords, what additional action have the Government taken since the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, resigned, saying that he could no longer defend the Government’s action on fraud?30 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, I never cease to admire the wide range of topics that the Minister deals with. Would even he not admit that the whole issue of development would be better dealt with if…30 Jun 2022HANSARDExtradition Act 2003My Lords, is there any person in the United Kingdom who is exempt from the extradition provisions?29 Jun 2022HANSARDExtradition Act 2003In writing?29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCMy Lords, can the Minister tell us who owns Network Rail?29 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe noble Lord, Lord Cormack, is absolutely right. It is happening everywhere: the so-called Bill of Rights, which is not a Bill granting rights but a Bill taking rights away, is…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSuicide: Online ProductsMy Lords, I think the Minister may have misunderstood the question from my noble friend Lady McIntosh about working with the health services in England and Wales, and in Scotland.…27 Jun 2022HANSARDHouses of Parliament: Co-locationThe Minister is here.16 Jun 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction in NumbersMy Lords, may I move to other agencies? At this time of increasing threats, can the Minister give us an absolute assurance that there will be no cuts in the staff of the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, saying in answer to my noble friend that we are committed to a Bill of rights for this country does not answer the question about the European convention. Britain…15 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteReturning to the Question and putting it in some perspective, as my noble friend Lady Merron said, £9 billion has been wasted in this exercise. Is the Minister aware that that is…14 Jun 2022