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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill15 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am getting increasingly concerned about the form and the forum in which we are considering this matter, which is so important to our democracy. We said in previous…15 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the erudition of my noble friend, in every sense of the word, Lord Lipsey, whose amendment I support. He gave us a very good analysis of…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillIndeed it is—I can see that already. Here at home we are at least spared the glass boxes that I suffered on Tuesday. I am once again speaking up for Scotland, as I do from time to…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, these hybrid proceedings are very strange. I was in the Committee Room on Tuesday, so I know that my face is appearing on large screens in front of those noble Lords who…10 Sept 2020HANSARDRailwaysMy Lords, does the Minister not realise that the current chaos on the railways is a result of the policies brought in by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and other…09 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillWhere was the cathedral, then?08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to speak to my Amendments 2 and 3 to Clause 1 regarding expanding the Boundary Commission review period from eight to 10 years. I am glad that the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaMy Lords, does the Minister not realise that we are dealing not just with the effect of the Covid pandemic but with 10 years of Tory austerity, and so a great deal of levelling up…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I think that everyone who has spoken, apart from the Minister, supports the amendment. There seems to be widespread support for it in the Grand Committee, including from…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillYes, we kept hearing about the cathedral. But I also kept hearing about his constituency. He was a very active constituency Member of Parliament. Representing a community is…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I share the view that it is ridiculous—in fact, quite improper—that this legislation is being dealt with in a Grand Committee. Constitutional Bills are not usually dealt…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny: Working Practices (EUC Report)My Lords, at last in a Grand Committee meeting we are having a real debate, and on three excellent reports, the recommendations of which I agree with, particularly the one from…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2020My Lords, may I say that it is a great pleasure to be here in person? For one thing, you do not have the problems that my noble and learned friend Lord Morris is experiencing.…02 Sept 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020My Lords, having been involved in human rights issues and working for NGOs both at DfID—which the Government are now shamefully abolishing—and now at the Parliamentary Assembly of…29 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, a great deal has happened since I moved this amendment at twenty minutes to midnight, last Thursday. I must say I am particularly glad that I did not try to spend the…28 Jul 2020HANSARDRussia: TradeMy Lords, with respect, the Minister has not answered my noble friend Lord Rooker’s Question. Does he accept that our trade negotiations with Russia are being compromised because…28 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI am coming to the end. I was pleased to see that in the Commons, David Linden, an SNP MP, said: “I very much hope that when their lordships look at this Bill they will remove…27 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, with no disrespect to my really good friends in the Liberal Democrats or to the Greens, the Bill is not about proportional representation or alternative votes, which we…27 Jul 2020