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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentMy Lords, the Minister, who is usually very helpful on these kinds of questions, has not answered the questions put by my noble friend. If the computer system is as agile as she…29 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive introduction and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this order. I also want to endorse the valuable role played by…25 Jun 2020HANSARDData StrategyMy Lords, since the Government have unilaterally ended the daily media briefing, how do they now intend to publicise regularly, preferably daily, all the essential data about the…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCivil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I too thank the Minister for her helpful introduction, in spite of technical difficulties. However, those difficulties underline the importance of getting a Minister to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for her helpful and detailed introduction, and for her courtesy in asking us in advance whether we had any questions. I am sure that my noble friend…17 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityMy Lords, with respect, the Minister has not answered any of the questions put by my noble friends and others. Unless he does so now, will the House and the public not be…16 Jun 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a question to which others may know the answer; forgive me if it is widely known. The Minister said in relation to Scotland that the court applicable was…15 Jun 2020HANSARDFixed-term Parliaments Act 2011My Lords, returning to the membership of the committee, the Act states: “A majority of the members of the committee are to be members of the House of Commons.” I support my noble…15 Jun 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I am very happy to support this excellent amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Kennedy. I hope that if the Government do not accept it, he will press it to a Division. The…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderMy Lords, is the Minister aware that one of the causes of the protest and the pulling down of the Colston statue in Bristol was the failure to act on previous lawful…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCrown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, I join in the thanks to the Minister for the way in which he introduced these orders, which I welcome. I agree that awareness of what goes on behind the courtroom door…08 Jun 2020HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian Aid FundingI want to follow up on the questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Singh, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone. The Minister must agree that it is a cruel irony that these…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Obese and Overweight PeopleMy Lords, I declare a very personal interest in this issue: a recent Lancet article raised concerns that obesity is now shifting severe Covid disease to younger ages. Will the…04 Jun 2020HANSARDVictims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020My Lords, I too thank the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, for his excellent introduction. I also express some sympathy for him: having just answered the PNQ on Northern Ireland, he…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Television LicencesDoes the Minister accept that it is the Government who are forcing many hundreds of thousands of old people to stay at home for many more months and that, by agreeing to delay the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Television LicencesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans they have to reconsider the decision on the provision of…02 Jun 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, I will return to the point about the Belfast office raised by the noble Lord, Lord Bruce of Bennachie, and my fellow supporter of the union, the noble Lord, Lord Caine.…21 May 2020HANSARDWeights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I am very pleased to follow such a noble and distinguished Welshman. I too thank the Minister for his fascinating introduction, particularly his remarks on the platinum…20 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartMy Lords, I know that sport is devolved but international relations are reserved to the UK Government, so will they make representations to UEFA to investigate why the Scottish…19 May 2020HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, as one of the three Scottish Peers participating in this debate along with the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, with whose remarks I agree fully, and the noble Lord, Lord…19 May 2020