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HANSARDUK-US TradeMy Lords, is the Minister, like me, fed up with the moaning coming from the Opposition? Does she agree that they had 14 years and did not negotiate any trade deal with the United…12 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister, and the Home Secretary in particular, on the pre-emptive action taken over the weekend to arrest a number of threatened terrorists,…06 May 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax: Impact on Rural BusinessesThey do. Will my noble friend confirm that, when poor people get tax deductions, they spend money on food and other essentials, and that helps growth?01 May 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax: Impact on Rural BusinessesMy Lords, did my noble friend notice that, when the farmers blocked Whitehall with their tractors—sparkling, new, expensive tractors—they did not look very poor? Has he noticed…01 May 2025HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial Recognition SchemeMy Lords, this is not the only compensation scheme where there appears to be delays in payments. It is happening with the infected blood scheme and with the Post Office…30 Apr 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: ScotlandJust as we heard in the last Question, the SNP Government are prepared to accept nuclear-generated electricity—as long as it is generated in England or Wales. They have also done…29 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolved Authorities: Use of ResourcesTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are considering ways to ensure that resources allocated to the devolved authorities are used for the specified purposes.23 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolved Authorities: Use of ResourcesI am grateful to the Minister for a helpful response, but is he aware that the Supreme Court case on the definition of gender is just the latest of 10 court cases which the SNP…23 Apr 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, there are reports that, because of a loophole in the key energy scheme, Petroineos will get a windfall payment of £6 million. Rather than going to the multimillionaire…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, there can be no doubt from the very witty speech by the noble Earl, Lord Devon, that he is a hereditary Peer—but it is not always clear. Did we know when the noble Lord,…25 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Priorities Statement: DefenceMy Lords, is the Minister perplexed, like me, by the negativity coming from the Benches opposite? As well as many tens of billions of pounds in the National Wealth Fund, our…25 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesI congratulate my noble friend the Minister on not just her excellent Statement but her calmness during the interruption. Like me, she has lots of connections all around the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDScotland: New Nuclear Power GenerationMy Lords, I agree that we should respect the role of the Scottish Government, but surely now is the time to stop pussyfooting around, when the Scottish Government say that they…18 Mar 2025HANSARDScotland: New Nuclear Power GenerationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they plan to have with the Scottish Government regarding the extension of new nuclear power generation to Scotland.18 Mar 2025HANSARDOverseas Companies: UK-registered SubsidiariesMy Lords, further to the question raised by the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, as the Minister knows, I have raised on a number of occasions the question of what action is being taken…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, will the Minister confirm that he can take advice from every source and all the experts? They do not have to be…13 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent School Fees: VATMy Lords—13 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent School Fees: VATThe Tories have had a say.13 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent School Fees: VATMy Lords, I am not a Tory either. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that the scare stories coming from opposite, like many of their scare stories, have been proven to be…13 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Coast Main LineMy Lords, as a regular passenger, along with the noble Lord, Lord Beith, on the 9.30 from Edinburgh on the publicly owned LNER, I can say that it is a regularly efficient service.…11 Mar 2025