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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAnd David Nabarro?17 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsCan I try again?17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateDoes the Minister agree that, while this virus poses a real threat to life here, in developing countries it is just one added threat to life, where people already face terrific…17 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]As a great friend of the Companion , would the noble Lord like to declare his interest under section 11(b) of the Members’ Code of Conduct? Irrespective of what the noble Lord,…13 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 ArrangementsI am grateful to the Minister, but does he agree with me that the UK Government need to provide a lead if COP 26 is to be successful? With the Secretary of State being given…12 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 ArrangementsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about the arrangements for COP26.12 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I welcome the decision of the Government, and the meetings of the joint commissions, that Parliament should continue to operate properly in our democratic society—not…12 Mar 2020HANSARDHousehold IncomeMy Lords, some of the people who are suffering the most are pensioners relying on the basic pension. If the coronavirus outbreak gets worse and more and more people are confined…10 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingWe are now into March. This scheme is supposed to come into operation in a couple of months, yet we do not know how it is going to operate, who is eligible or whether the data…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, I am grateful to speak in this debate and I join in the justifiably effusive congratulations to my noble friend Lord Young. This has been one of the most impressive and…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords, may I declare an interest, in that my wife and I are due to fly with Flybe to Bergerac for Easter? I am particularly concerned about that. I am grateful for the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeLook at the time. This is a Statement, not a debate.05 Mar 2020HANSARDHousing: Unfair Leasehold AgreementsThe Minister rightly condemned and regretted when home owners were ripped off; would she care to comment on Persimmon Homes? The average cost of a house it builds is £250,000, on…03 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, there have been some confused reports on human rights in the media over the weekend. They seem to have confused the European Court of Justice with the European Court of…02 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Arrest Warrant, Europol and EurojustMy Lords, is this one of the areas in which the Permanent Secretary advised the Secretary of State of the dangers of going ahead, and which the Secretary of State paid no…02 Mar 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands– Crewe) BillMy Lords, I endorse what my noble friend has said. It is important that consideration is given to the further extension, particularly to Scotland. In addition, there have been…25 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the House deserves an explanation on this occasion as well. We put through too many things on the nod in this House—recommendations from committees and so on—and only…13 Feb 2020HANSARDBereavement ServicesMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on doing exactly what a Lords Minister should: listening to what Members of this House say and then taking it back to her department and…13 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the House deserves a greater explanation. I am not against what is proposed, but the Chief Whip has not explained why the Bill has to get through in a day. I think there…13 Feb 2020HANSARDSmart MetersIs the Minister aware that, although I am not as smart as I used to be, I am still very suspicious of companies whose main aim is to make profits for their shareholders, when they…10 Feb 2020