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HANSARDPolice ReformMy Lords, will my noble friend have a word with the National Crime Agency to see if it can speed up and report early on its inquiry into Michelle Mone—the noble Baroness, Lady…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP 29: United Kingdom DelegationNo, it was not in Glasgow; it was in Dubai. That is two own goals—that is better than England. The fact that our delegation was led by the Prime Minister, unlike under the…21 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP 29: United Kingdom DelegationMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, has scored an own goal with his Question? Although the Labour Government sent fewer to COP 29 than the Tory…21 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Coal Tip SafetyMy Lords, I understand that our Labour Government have given a boost to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, but I do not seem to have read much about it in the newspapers. I wonder…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: HealthcareDoes my noble friend agree that we are all getting a bit fed up with the groans from those on the other side when we take the time to remind them of the appalling debt we…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that it would have been great if we had had a much higher threshold in the European referendum so that we could have avoided the disaster of…19 Nov 2024HANSARDEvaluation in Government Policy-makingMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the consideration of the previous Government to ban onshore wind generation is something that would have benefited from such an Evaluation…18 Nov 2024HANSARDState Pension: Age IncreaseMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that one of the best ways to get these kinds of messages over to older people is through the network of voluntary organisations, particularly…14 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeCome on, it is Labour’s turn. We have not had a question.14 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeMy Lords—14 Nov 2024HANSARDShadow Great British Railways: Chair AppointmentMy Lords, may I, as a regular rail user, say how grateful we are to the Government for sorting out the chaos of the last 30-plus years? The track, the rail infrastructure, the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it has been a very revealing debate. The speeches by the noble Lord, Lord True, and particularly by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, remind me that the Tories fight like…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformI was younger then.12 Nov 2024HANSARDCommand Paper Safeguarding the UnionMy Lords, is the noble Baroness aware that, just as the Kremlin interfered in the referendum on Brexit, because it is in its interest to see the break-up of the European Union, it…06 Nov 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom Declining Birth RateMy Lords, on the birth rate, does the Minister agree that, although there are dozens of reasons for us to criticize him, this is one area in which we can be grateful to Boris…06 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesMy Lords, further to the excellent question from my noble friend Lady Wilcox of Newport, can the Minister confirm, following the resetting of relations with the Scottish and Welsh…05 Nov 2024HANSARDScotlandMy Lords, can the Leader of the House confirm that this is the best settlement in real terms since the Scottish Parliament was set up, and yet the services in education, health…04 Nov 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what meetings have taken place between UK Government Ministers and Scottish Government Ministers in the past month and what matters were discussed.24 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name, and in doing so I welcome my noble friend, who was born in Edinburgh and who is answering for the first time on behalf of the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, that is a helpful Answer. However, the Minister knows that while justice is devolved, there is great concern here in the rest of the United Kingdom about the fact that…24 Oct 2024