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HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, when I heard that the Government were bringing forward amendments to this Bill in the Commons, I was somewhat suspicious, but I am pleased to say that it seems, after…23 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, the Minister is the latest government Minister to wade into the sewage debate, but having previously tried to crack a joke about wading into sewage, I will not do it…15 Apr 2024HANSARDSteel: Port TalbotMy Lords, the Minister will have noticed that the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition visited Barrow-in-Furness recently. The reason they went there, as he knows, is…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCredit Card InvoicesMy Lords, we are rightly discussing regulations for credit cards and consumer credit, but an increasing amount of consumer credit is coming from the buy now, pay later app sector,…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCybersecurity and UK DemocracyCyberattack.26 Mar 2024HANSARDCybersecurity and UK DemocracyMy Lords, given that there is time, the Minister mentioned the National Security and Investment Act. We are in a happy situation because when that then Bill was being discussed,…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCybersecurity and UK DemocracyWe welcome this Statement, which we hope is a significant step towards a more strategic, cross-party approach to this issue. I take the opportunity to acknowledge our friend the…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementMy Lords, I regret that I did not have the pleasure of being present when the Bill of the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, received its Second Reading a month or so ago. I clearly…25 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024My Lords, I think, the mantle having passed through several Ministers, that this is an economic crime debut for the noble Lord, Lord Offord, so I welcome him to our world. He is…25 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationMy Lords, we heard about in-work poverty in the previous Question. One reason there is so much in-work poverty is that too many workers are slipping through the national minimum…21 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesMy Lords, there seem to be two issues here. One is the seemingly inexplicable nature of the decision, but also the process by which it was made. Can the Minister please talk to…20 Mar 2024HANSARDProcedure and Privileges Committee: Third ReportMy Lords, following on from the noble Earl, the only time I have found it very difficult to keep within the self-restraining ordinance is when there have been very large groups of…19 Mar 2024HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (IAC Report)They are crowded around their television sets.19 Mar 2024HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (IAC Report)My Lords, it is a great and unexpected pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, whose points I very much reinforce from these Benches. This has been a great…19 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, Amendment 60 is in my name. I was expecting to be ploughing a rather lonely furrow on this amendment, so I welcome the enthusiasm of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron,…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBrexit: Benefits to Economy and SocietyMy Lords, the Minister, in answering my noble friend, dismissed the role of geography. If you are exporting goods, geography is very important; it is much easier and cheaper to…06 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationMy Lords, I thank the Minister for allowing this Statement to be debated in your Lordships’ House. We welcome its direction of travel. Everything that could be said about the…27 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationTo build on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, in his reply the Minister talked about the remuneration of the executive team, but actually the sharp end of the Post…27 Feb 2024HANSARDReporting on Payment Practices and Performance (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, we, too, welcome this statutory instrument in as far as it goes. When I saw that my friend the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, was speaking, I knew that my speech would get…26 Feb 2024HANSARDLife Sciences BusinessesMy Lords, the Office for Life Sciences reports to the DHSC and the DSIT. The Office for Investment is a joint No. 10 and Department for Business and Trade unit. I spoke to a major…26 Feb 2024