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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that comment, but that was not my point. It was actually that the language that the Government have used about non-sensitive sites is being used by…25 Oct 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationI thank your Lordships’ House. I will follow on from the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. Huge commercial benefits are possible from AI. We have talked about the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDPost Office CompensationMy Lords, I too thank the noble Earl for repeating this Statement. I recognise the good faith that the Under-Secretary of State in the Commons and the noble Earl have in trying to…19 Sept 2023HANSARDPost Office CompensationBefore the Minister answers that, it is important to bring home and build on the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner. A strategy to communicate with certain communities…19 Sept 2023HANSARDTata Steel: Port TalbotI did not say that; I just asked what the assessment was.19 Sept 2023HANSARDTata Steel: Port TalbotMy Lords, I thank the Minister for allowing us to debate this Statement. The noble Baroness from His Majesty’s loyal Opposition made some important points, and I associate myself…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards engagement with the semiconductors manufacturing sector concerning funding to support future manufacturing in…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingI thank the Minister for his Answer. I think the concern lies around the rhetoric that has surrounded the May announcement, which very much focused on research and design while…18 Sept 2023HANSARDEmployers: Fire and Rehire TacticsMy Lords, in answer to my noble friend’s question about P&O Ferries, the Minister rightly characterised its behaviour as an illegal act. However, P&O Ferries is now economically…14 Sept 2023HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: Interest RatesMy Lords, on 17 July the Financial Times reported that the Prime Minister was convening a new business advisory council, bringing together senior bosses to shape government…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, in his opening dispatch the Minister praised those involved for the way in which the Bill has been modified and changed. The noble Lord, Lord Agnew, needs to take a lot…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, we have benefited from two extremely detailed and learned speeches proposing Motions E1 and H1. On Motion E1, I am exercised by the idea that there is an opportunity…11 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, when the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, was being uncharacteristically acerbic, he mentioned the number of amendments to which this legislation has been subjected. I believe…11 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Very shortly, it seems. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Alton and Lord Hunt, for bringing forward these two amendments. I shall address them sequentially. I do not share the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Eagle—thank goodness. I thought it was an evil eye. I was going to describe it as beady. I thought his “evil eye” was going to be upon the Minister and I was a little concerned…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEU ProgrammesThis should be a question, not a speech.07 Sept 2023HANSARDEU ProgrammesMy Lords, without overegging the pudding, the whole point of Horizon is that there is international co-operation. There are issues with visas because we are going from the free…07 Sept 2023HANSARDDementia DiagnosisMy Lords, we know that there is a national shortage of care homes, but when people have dementia, getting into a care home becomes even more difficult because many care homes do…04 Sept 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Hendy and Lord Collins, and I completely associate myself with their critical process and legal analysis of this…20 Jul 2023HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, the nature of the CPTPP is that the countries that are trading with each other have to police the new trade that results from that agreement. Can the Minister tell your…20 Jul 2023