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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI thank the Minister for giving way. That does not answer the question of where an app starts. If I am downloading Nest for my heating system, I am getting it from an app store,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysMy Lords, I wish to declare an interest: I am a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for GWR, whose services I normally use almost every day but clearly will not be using…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwaysMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon. I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement, which opens with a list of those affected…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFuel PovertyMy Lords, the Minister knows that, in fact, as he stated, very little of our gas, for example, comes from the world market, yet it is the world market price for gas that is…13 Jun 2022HANSARDConstruction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022As the Minister knows, I am no lawyer—perhaps I should have taken a law degree before attempting this statutory instrument. I note that it is not just the European Union that can…13 Jun 2022HANSARDConstruction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022I shall further demonstrate my confusion on this statutory instrument. I think I heard the Minister say that payment to the tier-one supplier could be delayed until the point at…13 Jun 2022HANSARDConstruction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022I apologise for labouring this point. First, an observation on the Minister’s answer to my last question is that, if I were a tier 1 contractor factoring in the risk to my cash…13 Jun 2022HANSARDBain & Company: Public Sector ContractsMy Lords, without wishing to bring Committee stage of the Procurement Bill in front of all your Lordships, the Minister knows that Clause 11 of that Bill clearly identifies…13 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill is another snappy portmanteau Bill from this department—or perhaps I should say, in sporting parlance and…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIt was the “in due course” bit that I was interested in. In other words, what is “in due course” in this case—months, weeks, days, years?06 Jun 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to be working on this Bill with a new set of colleagues: a new set of Front-Bench spokespeople from Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition and a new…25 May 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for giving way. I am confused and I am sure he can help me. Clause 82(1) specifically says: “A contracting authority may not, in carrying out a procurement,…25 May 2022HANSARDInflationMy Lords, the Minister’s change of narrative on an energy windfall tax is intriguing, but would she agree that the Government have already received a windfall from increased…23 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak in the debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich on his…16 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI appreciate the Minister giving way and the time constraints. I asked some specific questions on ARIA. I am sure the Minister has the answers in his head, but if he could write…16 May 2022HANSARDGlobal Positioning SystemMy Lords, in an earlier answer, the Minister set out a variety of different programmes and initiatives. Where is the guiding hand, and what is the guiding hand for this? How often…26 Apr 2022HANSARDVaccine Manufacturing and Innovation CentreMy Lords, I think that everyone across the House agrees that we were ill prepared when this pandemic arrived, and planning for future pandemics is very important. The security and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, the problem here is that we seem to be looking at this issue in a vacuum. The Minister has said in the past that there are no specialist technologies at Newport Wafer…07 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyMy Lords—07 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI appreciate that, and I thank the noble Lord for giving way. As your Lordships’ House knows, the financial risk of funding future nuclear is falling to consumers through the RAB…07 Apr 2022