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HANSARDOfficial Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I rise to support the regret amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. She has made most of the main points in her remarks and I can only endorse them. It is…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, before looking at what we have to do to get growth back, perhaps we should consider where we are and why we are here—not just in this country but across the West. We are…23 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 130 in my name. I begin by noting my interests as set out in the register; I have a new interest as a director of Net Zero Watch. Amendment 130…22 Jan 2025HANSARDLive Events Ticketing: Resale and Pricing PracticesMy Lords, I am going to break the cosy consensus here. The Conservative Party always used to be, and perhaps still is, the party of markets and economic freedom, so I am going to…16 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive and understanding response, and I thank other noble Lords who spoke in support of these amendments. I have two very quick…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 98 I will also speak to Amendment 99 in my name. As it is the first time I have spoken in Committee, I take this opportunity to declare an interest…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillObviously, there is a degree of judgment and practice in how these things are done. There is also a degree of judgment on the extent to which it is desirable to fix the framework…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill15 Jan 2025HANSARDCivil Servants: Compulsory Office AttendanceMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Maude who, as his thoughtful remarks showed, was one of the few Ministers to have taken public sector reform seriously in…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking the Minister for his very reasonable opening statement. I regret not being able to make his consultation meeting yesterday. I have a dilemma with…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, we have heard a lot from the Minister and just now from the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, about the alleged terrible situation in which the previous Government left the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDComplications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, who spoke, as she always does, powerfully, compellingly and rationally—it is important keep that rational…13 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for his response and to all those who contributed to our discussion, including the mini-discussion at the end about the difference…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 2 in my name, and I thank my noble friend Lord Offord for his Front-Bench support for it. I draw noble Lords’ attention to my interests as set…03 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it has been a very interesting debate, even though it may have had a slightly retro feel to those who lived through it all in 2019 and 2020. I have a couple of quick…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I shall speak briefly to my Amendment 128. I begin, like others, by congratulating my noble friend Lord Sharpe on his role. My amendment is only a small one, and it is overwhelmed…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 4, I will also speak to my Amendments 6, 15, 36, 37 and 42. I thank the Minister for the constructive exchanges we have had in the previous two or…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will pick up where I left off. I was about to note that my six amendments in this group have a substantive purpose and, I guess, a probing, clarificatory purpose. I…20 Nov 2024