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HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]Will the noble Baroness give way? Do I understand that she is advocating, for the events that would fall within the ambit of this Bill, the prevention of strike action? It would…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, nearly 100 years ago my grandfather was an Olympic athlete. In 1932, he asked for time off work to travel to New York and onwards to Los Angeles on the Olympic train…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseWith the Cereals event next Tuesday, what good news can the Minister give to farmers who are planning for harvest 2027? When are the Government going to take the impact of this…01 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseMy Lords, over three months ago, I was one of the first people to raise in this House the consequences on food security from the war in the Gulf. I declare my interest as somebody…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I have previous experience in the delivery of social housing. During the 2010s, when I was leader of South Norfolk Council, we consistently delivered 1% of England’s…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, suggested that those seeking to influence policy through donations are guilty of some sort of corruption. Does the Minister agree that that…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, since July 2024 the wheel has fallen off our economy. Tax revenues and growth have fallen, and as a result of choices that Labour has made. The consequences have…14 May 2026HANSARDFirst-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords, for the first time we start to consider some of the practical effects of this controversial Act. I will make no comments on its merits; the Act has been passed, as was…27 Apr 2026HANSARDFirst-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2026I would like to press the Minister just a little harder. While I know she is ready for 1 May, which is in five days’ time, is she able to give us an assessment of what she thinks…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026My Lords, I rise to declare my interest as a member of a farming company and also involved in the fertiliser industry, which was mentioned a little earlier. Fertilisers and fuel…27 Apr 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026I listened careful to all the deckchairs moving around, but the Minister’s analogy is incomplete, because the deckchairs that are referred to in the famous aphorism relate to the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motion F1 and particularly Clauses 37 and 91. Large parts of England—about 20% or one-fifth—will be unparished when the Government have finished…23 Apr 2026HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive: Flood Prevention and Drought ResilienceMy Lords, does the Minister appreciate that the arbitrary cap on SFI, which was mentioned by the noble Lord opposite, militates against economies of scale and driving the farm…23 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, as I see that I now have an extra minute, I might take it to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Nagaraju, to his place. I welcome him to this House, from one technology geek…22 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy Lords, in a survey of its members, which produce the essential chemicals that drive our manufacturing economy, the Chemical Industries Association reports that those members…22 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesThe noble Lord is selectively quoting from the table, and he may indeed be right on solar, but the land use framework enumerates a whole load of other different types of use. In…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe answer is not very much. I am getting to the nub of the point. The Government have said one thing and done another. That is an important legal point, because in 2007 when they…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, the hour is late, so I will be brief. I support the valedictory amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Thurlow. I also associate myself with what may be…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, of course, I support all the points on elections made by my noble friend on the Front Bench, but they focus on council elections and LGR, ignoring the simple truth that…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendments 216 and 318 in this group, which relate to parish and town councils. Amendment 216 makes provision for unparished electors in the…13 Apr 2026