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HANSARDPension Schemes BillMay I gently invite the Minister to review the comment he made about the ACCESS pool voluntarily asking to disband itself and then, if necessary, write to me afterwards and make a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am coming to a conclusion. I spent 20 years at the coalface with some of the brightest and smartest professionals from around the world. If we persist with subsections (2) to…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton. He reminds me of that old joke about the dinner of actuaries where they are all complaining…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support strongly the comments of my noble friend Lord Blencathra and the principle of the amendment laid by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. This is…07 Jan 2026HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Brineflow Ltd and a director of farming company Sentry Ltd. I have spent over 30 years in the fertiliser industry. In the last 12…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this is the latest legislation in a long line of tinkering that has made our sub-national governance structures more fragmented, complicated, opaque and financially…08 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal ElectionsMy Lords, the Government are committed to a pattern of unitary government by the next election in 2029. If these mayoral elections are to be delayed until 2028, what is the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. It is important, because I have read the treaty, which says: “Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party”— us— “from adopting more…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his place and express my admiration that he has made his maiden speech in proposing such an important debate. We know that the areas outside…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I rise to particularly support Amendment 20 in the name of my noble friend Lord Callanan, and, more generally, Amendment 26 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lilley,…25 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 238. I welcome the broad thrust of empowering and reinvigorating the development corporations contemplated by the Bill. In fact, I think it…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have heard time and again during the passage of this Bill from the Government Front Bench that this is a Bill to streamline the obstacles for anybody who wants to get…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the development corporation parts of the Bill are the best parts of it, and my intention is to make the best of that and to support it. I came here with an open mind,…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am getting there; I just wanted to give the two reasons. The first was—03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillYour Lordships are only delaying it. First, the development corporations outside London should have the same financing as those within and, secondly, the Minister mistakenly…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will talk briefly in support of Amendment 182A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Curry. This Bill should be shaping how private operators will address the market for…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my Amendment 134 seeks to ensure that the conservation measures envisaged by the Bill are actually delivered for the liability period. The premise of the Bill is that,…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 131, but before I do, I would like to address comments to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, because I am persuaded by the comments made by my…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have been sitting for the last eight minutes next to my noble friend Lord Lansley, and I am slightly concerned by what he said. He accurately painted a picture that…29 Oct 2025