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HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance: Bilateral AllocationsMy Lords, on biodiversity aid—and I declare an interest as a trustee of the African Wildlife Foundation—both the United States and France are establishing new-type foundations,…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]I have a simple question. What the Minister has not done is explain why it is necessary. What are the problems that this is designed to solve?16 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]Will my noble friend allow me to help him a little? He may have heard of a company called Network Rail, which, if my memory serves me correctly, must pay compensation to train…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 17 and 22 in this group. Following on from what my noble friend Lord Moylan has said, my concern is that the nature of the Civil Aviation…16 Jun 2026HANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on today’s timely and important debate. I was Employment Minister back in 2010. We inherited a country in which unemployment was heading…11 Jun 2026HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026The question I raised with the Minister is absolutely central to the Government’s decision to take a 5% or 10% figure. He said that the airlines wanted more. I explained a very…10 Jun 2026HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026My Lords, I welcome these regulations. This is a core part of the current responsibility of the department in difficult times internationally. It is absolutely the right thing to…10 Jun 2026HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026I am not interested in what the airlines said they wanted, because the department took the decision to alight on a particular figure. The Minister has not explained why the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDWater CompaniesOn these issues, and further to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, one thing the Government could do, which would be simple and quick, would be to give farmers…09 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble AddressHave the rules now been changed where an official mobile phone is supposedly stolen? Does that have to be reported? What is the process now?09 Jun 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, in a county such as Surrey, where the new arrangements are to come into play shortly, we also seem to be getting parish councils. Why are the Government replacing a…04 Mar 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and National SecurityMy Lords, the Minister is well aware of the challenge that we face around our marine biodiversity. One thing we have been able to do since we left the European Union is improve…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I will speak to a series of amendments that I tabled. I have given the Minister advance notice, and I hope he is going to be able to reassure me on them. I will take…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to speak in support of the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, on crops, and to share many of the concerns raised about HEFA. I declare my…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for a detailed explanation of the situation. I am greatly reassured by what he said. What matters in all this is that we provide the right…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Minister and the House that I was unable to be here in Committee because of a family crisis. I am very glad to be here today and to welcome these…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I rise both to support what my noble friend Lord Harper has just said and to add a caveat. I have great respect for the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, and I find we agree…10 Feb 2026HANSARDNationalised Passenger Rail ServicesMy Lords, I have asked the Minister a couple of times about transition payments made during the renationalisation process by the Government to the private operators, and the way…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCOP Climate Negotiations: CitiesMy Lords, following the Office for Environmental Protection’s comments in the last few days that the Government are failing to meet the environmental targets set by the previous…14 Jan 2026