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HANSARDElections: Multiple VotingI am sure that noble Lords will always return to fight these battles again and again. Obviously, we have set out our legislative priorities and we have introduced already some…14 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionThe UK Government have legislated without consent on 11 occasions since December 2019, most of which relate to our exit from the European Union. These were not decisions that we…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionUnsurprisingly, I do not agree with that. We will of course continue to seek legislative consent, take on board views and work with the devolved Administrations, but the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionMy Lords, I always consider the interventions of the noble Lord to be consistent, and to require a straight bat. We do understand when it is a reserved matter and when it is a…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionMy Lords, it is important that we get the Sewel convention to work, and that is why it is one of two items on the agenda for the upcoming inter-ministerial steering committee. We…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionMy Lords, I always appreciate the breadth of questions you can get on a Question that concerns the Sewel convention. I am not aware that we use something similar to that EU…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionI do not recognise that the Sewel convention is as broken down as that, in the sense that 47 legislative consent Motions for 23 Acts in the first Session and 28 legislative…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionI thank my noble friend for raising common frameworks, which I know this House has spent quite a bit of time working on and refining. I am sure that they provide a guideline on…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionI am sure that we need to get the explanatory memoranda right. In addition, the Government recognise that we need to engage early so that legislatures and Administrations have as…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionIt is for each Minister to respond on whether they are informing or consulting. Certainly, in areas where I have had ministerial responsibility, we have learned an awful lot from…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, this statutory instrument was laid before the House on Wednesday 11 May 2022 under Section 150(9) of the Energy Act 2013 and Section 250(6)(f) of the Housing Act 2004,…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this important debate on the draft regulations. I join the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, in saying that every single…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022For carbon monoxide, if there is a fixed combustion appliance in the room, which would not include a bedroom if there was no—13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022I will clarify when it is smoke alarms and when it is carbon monoxide alarms; as I understand it, effectively, there has to be a gas boiler present, which would rule out many…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022The noble Baroness is of course right that that would make sense—I should declare my interest as a private landlord, although these regulations affect social housing. It would…13 Jun 2022HANSARDConstitutional CommissionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for securing a debate on this incredibly important topic. The Constitution Committee recently published its report on the union of…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsI was wondering when that was going to get back to the original Question, but it is important that we maintain a strong union. We are aware that the Welsh Government have…08 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsClearly, it is important to get a census right. On a normal basis, that is completed every 10 years. I am sure there will be an opportunity to discuss these matters as part of the…08 Jun 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsI am sure there is a commitment to share security matters. Importantly, the intergovernmental relations review has provided the infrastructure to ensure that these matters can be…08 Jun 2022