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HANSARDFishing: FranceMy Lords, on the issue of escalating—01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceMy Lords, I think we can probably understand that the Minister does not want to publicly escalate the issue, but none the less there were comments, reportedly from the French…01 Nov 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I will start in what is probably a pretty unusual way, by questioning the procedures of the Procedure Committee. I realise that the committee comprises the great and the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCost of LivingCan the Minister confirm from the Dispatch Box the simple proposition that all these changes will impact disproportionately on the least well off? That inevitably means that the…12 Oct 2021HANSARDBrexit OpportunitiesMy Lords, I welcome a number of the advantages that the noble Lord has identified of us being able to make our own laws again, but it might have been interesting or even…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareWhat significance should the House attach to promises made by the Prime Minister?09 Sept 2021HANSARDSub-Saharan Africa (Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee)My Lords, I very much welcome the opportunity to debate this report, but I have to say: better late than never. A couple of speakers have mentioned that the report was published…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, in my priceless two minutes I will raise a couple of issues that I believe any statutory appointments commission would need to address. The first is the question of…06 Sept 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, one of the things that was really noteworthy about the Procedure Committee report was this entirely novel way, as far as I can make out, of the House reaching…13 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanThe Leader of the House will be aware that the Prime Minister informed the Commons on Thursday that he had pledged to President Ghani that the UK would continue to support the…12 Jul 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, for reform of the House of Lords.30 Jun 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, with respect to the Minister, I do not think that was much of an Answer. It was a pretty simple Question; a yes or no would probably have been acceptable. The Minister…30 Jun 2021HANSARDConstitution InquiryMy Lords, on constitutional reform, can the Minister confirm that, following the retirement of the Countess of Mar, all Peers among the 92 places reserved for hereditaries are…14 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is not too unkind to say that, after 11 years in office, this Conservative Government do not have the greatest of records on constitutional reform. First, let us…13 May 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I welcome this debate, not least because although it talks specifically about the post-pandemic world, in truth the issues it raises would apply to almost any time in…14 Apr 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyMy Lords, given the Prime Minister’s commitment to thousands of additional jobs in the defence sector, can the Minister tell the House how the jobs envisaged in this Statement…24 Mar 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I would certainly like to add my thanks to my noble friend Lord McFall for the way in which he has introduced this debate and for arranging for it to be at a time when…22 Feb 2021HANSARDThe UK’s Relationship with the Pacific Alliance (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, it is 18 months since our committee published its report. That is before the coronavirus pandemic was even thought of and before our country’s departure from the…01 Feb 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to limit the size of the House of Lords.27 Jan 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeCan the Minister confirm that in the past 12 months the Prime Minister has appointed 59 new Peers, bringing our total membership to 833, and that, if we continue at anything like…27 Jan 2021