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HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I would struggle to find anything that I agreed with in the speech from the noble Lord, Lord Mancroft. It was wide ranging, including a reference to Public Health…14 Dec 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that there are few parts of the world where our continued development assistance is needed more desperately than in Afghanistan? Does he…02 Dec 2020HANSARDEnglish Football: Project Big PictureDoes the Minister agree that one unfortunate characteristic of football in our country for many years has been the inexorable concentration of wealth and power among a small…14 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I certainly support this amendment; without it the Bill would have been based on a false prescription Repeatedly during the passage of the Bill, we heard from Ministers…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my noble friend’s amendment and I agree with every word she said. I do not have a great deal to add. I also agree with much of what the noble Lord, Lord…08 Oct 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Number of MembersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for an upper limit on the number of members of the House of Lords.16 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Number of MembersMy Lords, when the Minister checks Hansard , he will see that that was not an Answer to the Question that I put. Is he aware of the concern right across the House that, at a time…16 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, these various amendments remind us of a fundamental and inherent contradiction in a key aspect of this Bill. That is to say that, on the one hand, we are told repeatedly…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, it is my pleasure to give my strong support to both these amendments from my noble friends Lord Hain and Lord Foulkes. It is an oversight on my part that I have not…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, the Committee has heard three excellent speeches. I thank the noble Lords who tabled these amendments. I am acutely aware of the expertise of these speakers and the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, well done to those who have been involved in setting up this hybrid Grand Committee. It is an innovation and my mind boggles at how it is done. But, despite its wondrous…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I have a special reason for welcoming this Bill. It puts the final nail in the coffin of the unlamented Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, which…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, since 23 March, when the House resolved to suspend any by-elections for hereditary Peers until 8 September, three further vacancies have arisen. Does the Senior Deputy…23 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsMy Lords, I doubt anyone would disagree that the absolute priority—a term we sometimes use loosely—of the Government at present must be to deal with the virus. However, in the way…17 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is the third time in four years that I have introduced a Bill to end the hereditary Peers by-elections. From my point of view, of course, there are certain…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, that was a pretty depressing conclusion to our debate. I have heard that argument many times and I am particularly disappointed that it has fallen to the noble Earl,…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I just say amen to my noble friend. I thank him for his earlier contribution and his steadfast support for the Bill. It is not long before we reach levels of absurdity in trying…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have to say that I do not think the second speech of the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, was an improvement on his first. He should read the speech—he could not have…13 Mar 2020