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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, the people who have been damaging their case are all the hereditary Peers—with the exception of the noble Earl, Lord Howe—who made contributions today. They have been…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I know perfectly well that the noble Lord, Lord Reay, declared an interest in having fought a by-election. I readily concede that that is precisely what he said. He went on to say…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, at this stage it is the job of the proposer of the Bill to move that it be committed to a Committee of the whole House, and I do indeed wish to do so. But, in fairness…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My concern is with my Bill, not with any Bills that may or may not be introduced by the Government. This House is the master of its own procedure. If the noble Lord wishes to…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I do not know who is doing the winding up at the moment, my Lords. We have all heard enough.13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation: Gender EqualityOne area of inequality that is very much a matter for this House is the question of hereditary Peers.10 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation: Gender EqualityThe Minister will know that, of the 216 names on the current list of hereditary Peers who are eligible to stand in by-elections, 215 are men. Without being too extreme in these…10 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I wholeheartedly agree with the noble Lord about the fish stocks in the zone belonging to the nation. Presumably that could never have occurred had we remained a member of the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, it is with considerable diffidence, and I do mean that, that I make any contribution to this discussion, and I do not intend to make any more, partly because it is…02 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipLike the Minister, who I welcome to his post, I do not want an academic debate about sovereignty, but I do think that, in having a sensible discussion, it is fundamental to…27 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, one advantage of putting my name alongside that of my noble friend Lord Hunt is that he has said pretty well everything that needs to be said on the subject. I want to…25 Feb 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands– Crewe) BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord Blunkett, I feel slightly disorientated in agreeing wholeheartedly with my noble friend Lord Adonis. I particularly agree with his point about…25 Feb 2020HANSARDReferendumsWhen we look at the last three referenda—on the voting system in 2011, on Scottish independence in 2014 and on EU membership in 2016—one of the bizarre characteristics is that,…12 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy Lords, I strongly support the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Young, that yesterday’s pessimists about HS1 are today’s enthusiasts for HS1. The same point can be made about…11 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, this is pretty much the same Bill that we gave a Second Reading to last June, which makes things a little easier for me because it means I can make pretty much the same…03 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]No, we would like to hear about it.03 Feb 2020HANSARDMiddle East Peace PlanCan the Minister confirm absolutely clearly that this proposal involves further annexation of Palestinian land? Is there any other part of the world where the Government sanction…30 Jan 2020HANSARDHorizon 2020Quite rightly, we hear a lot about the importance of collaboration with our European friends. I have not done the calculation but there must be about 150 countries that are not…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I must say that the thing that alarmed me the moment I picked up a copy of the report was its title: “Rethinking” HS2. As a strong supporter of HS2 since it was first…23 Jan 2020HANSARDUK: System of GovernmentMy Lords, can the Minister reassure the House that whatever plans the Government might have for any changes, modernisation or refreshment of our constitution, there will be no…21 Jan 2020