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HANSARDHousebuilding: Government TargetsMy Lords, does the Minister not recognise that it is not just the absolute number that is important but the type of tenure? What is crystal clear for anyone who looks at the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Mobility CommissionIn an answer to an earlier question, the Minister referred to the remit and the scope of the work of this body on social mobility. Is there not a glaring problem in this House,…12 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4My Lords, while the Minister must not let all those congratulations go to his head, I too certainly welcome the Statement. In particular, the reference in the document to…11 Jan 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Party BalanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to review the current balance between members of the House of Lords who take the Conservative whip and those who take…09 Jan 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Party BalanceMy Lords, perhaps the Government will keep the following under review. I ask the Minister to confirm that there are now 89 more Tory Peers in this House than there are from the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRail ServicesMy Lords, the Minister pointed out that there are many different organisations involved in running the railway. We know that the main reason for that is that the railways were…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRailway Station Ticket OfficesMy Lords, is it not the case that ticket offices are providers not just of tickets but, frequently, of essential information for travellers? Given the huge complexity of ticketing…13 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesMy Lords, the Minister has repeatedly said, apparently with approval, that Britain has some of the highest labour standards in the world. I assume he is referring to such things…06 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministerial InterestsMy Lords, can the Minister throw a little light on what seems to me, at any rate, a pretty opaque process? Is there a job description for this new job and is it publicly…30 Nov 2022HANSARDParliament: Deferred PeeragesMy Lords, can the Minister explain this concept of “deferred peerages”, which is completely baffling to me? The position is surely that you become a life Peer only when Letters…16 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I agree with pretty much everything the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, said, but particularly the last part. A number of things have already been said, but I make no…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHS2: WalesI welcome the Minister’s clear assertion on behalf of the Government that they remain fully committed to the construction of HS2. There can be barely a capital expenditure…08 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, we have had two attempts on this side, first from my noble friend Lord Faulkner and then from my noble friend Lady Taylor, to get an answer to a specific question, which…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, is not the overwhelming evidence of anyone involved in public life that if something starts out with a small secretariat, it nearly always ends up being a big…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsMy Lords, the Minister’s definition of “enthusiasm” is certainly different from some that I could suggest. One of the main purposes of the whole system of police and crime…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionMy Lords, I am grateful to the House for allowing me to make a few remarks after this latest clutch of by-elections; I remind the House that five new Members of Parliament have…24 Oct 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionMy Lords, I did not want to test the patience of the House, and there will be so many more opportunities if they keep coming at this rate. If there are any anoraks like me who…20 Oct 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionThey are getting older, as my noble friend says. We have had 16 by-elections in the 16 months—by coincidence, it is 16 months—since by-elections resumed after the suspension…19 Oct 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionMy Lords, I cannot resist making a couple of brief comments. I know I have been doing this for some time; it would be very nice if I could pass on the responsibility for doing it…19 Oct 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsThe Minister should have had rather more statistics at her disposal when she was briefed for this Question, particularly on the balance between government and opposition Peers. I…17 Oct 2022