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HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationMy Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, has apologised for asking the same question twice. I will do the same thing and ask why we cannot be associate members of Horizon,…31 Jan 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Party BalanceMy Lords, does my noble friend share my concerns about the House of Lords Appointments Commission, which seems to give us Cross Benchers that vote 80% of the time with the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPrime Minister: Trade UnionsMy Lords, is it not true that, in the National Health Service, there are many different grades that nurses can achieve? They can go on doing the same job but be promoted up the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDBiomass StrategyMy Lords, will my noble friend look again at the question of growing crops to produce artificial fuel? That creates CO 2 all the way through the process, and when it is burned at…14 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, I have a question to ask your Lordships. What happened to the air war in Ukraine? We have heard that Putin invaded with armoured columns. Presumably, he took a lesson…01 Dec 2022HANSARDFleet Solid Support ShipsMy Lords, surely the noble Lord, Lord Browne, is right: ships assembled in this country are made up of components from all over the world. This has been the case for some time now.22 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyFollowing the noble Baroness’s comment about transfers to other police forces, can my noble friend tell us whether the Police Federation has had anything to do with this?02 Nov 2022HANSARDEstonia: UK Troop LevelsMy Lords, my noble friend has made it clear that the doubling of the battle group in Estonia was a result of the invasion of Ukraine. Now that it has been halved, does this mean…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCOP 27Does my noble friend accept that COP 27 is unlikely to be a success as long as India and China go on building coal-fired power stations and increasing the amount of CO 2 in the…27 Oct 2022HANSARDPublic Spaces Protection OrdersMy Lords, I thought that the Liberal Democrats stood for local decision-making. Surely, if the Government overrule local councils on matters such as this, localism ceases to mean…27 Oct 2022HANSARDWarm HubsMy Lords, it is quite clear that higher energy prices are going to have the effect of cutting the amount of energy that people use. Have the Government done any calculations on…20 Oct 2022HANSARDUnemployment FiguresIs my noble friend not worried about the operation of universal credit, which of course is paid as an in-work benefit? People can work for as little as two days and still qualify…20 Oct 2022HANSARDOlder Persons Commissioner for EnglandDoes my noble friend not think that there are enough commissioners and quangos, at enormous expense to the taxpayer, already? Do we really need another one?19 Oct 2022HANSARDHealth TaxesDoes my noble friend share my concern that many people in the NHS do not keep their appointments? Has the NHS considered having an appointment fee, which of course could be…12 Oct 2022HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, will my noble friend tell us why we cannot be associate members of the Horizon project, like Israel and Tunisia? Israel is not a member of the EU, and Tunisia is not…08 Sept 2022HANSARDChannel 4: Annual ReportMy Lords, is it not a Conservative principle that no Conservative Government have any business owning television companies?21 Jul 2022HANSARDCoronavirus: New CasesMy Lords, does my noble friend think that an inquiry will be carried out into the Covid pandemic, and if there is one, does he think that it will prove that every mutation has…11 Jul 2022HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionMy Lords, I add my congratulations to those from the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, on the election of these two hereditary Peers. At least they have been elected to your Lordships’…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDiabetic Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, is it possible that it is not the course that is at fault but the people who go on it? Has the department not considered charging people a refundable attendance fee to…23 Jun 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction in NumbersMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, suggested that the private sector would hire more workers if it was involved in this. Does my noble friend accept that that might well not…15 Jun 2022