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HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords on all sides who contributed to this part of the debate. I echo the words of my noble friend Lord Leicester—this is what we are here…14 Jul 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillMy Lords, I rise to oppose Clause 1 standing part of this Bill. It is the first time I have ever done anything like this, so I hope noble Lords will bear with me if I get anything…14 Jul 2023HANSARDDecarbonisationMy Lords, the essence of climate change is that it is global and does not recognise borders. It is very disappointing that we have so many calls for responses that are essentially…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRecall Petitions: Voter IDMy Lords, I was one of the earliest proponents of this recall mechanism, in 2008. The then leader of the Opposition, David Cameron, liked the idea and put it in the 2010…10 Jul 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development PartnershipMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for taking the time. I cannot imagine that anyone in this House likes the Rwanda scheme from first principles. It is cumbersome, it is…29 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Economy: Growth, Inflation and ProductivityMy Lords, when the Government announced a windfall tax on energy companies, the Treasury said it would bring in £42 billion. That sounded great. In March this year, the OBR…29 Jun 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeThe benefits of Horizon are frequently asserted but very rarely demonstrated. Often those assertions come from those who have a vested interest, having been recipients under the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a visiting professor at Buckingham University, many of whose customers are adult learners. What a pleasure it is to follow those two outstanding…19 Jun 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, consider the tale of two African countries. In the late 1970s, as we have just heard, Kenya banned the hunting of elephants and the sale of tusks and saw an upsurge of…16 Jun 2023HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Freelancers and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords, it is an immense pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, and to have the privilege of being the first to congratulate him on introducing this Question with…15 Jun 2023HANSARDBaby-changing FacilitiesMy Lords, I wonder whether the Normandy landings would have been so successful had they all been obliged to have baby-changing facilities on every vessel. This idea of state…06 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Referral TargetsMy Lords, during the first lockdown we had some 40,000 fewer cancer diagnoses than we would have expected during a normal period. Cancer develops slowly and we cannot yet…05 Jun 2023HANSARDTourist Spending: VATMy Lords, there seems to be a discrepancy between the Treasury figures quoted by my noble friend the Minister and almost every independent survey, including the one referred to by…24 May 2023HANSARDHGVs: Charging and RefuellingMy Lords, I am encouraged by my noble friend the Minister’s reply to my noble friend Lord Lansley. It takes up to 10 hours for an HGV to plug in and recharge from one of these…22 May 2023HANSARDHealth: Economic InactivityMy Lords, the nature of the conditions that are keeping people off work has changed substantially: the biggest cause used to be back pain, and now it is mental health problems.…18 May 2023HANSARDUK-EU Relationship in Financial Services (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I hope noble Lords will forgive this intrusion into their counsels; I am not a full member of the European Affairs Committee, although I have read this excellent report…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, one of the worst objections that I had when I was a Member of the European Parliament was to the doctrine of the occupied field—the idea that you could never withdraw…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am very struck by the change in tone in this House. For years, we were told that the EU was an association of nations and that it was some abstruse, recondite…15 May 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, I welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield. He brings to an implausible nine the number of alumni of Oriel College, Oxford. I say “implausible”…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHate CrimeMy Lords, the hate crimes legislation seems to me to violate one of the general principles of common law, in that it defines crime subjectively: it defines crime as anything…24 Apr 2023