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HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)My Lords, before we continue, I remind your Lordships that the advisory Back-Bench speaking time is seven minutes. It says “advisory” but it is actually mandated.23 Nov 2022HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)My Lords—23 Nov 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by expressing my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for her hard work campaigning on this important issue and to all noble Lords who have…18 Nov 2022HANSARDArmed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations and Rules laid before the House on 20 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 18 October. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Secondary…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSanctions (Damages Cap) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 18 October. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSanctions (Damages Cap) Regulations 2022My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.24 Oct 2022HANSARDArmed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Baroness Goldie, I beg to move the Motions standing in her name on the Order Paper.24 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I have the greatest admiration for the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, but I am afraid he was not here for the start of the debate. On this occasion, I have to ask him…20 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI thank noble Lords for the opportunity to clarify these points and for their welcome to the Front Bench. If the House could indulge me a little, I have spoken several times in…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, before I begin to speak to this group, I declare my interest as a land and business owner in Wales with various wayleaves. In Committee, several of your Lordships…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill12 Oct 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interests as a rural business owner in Wales, as a committee member of Historic Houses in Wales and as a member of the CLA. According to the inquiry by the…16 May 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…06 Apr 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.06 Apr 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundMy Lords, of course the UK shared prosperity fund is very important, but can my noble friend tell the House what else Her Majesty’s Government are doing to level up Wales?24 Mar 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, many troubled young people find themselves excluded from education and drawn into violent crime through financial incentives. What are the Government doing to promote…09 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesMy Lords, independent scientific research in numerous case studies by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust shows that proper game bird management has a net benefit to songbirds…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCoronavirus Grants: FraudMy Lords, is it true that BEIS had only two officials working on counterfraud at the start of the scheme and they have so far refused to engage with the Cabinet Office?25 Jan 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Supply IssuesMy Lords, what measures are the Government taking to prevent the scene of edible vegetables being ploughed in rather than being harvested and entering the food chain?20 Jan 2022HANSARDWales: Coal TipsMy Lords, as we saw with the Tylorstown landslide in February 2020, the impact of climate change, with warmer annual temperatures and greater rainfall, has increased the risk of…19 Jan 2022