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HANSARDPublic Order BillThe noble Lord interrupted me before I sat down, although I regarded myself as having sat down. The noble Lord, Lord Anderson, is absolutely correct. The reason Section 44 was…14 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe are getting to it.06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister does not have to be sorry. The noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, was only coughing.06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the Leader of the House sits down, perhaps he could just clarify that point. I have always understood that Committee stage in this House is about having a conversation so…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCan the Minister explain to us what a sunset enables? Surely it restricts rather than enables.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI assume the Minister is about to move off Amendment 7 and on to Amendment 8. Before that, could she explain to us, in the context of the letter we have received, a point about a…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, the Minister should stop sitting down in the hope that somebody else is going to stand up. She said she envisaged that the dashboard—I think this was a prompt from her…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister just as she is getting into her flow, but she seems to be moving on to the next amendment. Before doing so, can she tell us whether that…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI feel sorry for the Minister, because I do not doubt her personal commitment to maintaining these high standards. The problem is that the Bill does not give us that assurance and…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, while the Minister is considering her response to that, may I say that the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, has just made an extremely important point? It strikes me that, when…23 Feb 2023HANSARDEmergency PlanningMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. Can the Minister tell us the Government’s assessment of the efficacy of the Serco contract delivering the Emergency Planning…20 Feb 2023HANSARDHospitals: MaintenanceMy Lords, I am not sure that the Minister really addressed the question my noble friend raised about the number of hospitals. He said that it was substantially more than three,…09 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeMy Lords, I am pleased the Minister indicated that he has just left a meeting that considered the question of match funding for money raised through the Disasters Emergency…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Misconduct CasesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, twice said that the legally qualified chair in this case was anonymous. That is not universally the case. In many other forces, legally…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVMy Lords, could the Minister just confirm that he saying—I think he is, but it would be helpful if it was clear—that he and the Government accept the huge value for public…02 Feb 2023HANSARDPPE ExpenditureTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of expenditure incurred in purchasing faulty personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic; how…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPPE ExpenditureMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply, but when I look at the National Audit Office report it produces some slightly different figures from those that he has…25 Jan 2023HANSARDHospitality IndustryMy Lords, the Minister answered the first Question by telling us about all the sources of economic information that his department collected on the hospitality industry.…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, the argument that the Minister has trotted out, that it costs more to sustain customers who are on prepayment meters and that is why they pay more, is of course based on…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAlcohol Duty BandsMy Lords, surely it is about the proportion of the cost. I am not clear that the noble Baroness has answered the Question. She has repeatedly said that this is to allow businesses…12 Jan 2023