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HANSARDDigital InclusionMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Lucas and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper, and I welcome my noble friend…23 Jan 2020HANSARDDigital InclusionI thank my noble friend for that Answer. During the original digital revolution, government and agencies made a lot of effort to ensure that people were not excluded by a lack of…23 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball: RacismMy Lords, I welcome the opening comments of my noble friend in identifying that this is an issue not only of racism in football but of diversity in sport and society in general…16 Jan 2020HANSARDSpecial Adviser AppointmentsMy Lords, is it not acutely embarrassing to this Government that they have put Parliament in a position whereby it is granting a pass to somebody who is deemed to be in contempt…02 Oct 2019HANSARDCharities: Plastic Bag ChargesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 17 July (HL Deb, col 232), how much income charities would have received since 17 July had a…09 Sept 2019HANSARDCharities: Plastic Bag ChargesI thank my noble friend for that Answer. Is it not the case that this charge could have been brought in much more quickly and, as a result, charities would have been beneficiaries…09 Sept 2019HANSARDReport Pursuant to Sections 3(1), 3(6), 3(7), 3(8), 3(9) and 3(10) the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019My Lords, I add my comments to all the others about my noble friend Lord Caine’s maiden speech. In the interest of brevity, I hope he will accept the mere word, “congratulations”.…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI thank my noble friend for giving way, and in asking this question I remind him of the last time that a Government went to “let the people decide”. It was in 1974—which is an…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, it is somewhat difficult speaking after some four hours of debates, because I want to pick up on comments made and I do not want to duplicate comments made earlier. This…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillFollowing on from the noble Lord’s comments about checking with other European capitals, I did likewise this morning and asked whether any full proposal has been put forward in…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillIn light of the indication given earlier today that the proposal for an election will be repeated in the Commons on Monday, has someone in the Government checked with the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my noble friend include on the list of questions that he is putting to the Leader of the Opposition that of whether this Motion would be necessary if we did not have…04 Sept 2019HANSARDPlastic Bag ChargeI thank my noble friend for that Answer. His department indicated previously in a Written Answer that usage of plastic bags among small and medium-sized retailers will drop by…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillBefore we conclude, I will add my comments. I thank people who were unseen throughout my efforts—there are even members of the DUP who have said, “Keep going”. That is the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic Bag ChargeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 17 June (HL Deb, cols 645-7), whether they plan to announce the introduction of the 10p…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 11, I will speak also to Amendments 15 and 22 in my name and, on a cross-party basis, the names of the noble Lord, Lord Bruce of Bennachie, and the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillDuring the debate on Monday I indicated my willingness and understanding and, I must say, determination to ensure that the protection in Northern Ireland was as it was in England…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI was to trying to comment on the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, and I thought I would be polite and wait for him to conclude. Just to clarify, in my earlier response I…17 Jul 2019