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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, my noble friends are not here at this stage. This was part of the first group that was discussed somewhat earlier, and I think quite a lot of us feel that this was not…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am afraid I am not happy with that and I think I would beg to test the opinion of the House.11 Feb 2025HANSARDGender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023Before the Front-Benchers intervene, I wondered if I could ask my noble friend a question.12 Mar 2024HANSARDGender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023I give way to the noble Baroness. I will come in later.12 Mar 2024HANSARDGender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023My Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for trying to get in to speak before her. I want to make only a brief intervention in this debate, merely because I am…12 Mar 2024HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I sit on the Joint Committee on Human Rights and therefore my name is attached to that report. We have heard various descriptions of the report coming from the…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillLike my noble friend Lord Forsyth, I also remember the 1980s. Probably one of the problems of this House is that we can all remember the 1980s slightly too well—possibly excluding…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend for the fact that he is going to preserve the city status of Carlisle. I think that will be welcomed on all sides. I was born there…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I have not yet spoken on this Bill—I missed the Second Reading for reasons beyond my control—but, like the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe noble and learned Lord says that the same amendment has been put down three times. As my noble friend pointed out, the amendments deal with three completely separate…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question given by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord for his support. As my right honourable friend made clear, he was grateful for the support from all sides. That was the point behind…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I will not at this stage speculate on what might happen if the business goes under. We are doing what we can to keep that business. My right honourable friend made it…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord is quite right to point out that the steel industry and various other industries have high costs relating to energy. That is why I mentioned…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI can agree with every word my noble friend says. The industrial strategy made it clear how we want to provide support in this area, and again, my right honourable friend made it…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, we are committed to having a steel industry for the future, and the Government have left no stone unturned in their support for the entire industry. We are working with…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelAgain, my noble friend is right to point to the competitive nature of the market, and that is true for a great many industries. However, with the industry itself and government…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I cannot speculate on what legislative processes might be necessary. We are committing to get a deal before we leave the Union and we want to make sure that we have a…24 Jul 2019HANSARDTrade UnionsMy Lords, I echo two of the tributes paid to former Members of the House. First, I pick up what the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, said about his late noble friend Baroness Turner. I…18 Jul 2019