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HANSARDEducation Settings: Autumn OpeningMy Lords, will my noble friend join me in sincerely thanking all those teachers who have worked, many of them solidly since the February half-term, through the Easter holidays,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I wholly support the wearing of face masks on public transport. I have two questions for the Minister. First, I find the definition in the regulations of a face covering…08 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the clear, coherent manner in which he introduced this debate. The House has great fortune in having him on the Front Bench. I offer my…06 Jul 2020HANSARDContracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the clarity and thoroughness of his introduction to these regulations. I also sincerely thank all those key workers in…02 Jul 2020HANSARDPublic Service Vehicles (Open Data) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I welcome these regulations and congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the clear and comprehensive manner in which she introduced them. I salute all our front-line…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing these regulations in the manner that he did, and I draw noble Lords’ attention to my interests as set out in the register. The…02 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020My Lords, I support these regulations. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister not only on the manner in which he has introduced them—in his usual calm, considered and clear…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on the Front Bench on the clarity with which she has introduced this Report, and I thank her and the Bill team for the time, effort, care…30 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, the mover of the amendment has spoken, the Minister has spoken and now I have spoken.29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Government FinanceMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that, as well as providing the resource to help councils through this Covid crisis, local and national government need to come together after…29 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the three amendments, largely for the reasons already eloquently elucidated by other noble Lords. I spare a word for my noble and learned friend the Minister…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for bringing this amendment back. He put his finger exactly on the competition issue on which I would like to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, the mantra goes that “We are all in this together”. If Covid has shown us anything, it is that indeed we are all in this, but in no sense together. As one small example,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I support this order and congratulate my noble friend Lord Younger of Leckie on the clear way in which he introduced some complex elements of the regulation and brought…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for moving this amendment. I have little to add in substance to what she said. However, I ask the Minister: if the purpose of…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I am pleased to address the amendments in this group, not least the seven in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, and the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard. I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 48 from my noble friend Lady Fookes. As ever, she makes a point that is pertinent and clear, and that is absolutely required at this…23 Jun 2020HANSARDOver the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak on these regulations and I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend on the way in which she introduced them. Making the complex…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesThe Government’s investment in the furlough scheme has benefited millions across the country. Does the Minister agree that the way to ensure that we get maximum benefit from that…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am pleased to speak to these regulations. In doing so, I thank all those across financial services, in the City of London and beyond, who helped to get the regulations…18 Jun 2020