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HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI do not want to be academic, but I am still not entirely clear on what basis the consent is being withheld from the Scottish or Welsh Governments, even though I gather that it is…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, I am going to focus on Amendment 5 as well, regarding the impact issue. I agree very much with the conclusion of the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, who has just spoken, but—I…23 Jan 2023HANSARDREUL Bill: Trade Unions and Workers’ RightsMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister probably needs a touch of support on this matter. Is it not the position that, if we were to take these 3,000 to 4,000 regulations and…23 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Union (Constitution Committee Report)In my ignorance, I am not totally sure which department my noble friend is closest to; she seems to answer on every conceivable subject these days. Will she tell her friends in…20 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I declare an interest: I served with pride on the committee that produced this report. We worked very hard for more than a full year under the excellent chairmanship of…20 Jan 2023HANSARDWales: Additional Financial ResourcesMy Lords, the late Lord Barnett of course disliked the Barnett formula intensely; he realised it had many faults and clearly needed improving. How do the Government feel about…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, does not the present situation with this whole miserable, unending war, which has been going on since 1988, indicate how possibly unwise or unfortunate the Armenians…17 Jan 2023HANSARDBanks: Forged Customer SignaturesMy Lords, stronger regulation means taking stronger powers to the Executive, which means a stronger and bigger stream of statutory instruments and secondary legislation coming…16 Jan 2023HANSARDDemocracy Denied (DPRRC Report)My Lords, I have a simple question to add to this excellent debate: are we set up, as a Parliament of two Houses, to achieve increased parliamentary scrutiny of the ever-swelling…12 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Swire’s excellent maiden speech. He was my second successor—or was it the third?—in the job of Commonwealth Minister in…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterMy Lords, the last question certainly deserves an answer, because this is very strange. Does the Minister appreciate and agree—I think he does—that this incident is a small part…20 Dec 2022HANSARDCabinet Manual: Revision (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, on what she has just said and on securing a slot debating this issue. That we are debating it as the last item on a Friday…16 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection of Media FreedomMy Lords, can my noble friend bear in mind that while nations around the world should protect their own media freedoms—and they do not make a very good job of it—we in this…08 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingThe noble Lord, Lord Bird, made a very sound and good point. Would the Minister recommend to her Treasury colleagues that the “10%/slash everything” approach to public expenditure…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCOP 27: OutcomeMy Lords, the main problem at COP 27, and the main disappointment, was that it failed to address the central and crucial issue of rapidly rising global carbon emissions. In light…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy Lords, there is much to welcome in this very important Statement. It shows real momentum in this area, which has been lacking in the past. I will ask the Minister two…05 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Cancellations and Service LevelsMy Lords, the Minister referred to strikes making things much worse, and of course they are. However, I wonder, listening to some of the reasons for industrial action, whether the…01 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, on bringing forward this debate. It is the second time in a week or so that he has secured a debate on a…01 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Russian Drone AttacksMy Lords, although concerns about the use of drones are justified, are not both sides—Ukraine and Russia—using them, the Ukrainians very cleverly? A year or so ago, the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraine: Post-conflict ReconstructionMy Lords—24 Nov 2022