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HANSARDFarming and Food Production: Land Use FrameworkMy Lords, can my noble friend knock this nonsense about solar development on the head, once and for all? Is it not a fact that, if you were to take all the schemes that have been…21 Jul 2026HANSARDDepartment for Science, Information and Technology: AbolitionMy Lords—21 Jul 2026HANSARDDepartment for Science, Information and Technology: AbolitionMy Lords, is not the point here that this country is brilliant at innovation, thanks to our wonderful science base, but that we are hopeless at adoption and taking advantage of…21 Jul 2026HANSARDPeople with Learning Disabilities: Acute IllnessMy Lords, the tragedy is that Lord Rix many years ago pointed out the same problems and no progress has been made. My noble friend is putting faith in ICBs, but she knows that…20 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Energy System Operator: Blackout RiskMy Lords, first, in welcoming my noble friend’s response, can he confirm that there was no loss of supply to customers on the occasion of the incidents referred to? Secondly, in…20 Jul 2026HANSARDKey Stage 2 Exam ResultsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the failure of Pearson to deliver Key Stage 2 exam results on time.16 Jul 2026HANSARDKey Stage 2 Exam ResultsMy Lords, I welcome the review. The Minister will know that the SATs exams at the end of year 6 are very important in the life of children and their parents. With results coming…16 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change: Housing Insurability, Mortgage Lending and Financial ResilienceMy Lords, on the issue of financial resilience and climate change, has my noble friend seen the CBI report that came out a few weeks ago, showing that the net-zero economy is now…13 Jul 2026HANSARDIVF TreatmentMy Lords, with the abolition of NHS England, ICBs will be given many more responsibilities in the future. However, does the Minister agree that their record on IVF, where they are…01 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension SchemeMy Lords, following on from the question from the noble Lord, Lord Spellar, is it not a fact that government has become vulnerable because so many services have been outsourced…30 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. Like the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I very much welcome the regulations themselves; they have been a long time…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesMy Lords, to continue this theme, the report describes a bullying and toxic culture, with junior midwives not being sufficiently supported when dealing with complex cases. It was…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate so far. I thank my noble friend for his very detailed explanation of the order before us. I am not sure that we are spending much…23 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Defence CapabilityMy Lords, on this issue of reprioritisation, given the fiscal restraints we are operating in, it is pretty clear that some resources will have to be found from other expenditures…08 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet Manual: Guidelines for Government FormationMy Lords, does my noble friend reflect that when the noble Lord talks about chaos, we should go back to the coalition Government, when his party signed up to austerity, which…03 Jun 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabMy Lords, I understand the need for proportionate regulation in this area, particularly because the UK already has considerable investment and wishes to see more investment in the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, will the noble Lord kindly give way?25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am sorry that the noble Lord did not give way, because I wanted to ask him this question. In his first sentence, he managed to speak to the amendment before us. He…25 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Transport: AccessibilityMy Lords, will my noble friend welcome the reopening of Kings Heath station, which was closed in the Second World War? It is a fully accessible station, and the first trains will…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMigraine Care: 10-year Health PlanMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister, very welcomely talked in her first response about widening access to treatment. My understanding is that NICE guidelines can be very tight…23 Mar 2026