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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, to echo what my noble friend Lord Lansley has just said, we are reflecting at the moment on how this country is governed and the extent to which the Executive can be…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 2, I will speak also to Amendment 60, both standing in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom. Amendment 2 seeks to remove the broad powers…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a fascinating debate. I thank the Minister for his kind tribute to me at the start of his remarks. We have had a good tour d’horizon. It reminds me of…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, while the Minister recovers his breath, we will all carefully reflect on every word that he has just said but, given the speed with which he delivered that speech, I…26 Feb 2025HANSARDPlant Oxford SiteMy Lords, I start by saying how delighted we all are to see the Minister back in her place on the Front Bench. We were all appalled to hear about her sad accident and hope that…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Steel Import TariffsMy Lords, can the Minister confirm what conversations Ministers have had with their counterparts in the US about steel tariffs? How many times have Ministers spoken with US trade…13 Feb 2025HANSARDAstraZenecaMy Lords, does the Minister realise that AstraZeneca’s move to reverse its decision to establish a £450 million manufacturing facility in Speke has come as a tremendous setback to…06 Feb 2025HANSARDWalesMy Lords, will the Minister please assist me? By my calculations, this Government have been in power for nearly 150 days, but we still do not have a Lords Minister for the Wales…26 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Public ServicesWill the Minister answer the question, please? There is an urgent need for infra- structure investment in Wales. What meetings does the Minister propose to have with his Labour…05 Nov 2024HANSARDStatutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I first declare my interests as set out in the register; in particular, I have the honour to chair the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. I congratulate the noble…18 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Care StrategyMy Lords, I first declare my interests as set out in the register, in particular as a partner at DAC Beachcroft. Last week I attended an excellent event with leaders in social…10 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords—08 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, in declaring my interest as the immediate past chair of the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation, I warmly welcome the Minister’s commitment to this House that he has…08 Oct 2024HANSARDWatchdogs (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I first draw attention to my entry in the register of interests; in particular, as chair of the financial services division of DAC Beachcroft. I welcome the opportunity…09 Sept 2024HANSARDMedia BillYou look very clean!23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I strongly support my noble friend, but first I declare my interests as set out in the register. As colleagues will know, I was the independent founding chair of the…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWhen I gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson pointed out to me that it was up to the industry to fund the regulator. When I first gave evidence to him, he…22 May 2024HANSARDPolice: Joe AndersonMy Lords, I speak as someone who is proud to have been brought up, and to have gone to school, in Toxteth, and who has a huge amount of respect for Joe Anderson and all that he…15 Apr 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferI recognise now that my noble friend the Minister is aware that the mood and will of this House is very much behind my noble friend Lord Lexden and his call for justice. Whatever…11 Mar 2024