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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I rise in support of the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, not because I have any involvement—I have no Jewish blood in me—but because we are looking at the project through…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThe Minister said the Government needed flexibility in the case of additional cost. Is that limitless?04 Mar 2025HANSARDBeaver: Reintroduction in EnglandMy Lords, bearing in mind the experience of the introduction of the grey squirrel in this country and that beavers have been introduced into Scotland, is there not every…27 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Local GovernmentMy Lords, we know, because it is spelled out in the second sentence of the Statement, that the number 1 mission of this Government is to unlock growth in our regions and put money…12 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, like a number of other speakers, I begin by referring to my entry in the register of interests. I declare that I am a landlord of some rented properties on my own…04 Feb 2025HANSARDEnglish DevolutionMy Lords, if I understand the Minister right and the policy, there is to be no financial disincentive for authorities that do not wish to go in this direction. That being the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, I begin by declaring my interests, which are financial, as set out in the register, and also personal, given my actual involvement in things. I congratulate the right…19 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, this Bill is specifically and ostensibly about the membership of the excepted hereditary Peers in this House—I must declare at the outset that I am one of them—but it is…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHousebuilding: Regional MayorsCan the Minister confirm that parts of this country that do not have regional or metro mayors will be given equal and equivalent consideration by central government in taking…05 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm BertMy Lords, given that we seem to have more and more floods, do the Government have any analysis of whether people are taking flood warnings more or less seriously than they used to?26 Nov 2024HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, I, like other speakers, begin by welcoming this important debate and the remarkable speeches we have heard. In addition, I congratulate the noble and learned Baroness…26 Nov 2024HANSARDExports to the European UnionMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that the current arrangements for exporting to the EU bear disproportionately on small and medium-sized enterprises? Will, therefore, a…20 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, ever since my early days, I have thought it anomalous to have hereditary legislators. But here I am, in the Chamber of the House of Lords, an excepted hereditary Peer. I…12 Nov 2024HANSARDClimate AgendaMy Lords, I rise to speak in the gap and apologise to your Lordships for having failed to get my name down in time. I start by declaring my interests and say that I shall…24 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests in the register and by saying how much I enjoyed the preceding speech from the noble Earl, Lord Devon. Nearly 40 years ago, I spent…09 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I have much enjoyed listening to this afternoon’s debate, partly because of the excellent maiden speeches we have heard, and to have been present when the noble Baroness…07 Oct 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, there is a certain kind of person who thinks that any piece of open land, regardless of any other consideration, should be developed—be it brownfield, greenfield, green…04 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I begin like other Members of your Lordships’ House by congratulating the new Minister on his elegant maiden speech and welcoming the new Front Bench. I declare my…22 Jul 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I begin by declaring an interest that I chaired a local newspaper company which also defamed me. In addition, I am a trustee of the Public Interest News Foundation. My…22 May 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McInnes, for introducing this debate and offer my congratulations to the Minister. I do not think anybody with any sense of history can fail…14 Mar 2024