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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to these amendments, and it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Farmer: he is one of the most…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords—16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords, I concur 100% with the comments from my noble friend Lord Hayward. I am going to take this statutory instrument at face value and discuss the issues that it raises on…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026I thank the Minister. On a point of fact, as a result of the 2022 legislation which reverted back to first past the post, the Greater London returning officer estimated that,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to take part in this debate in Committee. I will not reiterate the comments I made at Second Reading, because I talked then…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 95. As is clear, it is a probing amendment, and a permissive amendment that would require the Government to make provision by regulations…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I feel duty bound to correct the Minister. She promoted me to being a former leader of a council. I had the honour to be a borough councillor for eight years and a constituency…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to take part in this debate, and I congratulate my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow. I can see that the Government are not…11 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble AddressMy Lords, how many other individuals in wider public service are effectively dismissed for gross misconduct yet receive a golden goodbye of taxpayers’ money to the tune of £77,000?09 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend on the Front Bench: it is quite right to debate the effective allocation of scarce public resources. That needs to be said. The Government have…01 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth JusticeMy Lords, I am disappointed by the somewhat discordant tone of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, with respect to my noble and learned friend on the Front Bench, who made some sensible…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, to begin, I strongly commend the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, who is not in his place, for his coruscating criticism of the Government’s dilatory approach…14 May 2026HANSARDOffice for National Statistics Labour Market DataMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that many young people get their start in the workplace in leisure and hospitality. He will also know that UKHospitality estimates that,…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Shinkwin and the amendments of my other noble friends, and others. “Verba volant, scripta manent” means…27 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall touch briefly on two points prompted by both the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra. In a sense they are a challenge to…20 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the excellent amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. It is timely, given the unstable nature of our world, particularly with regard to…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I think the debate that we have had for the last two and a half hours shows this House in a very positive light. It goes to the very essence of what some of us who are…13 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillAs usual, the noble Lord makes a very apposite point and reinforces my arguments. Time is pressing, so if I can beg the indulgence of your Lordships’ House, I will just develop…13 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, I strongly support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and congratulate her on her indefatigability and persistence on these issues, although…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026