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HANSARDStrategic Priorities Statement: DefenceMy Lords, the EU has apparently taken the decision to shut the UK out of its €150 billion defence fund unless we acquiesce on a new fishing agreement. Clearly, the Macron…25 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Priorities Statement: DefenceTo ask His Majesty’s Government why the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not specifically include the defence industry among the priority sectors in her Statement of Strategic…25 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate, particularly the thoughtful remarks from the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. I will briefly…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 31 and to support Amendment 33 in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. The amendment seeks to remove the explicit…17 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]My Lords, I oppose this Bill, both on principle and because I think it is piecemeal in nature, poorly drafted and pernicious. It fails to address important questions: will it…14 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Yes.11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I was merely reporting what had been published on Sky News, and I think thousands of football fans would have considered it. I hope to reassure the noble Lord, Lord Goddard of…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Maude of Horsham, and I have to take issue with the noble Lord, Lord Bassam. Given that, to be fair,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 29 and 30, in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom. I think these amendments are very helpful to the Government. I put on record that I…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend Lord Frost, and I will speak very briefly. I am concerned about the Government’s likely resistance to this amendment being moved,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 39, tabled in my name, which has ended up in this particular group almost by accident. It relates to a specific issue about the making…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Then the noble Lord would support a purpose clause, which—one might make the case—is much clearer and more explicit. Incidentally, I agree with every word said by my noble friend…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Will the noble Lord give way?26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Will the noble Lord give way?26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Frost’s amendments in this group, tabled in his and other noble Lords’ names. I begin by focusing on the amendment tabled by the noble…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]The noble Lord agreed to give way.26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom. I hope that over the course of my remarks I can illuminate the rationale for the amendment,…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]That would be the case if the Bill was not an egregious offence in respect of huge Henry VIII powers and enabling powers.26 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s typically generous remarks about my former colleague Sir David Amess, who was a personal friend and a fine and decent public servant. The city…13 Feb 2025