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HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) (Construction Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Thank you for writing.23 Nov 2021HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) (Construction Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these regulations. Time is of the essence and I propose to be brief. In paragraph 4 of the helpful Explanatory Memorandum,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDLocal Audit (Appointing Person) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and the details he has to hand. Can he give instances of the likely typical fees that will be set by the appointing person?…23 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is daunting to follow the noble Lords, Lord Lipsey and Lord Grade. I thank and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert of Panteg, and his committee and staff for…13 Oct 2021HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank the Minister for her cogent introduction to the regulations and for the copious, detailed, helpful Home Office Explanatory Memorandum. I am sure that all of us seek…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCadet Forces: FundingMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lingfield, for this debate and I acknowledge his most loyal, persistent and influential work for the cadet movement. I declare an interest…22 Jul 2021HANSARDRoad Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for her exposition in positive and committed terms. Surely all welcome the instrument, given genuine concerns about climate change, whether in…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: ChildrenI thank my noble friend Lady Morris, for her debate and acknowledge the conviction and rightness of her remarks, and in the true voice of the great city of Manchester. I served in…17 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Black, on her speech. Over half a century in Westminster’s Houses, I have seen countless Bills, presented by successive Governments— Bill…15 Jun 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021My Lords, it is instructive to follow the committed, spirited and very relevant remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones—Wales and the Joneses indeed. I thank the Minister for…26 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I offer my congratulations on the maiden speeches and say farewell to the right reverend Prelate. Britain needs a clear-eyed, long-term, ruthlessly executed industrial…12 May 2021HANSARDDiocesan Boards of Education MeasureMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate for his incisive introduction and acknowledge the quality and helpfulness of the General Synod’s briefing and explanatory notes. I…22 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and acknowledge her steadfast work on poverty. Newly Prime Ministerial Mrs May made a heartfelt and sincere reference to those…14 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMr Tony Blair’s foundational mantra is the place to start: education, education, education—especially north of Greater London. Surely we can fashion, in the 2020s, a skills and…14 Apr 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19I offer tribute to our local NHS staff, those hard-pressed, weary, dedicated, resourceful, very local nurses and GPs and ever-courteous volunteers aplenty. They, the nurses, have…04 Mar 2021HANSARDAgricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the noble Lord the Minister for his by now traditional and felicitous introduction of these regulations, which one supports. When I was in another place for 31…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction, clarity and brevity, and for a helpful Explanatory Memorandum. The inspectorate has been a ubiquitous, necessary and often…29 Oct 2020HANSARDNHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introductory remarks, his comprehensive review and his brevity. I support the order. The NHS has been magnificent at tackling Covid-19.…07 Sept 2020HANSARDFood and Drink: Waste PreventionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with publicans about the steps they are taking (1) to prevent the waste of, and (2) to find alternative uses for,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is good to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady McIntosh and Lady Byford. I thank the Minister for his considered introduction to these detailed and complex SIs. It is…03 Mar 2020