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HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020The noble Lord will recollect that I was a member of that Administration, which fell on a vote of no confidence.03 Mar 2020HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020I am grateful to the noble Lord. I rise simply to say that I recollect the strong campaigns in another place made over the years by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, with sincerity and…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020I thank the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, for her caring introduction. The increase of 1.7% in respect of asbestosis must be welcome, but, whatever the lump…03 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade: StandardsMy Lords, it is good to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, with her committed remarks, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for obtaining the debate. In another…25 Feb 2020HANSARDWales: European Structural FundsMy Lords, it is good to follow the committed speech of the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. He knows Wales well; his voice will be strong. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley,…05 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, these regulations are surely needed. I thank the Minister for his introduction. As ever, he was very cogent and persuasive and spoke from experience. However, to me and…16 Oct 2019HANSARDAgriculture (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister is very persuasive. He persuades me to request that he writes, when he considers the debate, with as many assurances as he dares.16 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Market Measures (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful and honest introduction. I note that this statutory instrument is headed, “Exiting the European Union. Agriculture. Food”. It also…08 May 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister again for his exemplary exposition. This is a most important instrument. I look at page 5, under “Interpretation of Part 1”, and I see the words…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am not a nationalist. Borders mean nothing to me.26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019And we won last Saturday.26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Jones of Wales.26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his exposition. I acknowledge that this is a complex and highly technical subject, but it is important to all citizens. I note on the first page…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I restate my question: how many shipments, if any, are by road annually? I presume that transportation is inevitably through urban centres. Is the Minister able to give…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019May I recommend to the noble Lord Corridors of Power , which delineates activities here in this House?26 Feb 2019