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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 116 is in my name. I thank my noble friends Lord Shinkwin, Lady Stroud and Lady Helic for their support. We propose a workable, sensible and impactful solution…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I want to say just a few words because I have listened very carefully, looked at all these amendments and heard some extremely good speeches from colleagues on all sides…27 Jan 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsMy Lords, further to the question from my noble friend Lord Geddes about these premises being non-residential and having at least 20 car parking spaces, I realise the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDWater Companies: PollutionMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former director of a water company—but a water supply company, not a company taking waste. I ask my noble friend to confirm that, within the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDMoney LaunderingMy Lords, having had the dubious privilege of being one of those who helped to draft the anti-money laundering directives in Brussels, and thereby finding himself described by…13 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, as a former Immigration Minister in this country, I have always been of the view that a primary responsibility of our Government should be to keep the people safe from…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Supply of MedicinesMy Lords, on the supply of medicines, I understand that one issue in these negotiations is that there is further information which apparently is not being provided to the UK…09 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, as a former Minister for Gambling I have always been very concerned about not only the effects on children of the advertising that we see now on social media but the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Health Service: Liability CostsMy Lords, speaking in the presence of senior lawyers as a humble simple solicitor is always, to me at least, rather a trial. When I first came to the House of Lords, I made the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenMy Lords, I fully agree with what has been said by other noble Lords so far. I have a house on the Northumberland coast, near Alnwick, which, as my noble friend will be aware,…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHGV Driving TestsIn the last 18 months, we have lost 55,000 domestic United Kingdom HGV drivers. Many reasons have been given for this, one of which is the lack of proper facilities on the routes…01 Dec 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy noble friend is right in stating the extent of Article 399, but it is quite a wide extent, because obviously it deals with the implementation of all the ILO conventions that…10 Nov 2021HANSARDOrganization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bowness, for raising this matter in this short debate. I am particularly pleased to follow him and the noble Lord, Lord Dubs,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDNet-zero Carbon Emissions: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, when we consider the issue of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, the first priority is of course to examine ourselves and our actions before we reflect on the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDCouncil TaxBearing in mind the Government’s exhortations to local authorities to “exhaust other options before going to court” to recover council tax arrears, has my noble friend any…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCash NetworkI congratulate my noble friend on the work he is doing in this regard, but surely we should keep from retailers the costs from the banks themselves for handling cash, which seem…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, in a debate such as this with so many valuable and knowledgeable contributions, especially in this House, where noble Lords have relevant and deep experience, it is…18 Aug 2021HANSARDRailway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I find myself in a uniquely privileged position today because, when looking at the Order Paper this morning, I was rather amazed to see that my role here has been…12 Jul 2021HANSARDNorth of England: Rapid Mass Transport SystemMy noble friend’s idea of an underground magnetic railway between northern cities certainly has a strong attraction, especially following Elon Musk’s proposal for 1,000 mph trains…28 Jun 2021HANSARDFlood Plains: Housing DevelopmentMy Lords, I am pleased to take part in this debate instigated by my noble friend Lady McIntosh. In case my noble friend the Minister thinks this is a Yorkshire issue, I underline…24 Jun 2021