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HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome this debate on the important report from the committee. It is a wide-ranging report covering a large area, so I will confine my remarks to two elements. First,…09 Sept 2020HANSARDMobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am pleased to support these regulations and I particularly congratulate the Government and the noble Lord, Lord Best, on pursuing them so strongly. All of us who have…03 Sept 2020HANSARDBarnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I am very pleased to join this debate, resulting in, I hope, the confirmation of the new devolution arrangements for South Yorkshire. I declare a particular interest as…24 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsWill my noble friend join me in congratulating the leaders of our religious faith communities on the way they have, despite restrictions, through innovation and enterprise,…22 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I refer to government Amendments 58, 65, 78 and 81, as well as to other amendments related to them. This takes me back to law school and the two greatest challenges I…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureMy Lords, unlike other distinguished Members of this House who have taken part in this debate, and who in some cases have enormous experience of these issues, I have no interests…15 Jul 2020HANSARDPort Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020My Lords, I speak as a former Home Office Minister responsible for UK borders. In general, of course, I support any measure that helps us to fight terrorism and major criminality…10 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: Xylella FastidiosaMy Lords, I declare my interest as a friend of Kew Gardens and a supporter of the national seed bank at Wakehurst Place. I congratulate the Government on what they are doing on…08 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, we should all welcome the general thrust of the Bill, especially the declared purpose of assisting businesses, especially the small and medium-sized ones, in the current…06 Jul 2020HANSARDContracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, the title of this statutory instrument is long and complex, but the issues are, I think, relatively simple. In order to encourage alternative or green suppliers of…02 Jul 2020HANSARDGambling AdvertisingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the rules relating to (1) online, and (2) television, gambling advertising.25 Jun 2020HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI say to my noble friend the Minister: enough is enough. We have been discussing gambling and its dangers, particularly to vulnerable people and particularly within the current…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeMy Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. Even without the Covid crisis, does my noble friend agree that the trading position of many of our high streets has…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, we now know that we have a huge task ahead to secure our economy following the Covid crisis and our post-EU situation. As one of those involved in the rollout of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsMy Lords, I also declare my interest as a long-term champion of the Internet Watch Foundation. There is clear evidence that the chat functions of popular online games and apps are…04 Jun 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeWhile I understand that my noble and learned friend cannot talk directly about terms of reference for the commission so far, the original idea was that it would look at the…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, not all museums, galleries and historic buildings are either well endowed or eligible at present for government support. There are many small but equally worthy projects…21 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeMy Lords, which of the standards in the code is my noble friend the Minister going to concentrate on as we move into regulation? I am particularly concerned about the standard…18 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, as others have suggested, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since this report was published. Indeed, that large amount of water is—metaphorically speaking —now…12 May 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, I declare my interest as a former Mental Health Act commissioner. While acknowledging that this is an important debate, I know that priority will be given by some…30 Apr 2020