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HANSARDBenefit Sanctions on JobseekersMy Lords, I appreciate what the Minister said—the Government are altering not the sanctions, merely the period of time—but I confess to being surprised when I heard this. A month…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, has raised a very relevant point; I appreciate that it is a rather awkward point for the Government. As the noble Lord said, it is not…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I had not intended to intervene in this debate; I hope that the Minister will forgive me. I know that the role of the Government Back Benches is to sit there and keep…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I will speak even more briefly than did the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos, in expressing a modicum of support for him. It is up to the Minister to explain why equity is…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, this Bill is highly unusual. It may be unique in the world because I do not think any other country has a national system of subsidy control. The United States does not;…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonMy Lords, following my noble friend Lod Moylan’s Question, does my noble friend the Minister remember that one of the main arguments put forward for HS2 was the economic cost of…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my interests as set out in the register. I totally support what the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, said. The behaviour of the Iranian…15 Nov 2021HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, and the committee on the report. I hope the Committee will forgive me for intervening. I am just as much an amateur in this…15 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, it is an extreme pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I have always believed that the Bishops make a very valuable contribution to this House, which was…03 Nov 2021HANSARDIranMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the register of Members’ interests. I am the unpaid chairman of the British Iranian Chamber of Commerce. I join the noble…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, would the noble Lord confirm that more than 200 GB firms have stopped supplying goods to Northern Ireland and that the Northern Ireland protocol is just not working…13 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, the images of Kabul airport will remain in people’s minds for a very long time. This has been a deeply humiliating episode, deeply damaging to the credibility of the…18 Aug 2021HANSARDGovernment Departments: Non-Executive DirectorsMy Lords, was not the original concept of non-executive directors in government departments meant to be analogous to NEDs in plcs, to assure good corporate governance and to give…01 Jul 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Regions and Industrial SectorsDoes my noble friend agree that it is absurd to attempt to measure the impact of Brexit in such a short term, as suggested by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and others, and that…27 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, nothing that has been said or will be said today detracts from brilliant work of all those who have helped to make hybrid and virtual proceedings work in this House and…20 May 2021HANSARDVice-President of the European CommissionMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that, while it is good news that the TCA was ratified by the European Parliament, parts of Mrs von der Leyen’s speech, with its…29 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Citizens’ RightsMy Lords, if there is equality of rights between the citizens of Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, how is it that in GB at a funeral, even a royal funeral, only 30 people…28 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, I join others in the House in sending condolences to Her Majesty and the Royal Family on their very sad loss. When, last Friday, I first heard the news of the death of…12 Apr 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, I too welcome the Minister. Is he aware that some of us strongly support his unilateral action in extending the grace periods? Without them there would be shortages of…25 Mar 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Lords’ Interests . Does the Minister agree that even if Iran has a justified sense of grievance over the…24 Mar 2021