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HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, this is the last group on which I plan to speak. My amendment was prompted by a debate in Committee that gave rise to the question of how the new legislation would work.…06 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with my noble friend on the Front Bench about the desirability of there being some form of prior parliamentary scrutiny over the appointment of a chair of the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 36 in this group, which has exactly the same purpose as the amendments from my noble friend on the Front Bench and my noble friend Lord Young of…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this not terrifically long but interesting debate—not least my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham, who…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 3 and speak to Amendment 5 and a number of others in the group. We may find this naturally flows from the discussion we listened carefully to on…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I will briefly ask the Minister a question for when he comes to respond. I am very supportive of what my noble friend says in his Amendment A1—that we be clear about the…21 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, on an earlier occasion I took the opportunity to ask a couple of questions on the Statement. I also took the opportunity, just after the report had been published, to…15 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I briefly intervene on this group of amendments, not least to support my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham in the point he made. I think it raised—as did Amendment 31…14 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, this has proven to be a more engaging debate on the subject of product regulation than I had anticipated, principally due to the pleasure of hearing the speech from the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDNHS: Independent InvestigationA wholly different report could have been written based on the underpinning evidence. To that extent, the report may call itself independent but it was not objective. If the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, I am very pleased to contribute to this debate and to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. One should never underestimate the importance of the Official Opposition…03 Sept 2024HANSARDBuilding HomesMy Lords, I declare my interest, as recorded in register, as chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum. The Minister will be aware that Cambridgeshire may be an area of…30 Jul 2024HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024My Lords, I shall speak relatively briefly—I hope—to this order. I declare an interest as chair of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group. My noble friend who spoke a moment ago was…29 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington. I remember his amendments to legislation that were supported by this House and made important…18 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected BloodMy Lords, as a former Secretary of State for Health, I very much share the sense of failure that was forcefully expressed by the Prime Minister in the other place yesterday. From…21 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI know that the noble Lord is sticking to the line to take, and nothing is being taken for granted. I completely understand. However, he will understand why I favour the amendment…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I intervene briefly to express my support for Amendment 30 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. I think she has captured, very importantly, how the…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to those who participated in this short debate. I thought they raised some useful points. I think my noble friend may have slightly misinterpreted…20 May 2024