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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his response to my Amendment 56. If I understand it correctly, he attributes to the professions legislation…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, this group has three amendments in it, two of which are in my name. The other amendment, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Garden of Frognal, strictly speaking, is…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this short debate. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, and the noble Baroness, Lady…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2021My Lords, I am pleased to follow my noble friend and to thank him for his clear and concise explanation of the Carbon Budget Order and, in particular, for what he said about the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, not having participated in this group, I am prompted by the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, on the regulation of healthcare professionals, to which I do…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have kindly approved of the argument made in Amendment 11 and to my noble friend for saying that he and colleagues will look at it…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very glad to speak to my Amendment 18 in this group. In relation to Amendment 9, moved by my noble friend Lady Noakes, I think she has a point. Somewhere, we should…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I am grateful. I just wanted to make a point after the Minister because I think she made a fundamental error in suggesting that if we were to take out the words “without…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, again, and to follow up the points she made about skills shortages. We spoke in an earlier…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this short debate on these amendments. I will say a quick word on each, if I may. First, on Amendment 16, I entirely…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. She was right to say that we will probably need to think a little further…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise that I was not able to be present at Second Reading, so I will not detain noble Lords with my views about the Bill in general terms. However, I hope that I…09 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryI refer to my interests as recorded in the register. My noble friend will be aware that many disadvantaged pupils lose ground over the summer in terms of both their physical…07 Jun 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity to follow the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, although I will not follow him in the criticism of process. I think the need for rapid…07 Jun 2021HANSARDOsimertinib Cancer TreatmentCan my noble friend, in this instance at least, explain the divergence between the MHRA and the European Medicines Agency? On 22 April, the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products…18 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it was a great pleasure to hear the maiden speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Morse. I would characterise them as forcefully illustrating what value this…17 May 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell. I agree entirely with what he had to say and with the noble Lords, Lord Campbell and Lord West of…28 Apr 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I join in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, for securing this debate and for the way in which he introduced it. I also thank our chair, the noble and…27 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lords, Lord Anderson and Lord Campbell of Pittenweem. I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, for bringing forward…26 Apr 2021HANSARDTransparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014My Lords, my noble friend will recall that I took charge in the Commons of the passage of the transparency of lobbying et cetera Act. In my view it was wrong then and is wrong now…22 Apr 2021