Contributions
951 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Balfe and the noble Baronesses, Lady Pinnock and Lady Wilcox, for their contributions to the debate and for their positive…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, on bringing forward this amendment and I support it. If I may presume to say so, we were together as part of the…13 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register as chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum. I welcome this Bill; I also welcome my noble friend Lord Greenhalgh to…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister commit the Government to maintaining their financial support for the Covid-19 volunteer testing network? He will know the important…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests as entered in the register. This is a health crisis and, for millions of people in this country, visiting a gym or going to a swimming…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, as I did on Monday, I draw attention today to my interest in a company that essentially operates in Brussels but is in partnership with another agency, which, in turn,…24 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am most grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this short debate. It was an important one, not least for the assurances that my noble friend has given us in response.…24 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]24 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]24 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, in response to the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, I was grateful for her implied support for Amendment 51 but it is not in this group; it has been grouped…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very glad to have the opportunity to contribute on Report. I declare an interest in that I am a director of a company that is in partnership with another company…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I want first to say a warm thank you to my noble friend the Minister and officials in his department for the very constructive discussions we have had on this issue…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I join my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay and other noble Lords in paying tribute to the courage, fortitude and skill of those who work in our fishing fleets. In…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend, and I reiterate my thanks to him and his colleagues in the department who worked together on this subject. I am also grateful to all noble Lords…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 23 in my name is in this group. It and Amendment 4 are grouped together because they relate in their various ways to the economic benefits that are to be…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am most grateful to my noble friend. It might have been brisk, but it was also thorough. It helped a great deal, particularly the reference to the dispute resolution mechanism…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 11 relates to the question of whether, if there is an inconsistency between the fisheries policy authorities in the preparation of a joint fisheries statement,…22 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityMy noble friend will be aware that public confidence in planning appeals and called-in decisions on appeals depends on speedy and independent reports from the Planning…16 Jun 2020