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HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022I join the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, back to the ministerial Bench. There is much in the speech made by the noble Lord, Lord…10 Oct 2022HANSARDChinaMy Lords, I commend my noble friend Lord West on procuring this debate and I wholly agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, just said about the need for a much deeper…14 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementI agree with that as well, but there is also a contradiction about this focus on the Pacific: the reason it is an economically dynamic area is because of the dynamism of China—it…11 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, first, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, who was a very good Minister. He always attempted to answer our questions and treat Members of Parliament with…11 Jul 2022HANSARDApprenticeship Levy SchemeMy Lords, I respect the Minister’s good intentions, but how does she account for the catastrophic fall in the number of entry-level apprenticeships at intermediate level in the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will intervene briefly. I apologise that I have been away and therefore unable to participate in debates on the Bill as much as I would have wanted to. I start by…15 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence RelationshipsThat this House takes note of (1) the impact of the conflict in Ukraine, (2) the implications for the Integrated Defence Review, and (3) the case for the United Kingdom…09 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence RelationshipsMy Lords, right at the start of this debate I want to put on record my admiration for the courage and heroism of Ukraine’s people and their president. The Russian invasion of…09 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselFirst, will the Minister consult the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, on his opinion of the legality of what the Government are now proposing? I really recommend that he…09 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence RelationshipsMy Lords, it was a privilege to introduce this debate and it has been a great pleasure to listen to the many and varied contributions we have had, even from very distinct…09 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateI welcome this package, although it is belated, and I welcome its focus on lower-income people, with this exception that it is a universal payment to pensioners, including…26 May 2022HANSARDElections BillIt was said in the councils of which I was part that it would be a good idea to shake up conventional politics at the local level. That was the argument.23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI have no doubt about that; that is why we would not have mentioned it to my noble friend. I am trying to make the point that there is an argument for something that opens up…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe Minister made an important point in his argument about the 2011 referendum. That was on first past the post for Westminster elections. Is the Government’s contention that they…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI should confess to having been a supporter of electoral reform for many years—since the 1970s, when I was working for the Labour Government. The reason I became a supporter of…23 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I do not want to detain the House long on this matter. I should declare my interest as a member of Cumbria County Council. I would like to put on record a couple of…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionMy Lords, will the noble Earl give us a specific undertaking that the Prime Minister, if he sees Mohammad bin Salman in the coming days, will raise this topic and these concerns…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I declare my interests in this matter. I was born in Carlisle and attended Carlisle Grammar School. I live in Cumbria now and have an interest on the present county…09 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022Okay. I am trying to explain that there are serious risks in what is now planned. A pause could well be necessary. I do not see any problem with the Government revising their…09 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022Since this has caused quite a lot of local confusion, I ask that the Minister writes a letter to that effect explaining what Secretary of State Gove meant.09 Mar 2022