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HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I understand the logic of this instrument as a temporary, short-term measure; the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, explained its logic with great clarity. I also share the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020My Lords, my interest in this topic arises from my role as a county councillor in Cumbria, where, of course, there are many issues to do with farming. In a sense, some people…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateDoes the noble Baroness agree that a key factor in avoiding the risk of a second wave is the capacity to introduce effective local lockdowns with effective tracking and tracing?…25 Jun 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, I join this debate as a relatively novice member of the House’s Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, and it has not been a very satisfactory experience, in terms of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainDoes not the very fact that the Prime Minister made such a point of mentioning Ukraine and the western Balkans in his Statement demonstrate that the Government intend to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I would like to make three points—briefly, I hope. The first is a point of process. It would be nice if the Minister acknowledged that this is clearly not a normal…16 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this is major legislation and I am sure that the goal of having a better set of arrangements for agriculture than we had under the common agricultural policy, including…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Wealth Investment FundMy Lords, I want to press the Minister on the key point of principle in my noble friend Lord Haskel’s excellent Question. Do the Government accept the need to set up a mechanism…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I commend the Government for their urgency in bringing forward this legislation. It is clear that, as a result of Covid, we face a potentially massive corporate crisis…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Planning SystemCan the Minister give us a timetable for what the Government intend to do, and when, given that there is an urgent need for action in this area?08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI would like to follow up on the penetrating questions asked by the noble Lords, Lord Taylor of Holbeach and Lord Lansley. Surely it must be the case, and surely this is the logic…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy question concerns the “track and trace” system. I declare an interest as a county councillor in Cumbria, where we have had severe outbreaks of the virus. A world-beating system…03 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I accept the case for this derogation and thank the Minister for introducing it so clearly. However, I would like to ask him some questions. I was a great supporter of…02 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThere have been some excellent speeches in this debate and I fully support the amendment moved so ably by the noble Lord, Lord Fox. We are debating matters of fundamental…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, this debate goes to the heart of what we are as a country. The arts and cultural heritage sectors are in a deep existential crisis, and something has to be done. It is…21 May 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThis is a step forward but a very modest one. Does the Minister agree that this is a proposal that has to be agreed with the European Union and the European Commission in the…21 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Businesses and the Private SectorMy Lords, I share with the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, a belief that the country needs a vibrant private sector of both big companies and SMEs. However, the crisis requires us to…21 May 2020HANSARDWeights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, on the clarity of his exposition at the start of the debate on this very complex matter. It is also nice…20 May 2020HANSARDWeights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020Of course I will. I suggest that he writes to them and explains that the great brouhaha about EU bullying was so much nonsense.20 May 2020HANSARDWeights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020Yes. I believe that the Government should now be acknowledging that this issue is nothing to do with EU sovereignty but was to do with international standards, and that it is…20 May 2020