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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it is not my intention to delay the conclusion of this very exhaustive and thorough Committee for very long. I will only take a minute. Some noble Lords will be aware…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I am happy for Amendment 134 to be withdrawn. I am very grateful for the assurances the Minister has given me that this will be a matter subject to further consideration.11 Dec 2024HANSARDCivil Service: PoliticisationMy Lords, I want to indulge the House with some reflections on my personal career experience as a political appointee in government. I do not want to see a politicised Civil…28 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil of the Nations and RegionsMy Lords, will my noble friend confirm that this Government are committed to a comprehensive plan for devolution in England, and that this plan will, for the first time, allow…27 Nov 2024HANSARDG20 and COP 29 SummitsMy Lords, should we not be proud of the fact that we now have a Prime Minister who is an internationalist who recognises that by pursuing internationalism we find the solution to…25 Nov 2024HANSARDFinancial Services: Mansion House SpeechMy Lords, I very much welcome the proposals on pension funds that the Chancellor has put forward. However, I have some sympathies with what the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, said…21 Nov 2024HANSARDThe Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, first, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Levene, for his decades of very distinguished public service. We all owe him a great deal for what he has done. Secondly, it…21 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I agree that there is a substantial degree of consensus on the need for reform, which the previous Conservative Government started five years ago with the Williams…20 Nov 2024HANSARDBus FundingMy Lords, on this side of the House I am sure there is a very warm welcome for these proposals. Under the previous Government, when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, a White Paper…19 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversitiesMy Lords, I declare a non-current interest: I was for four years a director of the University of Cumbria and for seven years chair of the council of Lancaster University. My theme…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformThere are more of us.12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the Government’s plan to remove hereditaries, finally, from this House. My preference—I would certainly have thought this a few years ago—would…12 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Livermore, on his coherent and brilliant introduction to this debate. I am also looking forward to the maiden speech of…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, from listening to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, I think there is a misunderstanding about what the Government are trying to do. As I understand it as a humble…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly, as the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, mentioned what I said in Committee. It is right to raise these questions here, but they are questions for…06 Nov 2024HANSARDScience and Technology: EconomyMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, on an excellent maiden speech. I have to say that I hesitated to put my name down for this debate. There…31 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesMy Lords, the new policy on investment that has been announced will be widely welcomed on this side of the House as giving an opportunity for the public sector, in partnership…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I have an amendment in this group that is closely aligned with the noble Baroness’s, on which she has spoken very eloquently. It would reaffirm the Secretary of State’s…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillWould that be a decision for the Secretary of State or for Great British Railways?21 Oct 2024