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HANSARDState Pension AgeHas my noble friend considered the conclusion of the Office for National Statistics that: “Over a 20-year period the estimated change in deaths associated with warm or cold…18 Jan 2022HANSARDState Pension Age—a laughable matter to the Liberal Benches over there—and how long does she expect this beneficial effect to continue?18 Jan 2022HANSARDEnergy PricesWhen my noble friend considers the impact of higher energy prices, will he bear in mind the fact that, wherever the cost of meeting net-zero targets has become an electoral issue,…12 Jan 2022HANSARDFarming Industry: SupportI declare an interest as the former MP for Harpenden, where the Rothamsted Research Institute is. When your Lordships’ House discusses agriculture, it is converted into a TARDIS,…11 Jan 2022HANSARDEnergy CostsMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on securing this timely and important debate. I will make four simple points. First, higher energy costs hit the cold, the old and the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, few of us would risk crossing the channel in a flimsy, inflatable dinghy, so we assume that anyone who does so must be fleeing a well-founded fear of persecution by an…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNet-zero EmissionsMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that living standards generally can rise only if we produce more output per head? Conversely, living standards will fall if we need more…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]With respect, that is a silly point because we left under the treaty of whatever it is, which had Article 50 which allowed members states to leave.03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, on putting forward this Bill; if anyone could by his wit, eloquence and the respect in which I hold him convince me of its…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]The noble Baroness makes a point which I had not previously considered. If the agreement is being breached in that respect, it is an important matter and I would agree with her…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]Who would select the people on this statutory appointments committee? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. My understanding was that at the time, if he wished to, the Prime Minister could have created enough Peers to get his legislation…03 Dec 2021HANSARDAdult Social CareDoes my noble friend agree that the primary obligation of a Government is to provide decent care for those who cannot finance their own care, and that the lowest priority is to…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBBC: Government SupportMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate on the occasion of his excellent maiden speech. He describes himself as a late arrival in this House, but we…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that, if it is morally and legally right for the French authorities to turn back immigrants seeking to leave their shores, it would…25 Nov 2021HANSARDMigrantsMy Lords, this debate takes place under the sombre cloud of the tragic death of 27 migrants off the French coast yesterday. I join noble Lords in offering my sympathy, prayers and…25 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy Lords, I greatly respect the expertise of the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, and do not want to comment on the legality of this, but could my noble friend confirm that the effect of…10 Nov 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Au PairsMy Lords, I welcome the fact that we are moving away from the deplorable British habit of paying British workers too little and not training them enough, and instead relying on…08 Nov 2021HANSARDRefugees: StatusDoes my noble friend agree that it is time to renegotiate the original Geneva convention on refugees, which was passed when there was a finite problem of displaced persons in…02 Nov 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesIs not the premise of the noble Baroness’s Question—namely, that global temperatures are rising faster than previously predicted—the reverse of the truth? When the IPCC was…27 Oct 2021