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HANSARDCovid-19: Mental HealthMy Lords, although it is strange to describe people who are, not surprisingly, worried about the current situation as suffering mental health problems, we should be concerned that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, it is not clear how much lockdown has helped to control the pandemic, but it is absolutely certain that it has created the worst recession in 300 years. Unlike most…04 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomy: Bank of England ForecastsMy Lords, the Bank’s report makes it clear that the construction sector has been hard-hit by the lockdown. It is vital to revive it, since it generates activity across the…13 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, there are two possible approaches to reform of any of our institutions. One is to ask: does it work in practice? The other is to ask: does it work in theory? The noble…13 Mar 2020HANSARDApprenticeships: Gender SegregationMy Lords, last year 48,000 young people, predominantly women and girls, applied to train as nurses in this country, but half were turned away because we ration the number of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingIt is not for the Government to put it right, but this House should be more critical than it has been today.05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingDoes my noble friend not think it odd that the BBC puts such emphasis on diversity of race, sex and sexuality but no emphasis on diversity of opinion? I am sad that today no noble…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingCensorship persists, even in this House—but of course I give way to my noble friend. I shall put my views online. Those who are interested in fact rather than its suppression may…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Puttnam, and to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Young, on introducing this debate. I must declare an interest:…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsMy Lords, I also declare an interest in Rothamsted, which I represented in Parliament for 34 years. Would it not be a wonderful thing if, instead of farmers having to treat potato…04 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s Statement and hope that these negotiations are successful, but is it not important to put the importance of trade agreements into perspective?…02 Mar 2020HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, this is a bizarre judgment, given that the previous court ruled that the Paris judgment was not legally binding, but is not the real root of the problem the fact that we…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, my noble friend and the Government are right to take a robust line with foreign criminals, but it must be at least doubtful how foreign people are if they have been here…10 Feb 2020HANSARDGreenhouse Gas EmissionsMy Lords, as we move from heating by gas to heating by electricity, will my noble friend bear something in mind? As you move north, it gets colder, heating bills are higher and…05 Feb 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, will my noble friend reassure those noble Lords who seem to think that a customs union arrangement would be superior to the free trade agreement that we seek because it…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNational Biodiversity Network ReportMy Lords, I declare an interest as the former representative of the constituency containing Rothamsted. That is the principal area where GM and other species development is going…04 Nov 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the original withdrawal agreement included paper declarations A.UK for any exports from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, but that did not…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I welcome this agreement and hope that it will be accepted by Parliament, even though it contains elements that I find very difficult to swallow. I want to address one…19 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMay I express my gratitude? Our trade with all countries outside the European Union is greater than our trade with the European Union and has grown faster than our trade with the…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechAlthough I was not here, I was under the impression that the Act required to hold a referendum was voted through by 498 MPs in that House but not opposed by this House. To…16 Oct 2019