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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, my wife and I have had the privilege of living in the Wye valley in Wales for nearly 30 years. We go swimming at Glasbury most mornings in summer, some mornings in…09 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I was one of the people who asked the noble Lord to separate these two Motions and I am very grateful that he has done so. It shows the great courtesy that he has always…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, my name appears on all three amendments in this group and therefore it is very tempting to make a long speech on all of them. But I will not do that; I am going to…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThat is right. He has succeeded; I have lost my thread. If we had had more time or if the phrase “extended consensus” had been interpreted more widely, these matters could have…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I speak in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord McNally, whose name was to the amendment just so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins. He had a back procedure…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI thank your Lordships very much. It goes into a procedure, called whatever everybody shouted a minute ago, and the fate of this clause, along with the rest of the Bill, will…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWho appointed Mr Jeffrey?22 May 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the phrase “the elected House must prevail” is a meme around this place. We have certainly heard it from both the Government and the Opposition, and we heard it again…20 Mar 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I will confine myself to one clause in this Bill, Clause 50, which will repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. That is the dross that makes an otherwise…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I apologise for the frightful coughs coming out of me; I can assure those sitting near me that the house doctor has said that I am not infectious, so they have a few…08 Feb 2024HANSARDPrivate Parking Code of PracticeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reintroduce the Private Parking Code of Practice for private parking operators that was withdrawn in June 2022.14 Sept 2023HANSARDPrivate Parking Code of PracticeMy Lords, on 2 December last year I parked my car at Abergavenny station, buying 14 days’ parking from the ticket office. There was a train strike on the 16th, so I could not get…14 Sept 2023HANSARDPrivate Parking Code of PracticeI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, but my Motion was put down long before the new document came out.14 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, Amendments 159 and 160 are in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord McNally, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Hollins and Lady Newlove. First, I apologise for the fact…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillDoes the noble Lord agree that a report which gives as part of its evidence conversations with a sample of precisely 12 complainants cannot be taken seriously?12 Jul 2023HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am glad to start my speech by agreeing with two things just said by the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey. First, the current Minister should stay in his post for ever. However,…07 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I hate to intrude on disputes between lawyers, even though the lawyers in this case seem to be on different sides. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, I will…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, social care is the Passchendaele of the welfare state. It is now 25 years since I sat on the royal commission on this subject. Since then, there has been a veritable…30 Mar 2023HANSARDBBC: Future Funding (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, may I have the unused time of my noble friend? Like this House, the BBC licence fee is always going to be abolished in five years’ time. The current Culture Secretary—I…16 Dec 2022HANSARDHorseracing IndustryMy Lords, what great timing the noble Lord, Lord Risby, has achieved in securing this debate, because this is the week when, to a fanfare of trumpets, the British Horseracing…17 Nov 2022