Contributions
83 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillMy Lords, I do not know what set that phone off. There is no need to drown me out just because I am going to speak. This has been an enjoyable debate for those of us who think…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillSorry; I know Michael better than Tom. I thank the noble Lord for that correction. Let us be in no doubt: this Bill is another U-turn, not by the Truss Government—they have got in…17 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Politics of Polling (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for that thoughtful reply. I particularly thank noble Lords for the extraordinarily kind remarks they made about me personally, especially when, if…19 May 2022HANSARDThe Politics of Polling (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I start with the history of this matter. I proposed and was asked to chair the original Select Committee on opinion polls, and chaired it for most of its history, until…19 May 2022HANSARDThe Politics of Polling (Liaison Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Liaison Committee The Politics of Polling: an update (8th Report, Session 2019–21, HL Paper 197).19 May 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I put my name to this stand part debate. When I was in journalism, people used to say of me, “He may be no good, but at least he is quick.” I will try to follow that…23 Mar 2022HANSARDDigital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)My Lords, to tell your Lordships the truth, I feel like an imposter. This report was shaped, inspired and given its passion by Lord Puttnam, the chairman of the committee, who I…11 Mar 2022HANSARDDigital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, which, besides its other virtues, was continent in the time it took given the richness of the debate. I thank everybody who took…11 Mar 2022HANSARDDigital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Digital Technology and the Resurrection of Trust (Session 2019–21, HL Paper 77).11 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am sorry to come back to something the Minister said just before the intervention of the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, but I think the record will show that the Minister…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI do not want to take up the Committee’s time on this. Perhaps we could have an exchange of letters.10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, when the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, came into the Chamber, I do not think that she was expecting to have to move any amendments, and when I came into the Chamber, I…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am doing my best, on the basis of only 20 years’ experience in this House, to follow the Minister. Is he saying that he is going to try to improve a clause in…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will briefly make a point about these proceedings. As I understood it, when we debated the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, the Minister…10 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Lord who sat on the Dilnot committee. I think it was a first-class report, which, at the time, I was prepared to endorse…07 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Moore, if he did not know it before, will now have the feeling that this is a slightly peculiar House. We have had a wonderful debate this afternoon…23 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is a rather strange grouping. In the earlier debates we were dancing at times on the heads of pins, and now we have the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, with her…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCopyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Sporting EventsMy Lords, not only noble Lords here but all sorts of other people will be watching this debate this afternoon, including racing as a whole, racecourses, owners, trainers, jockeys,…02 Dec 2021HANSARDAge Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]My Lords, in my 20 years in the House I have heard every possible excuse from Ministers for not doing what they obviously should do: something will cost too much money, there is…19 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the possible role of the private sector in helping individuals pay for social care.28 Oct 2021