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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I very much agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, has just said, and I will add a couple of points. One is that in a committee system, every single member of the…23 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is utterly ridiculous that only 5% of UK pension funds are invested in the UK. The figure was 50% when I was a pension fund manager. The difference is entirely down…20 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall be living through the reality that my noble friend Lord Fuller has just outlined: in Eastbourne, we will be completely unparished. The people have been consulted…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I had a large number of amendments to my noble friend’s amendment, but I have reduced them in the interests of simplicity and time. As my noble friend Lord Jamieson has…13 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am delighted to see this series of requests for reviews. I support my noble friend’s Amendment 157. I support also my noble friend on the Front Bench in his Amendment…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, we know that a much higher percentage of pension fund assets could happily be invested in UK assets; indeed, that was the case when I was managing pension funds. It is…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPlan 2 Student Loans: Repayment TermsMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Balfe, and with the agreement of the House, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.17 Mar 2026HANSARDPlan 2 Student Loans: Repayment TermsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that Answer, and I declare an interest as the father of a daughter who is currently accumulating these loans. Does the noble…17 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a long time since I was managing big pension funds in the 1980s. In those days, we were in the happy position of considering it a bit underweight if you had less…16 Mar 2026HANSARDSchools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (England) Regulations 2025That this House regrets that the Schools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (England) Regulations 2025 are accompanied by an impact assessment that…12 Mar 2026HANSARDSchools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee for drawing my attention to these regulations. The committee is the punishment battalion of the House of…12 Mar 2026HANSARDSchools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her comprehensive reply, much of which I completely agreed with. I take issue with only two points. The first is the restriction of the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDSchools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2025That this House regrets that the Schools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2025 are accompanied by an impact assessment that…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, after that, I had better begin by confessing a misdemeanour. Many years ago, I added my terrier’s name to the census as a “rodent operative” and gave her age in dog…11 Mar 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I suggest that, since the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, is on her feet in the Chamber, we do not have just 30 seconds but should wait for the Division. It would…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her very high-quality, thoughtful and complete reply, which I have become used to. I am sure that I and my noble friends will…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Banner, unsurprisingly, makes an eloquent case for his Amendment 222C. I very much hope that the Minister will hold to what she said when this issue…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I had not realised that the noble Baroness was so much in favour of this amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, made reference to consultation. The provision for…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am sure my noble friend’s imagination is broader than that.05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I welcome Clause 73; it is an excellent development. I want to take advantage of the opportunity to debate its inclusion in the Bill to press the Government further on…05 Mar 2026