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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I very much like Amendment 134 and hope that the Government will find their way to supporting it. It seems to me important that, since it is well drafted, we should go…31 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much hope that the Government will look at Amendment 25, in the context not only of this Bill but of whether the MoT test needs updating anyway in these respects.…15 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a couple of amendments in this group, but I will start by talking about Amendment 51 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. If he wants to come in ahead of…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapMy Lords, is the European pressurised reactor working reliably and safely anywhere in the world and, if so, where?15 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change: Impact on Developing NationsMy Lords, we need developing countries to join us in the progress towards net zero, but we also want them to develop. I am delighted to see that this conundrum was dealt with at…11 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a number of amendments in this group. I begin by asking my noble friend the Minister to encourage his team to get me a reply to what I call my Eastbourne email. I…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I was struck by my noble friend’s answer on Amendment 43. Is he saying that, should one of the small innovative companies we have in the UK go bust, anybody who has…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not have any problems in principle with the Bill at all, but I look forward greatly to Committee, given all the speeches I have listened to—we will have a lively…28 Nov 2023HANSARDEducation: Advanced British StandardMy Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s interest in broadening the curriculum at age 18. Has the Minister had indications from universities that they are willing to broaden…17 Oct 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsMy Lords, would my noble friend consider making it much easier for young people to get work experience in the NHS, so that they can see what a wonderful career it is, rather than…19 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 282NE in this rather miscellaneous group. It is one of the joys of England that we have a lot of towns with houses that have no driveways but front…18 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I very much hope that the Government will take this amendment seriously. I would like to see them accept it. I do not agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Young, that…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, in search of this rather elusive rapprochement which my noble friend on the Front Bench referred to, I suggest that we bring the scope of this Bill closer to what was in…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I am naturally disappointed in that, but I shall not give up during the course of rest of this Committee trying to find other ways in which we might reach a compromise…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, as I did in Committee. The reduction that she has achieved in her ambitions sits very well with…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I can see that this could be a very constructive Bill, particularly if we got back to our manifesto promises—to refer to what the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, said. The…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI would have thought so. We need to be rational about conservation. Conservation often involves killing. It is one of the reasons why the RSPB is not as successful as it should be…12 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I too wish to support Amendment 221A. Swifts, by their nature, nest in holes in trees but took advantage of the advent of human buildings to transfer their allegiance in…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have an illustration—as ever, from Eastbourne—of what is going on with solar panels. We have in the middle of town about 400 hectares of grazing marshes. There is a…04 Sept 2023