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HANSARDHealthcare Students: Tuition FeesHow responsive will the Government be to specific proposals to localise the future training of nurses, so that nurses are more able to live at home when they go through training,…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am listening in to a fascinating discussion and points in relation to tenant farms and smallholdings. I certainly found the arguments and proposals by the noble Lord,…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I thank the Government for the way in which they have listened on the amendments that have been tabled, particularly in relation to late licensing and the problem that…20 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, this morning the Prime Minister announced that he hopes to see spectators at sports such as football by October; I trust that there is a plan on top of the hope. I…17 Jul 2020HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020I congratulate the Minister and the Home Secretary on their appropriate action in relation to FKD, and the Sonnenkrieg Division and the Atomwaffen Division previously. I also…16 Jul 2020HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureThe last church meeting I attended was 40 years ago, when my concluding comment was that Church politics made even the Labour Party transparent in its operations—so it is a bit of…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2020My Lords, I am still struggling a little to work out how the coronavirus crisis directly links into the dangers of malign investment in the artificial intelligence sector, which…15 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I speak in favour of Amendment 29 and the other pro-nature, pro-ecology amendments in this group, in support of diversity and of some of our lost agricultural…14 Jul 2020HANSARDPort Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her work and success in bringing this forward. To assist with balance in the debate, I shall challenge her on the decision on NSDs being…10 Jul 2020HANSARDEnvironmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020I welcome this modest change and note that the charge on plastic bags has been pretty much universally accepted across the country and with virtually no complaints. But we need to…10 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeWell done, Minister, but how many more people are under active consideration of being sanctioned? Is it a handful, tens or hundreds?09 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 12 and 13, and I endorse what was said by the noble Earl, Lord Devon, and other noble Lords, on the importance of robotics in…09 Jul 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Autumn OpeningMy Lords, when schools return, will competitive sport be allowed for all these kids who have been locked inside for so many months? If not, what is the precise evidence base that…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19Small sports clubs are particularly vulnerable to the lack of people paying to go in. When will the Government come forward with plans to allow small numbers of people to pay to…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: Xylella FastidiosaDo we anticipate a shortage of lavender or rosemary in the next few years?08 Jul 2020HANSARDSurrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020My Lords, this instrument is to be welcomed and I hope that it will be supported unanimously. It comes on the back of what the National Crime Agency described as “the UK’s biggest…08 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, to begin, I take my reference point from the Book of Genesis, where Adam and Eve were told that they had to be stewards of all creation. That was further defined in the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment etc.) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, we did not vote to leave the European Union, only to have the European Commission telling us what our state aid rules should be, particularly in the energy sector, where…02 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020My Lords, “The beef and butter mountains, they never seem to stop When the little streams of bureaucracy come a-tricklin’ from the top Why we joined it, I don’t know at all.” I…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a little disconcerting to end up being thought by the noble and learned Lords, Lord Garnier and Lord Falconer, to be on the side of the angels, but I concur with…29 Jun 2020