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HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, when I asked a similar Question on 16 May, the Government said they were monitoring the situation; it is hard to fault them for lack of consistency—they are still…21 Jul 2022HANSARDSri LankaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to give urgent material assistance to Sri Lanka to alleviate the economic crisis in that country.21 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a privilege to speak after the right reverend Prelate and to hear of the encouraging things happening in his diocese. We also heard him mention the fact that they…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I am happy to accept the correction from zero to minuscule because it does not change my argument in the slightest. I thought I had said close to zero, but either way I am more…19 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that an increasing number of GPs prefer to work part-time because they face a marginal tax rate of 62% on earnings over £100,000? Will he…12 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 37 I will speak also to Amendment 460 in my name, which is closely linked to it. They work to a similar effect. The purpose of these amendments is to…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend the Minister has a difficulty with his throat, and I commiserate with him on that. He also has a difficulty with the Bill. He wants to have a Bill which…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I heartily second that call for information. To conclude, my noble friend the Minister said that he thought that flexibility in response to the sort of circumstance that I am…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]11 Jul 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for introducing this important Bill, as I thank her for her typically witty, engaging and gracious remarks about a…08 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 11 only. It carries over into our new domestic legislation what is referred to in the European Union legal context as the Teckal exemption.…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeWould my noble friend explain why these changes, if the Motion as framed is passed, and even if amended by the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I was going to—05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeI am genuinely puzzled by the noble Lord focusing on the end of the day and on this point about staff. Members of staff will still start out at a certain point in the morning and…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I hesitate to appear to disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Berkely, but I shall humiliate myself by doing so. I venture to suggest that there is a definition of a…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I think that my noble friend is approaching his peroration. May I ask him for a little clarity? Take the example of the bus company. Bus companies operating under a franchise—for…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]You could have more of me, my Lords, but I will simply say that I know nothing about ports. However, I know a little about airports and they are technically subject to economic…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]No, I am delighted. It adds much illumination.04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Since that is technically an interruption to my speech—04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Oh well. I shall just work on the text I have; I mean, what is one meant to do? There is “Water” and “Transport”. “Ports and airports” and “Extraction of oil and gas” are also…04 Jul 2022