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HANSARDGeothermal Heat and PowerMy Lords, I also thank the noble Lord—oh, I do apologise.06 Jul 2023HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I add to the much deserved congratulations to my noble friend Lady Moyo on her maiden speech today. I turn—unsurprisingly to the Minister, I am sure—to the closing part…16 Mar 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy Lords, I wish I could echo the optimism of the noble Lord, Lord Austin, but sadly I cannot. As we have heard this evening, instead of a more benign security environment in the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee, A N ational P lan for S port, H ealth and W ellbeing (HL Paper 113,…09 Feb 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)My Lords, I will speak personally and very briefly. I declare my interests as set out in the register. I thank all noble Lords for their contributions, particularly my noble…09 Feb 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)My Lords, one of the truest aphorisms in sport in the UK is that the world of sports politics makes the House of Commons look tame by comparison. Recognising that, we, as Members…09 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Just to help the Minister, my interest is really the financial and manpower resource that is available to the ISOP to undertake what is a very significant role in the context of…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]To pick up on the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I appreciate that in the context of this amendment the question of resources is critical, but how will the ISOP be…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Can we pursue this a bit further? If it is to be independent, and if it requires a budget in order to meet what it believes to be its goals, it is constrained in those objectives…14 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth Promotion Bill [HL]My Lords, I refer my interests as set out in the register. I congratulate my noble friend in sport, the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on securing this debate and introducing a Bill…02 Dec 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I will always treasure the privilege of having enjoyed many discussions with Her late Majesty about her enthusiasm for sport—never restricted to equine events but they…10 Sept 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 104 concerns the provision of defibrillators in schools and academies. My purpose in proposing this amendment requires me to declare my interest as chair of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillMy Lords, I hope that the rumour to which the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, refers is correct. I will argue the case as to why this should not be implemented if passed by both…13 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UKOn that point, would my noble friend the Minister be happy for me to populate my case study with the names and write to him accordingly, so that he could follow that up? Also,…07 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UKMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, for his absolutely outstanding work and, as part of that, for communicating and engaging with us today by securing this debate.…07 Jul 2022HANSARDMusicians and Creative Professionals: Working in the European UnionMy Lords, I also thank the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, particularly because he added the phrase “and other creative professionals”. He will know that this immediately gives me the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalMy Lords, pursuant to the question of the noble Lord, Lord Addington, is my noble friend confident that adequate preparations have been made to avoid similar events at the England…06 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I look forward to debating the forthcoming energy Bill. Once again, it looks set to be a Christmas tree Bill on which your Lordships will be able to hang many policy…16 May 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesPursuant to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Addington, will the Government confirm that they will work with the organising committee and the WHO in particular to reach out…17 Mar 2022