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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the noble Baroness has asked some searching questions. I too want to focus on health. I have had the privilege of being married to a medical practitioner for some 60…17 May 2022HANSARDSri LankaDoes my noble friend recognise that Sri Lanka was a founder member of the Commonwealth and stood by our country in relation to the Chagos Islands and the Falklands? First, does he…16 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberWill the Minister make a clear recognition of what my noble friend Lord Udny-Lister said about the services? When I was Chairman of Ways and Means, an inspection was held on the…16 May 2022HANSARDElections BillTwo votes. The noble Lord is quite right. I do not know whether any noble Lords from the Welsh Benches are here, but in 1974 Carmarthen was won by Labour by three votes. My dear…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend on the Opposition Benches. I did indeed have my own Bill: the Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill. It had its First Reading on 5 July…06 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, as one who has been involved in housing policy for over 50 years, I pay tribute to my noble friend for his time, care and effort, and his listening qualities, which have…04 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI was suggesting that we do carry on because the evidence is there in government data, not in a forecast from the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, or some minor operation that he—16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I hasten to say to your Lordships that I do not smoke and have never smoked. In considering the amendments before us this afternoon, it is worth giving some of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend on these amendments. Of course, this is an extension of the debate that we had on the eighth day in Committee on the Bill. I want to look at…07 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil and Gas ImportsGoing back to Ukraine, is it not a fact that Russian gas is coming to this country by ship, in LNG tankers? In that case, why do we as a country not refuse entry to any of those…07 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 65, which would modify the major statement in government Amendment 64. I was greatly encouraged when my noble friend the Minister sent the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it was a real pleasure to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Moore of Etchingham. I have never met him, other than through the written word, though I have to say I must have…23 Feb 2022HANSARDWindfall Tax: Oil, Gas and Energy CompaniesMy Lords, instead of threatening major companies such as Shell and BP, would it not be more sensible and in the interests of UK Ltd to recognise that we need those companies to…22 Feb 2022HANSARDRevised Energy National Policy StatementsMy Lords, I apologise for speaking in the gap, but I had not realised that we had to have a list in the Moses Room. I shall be brief. I spent a number of years on the Select…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasBearing in mind that the four Governments previous to this one have ignored the role of nuclear—that appears to be the situation—can my noble friend assure this House that we will…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsIs my noble friend aware that this problem has been with us for over four years? Is he confident that this demand that Her Majesty’s Government are making on the construction…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I apologise to the House that I did not take part in the Second Reading debate; I am afraid that my wife was in hospital at the time. I was a trainee and marketing…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have never smoked and I have no wish to smoke, but I am a marketing man by profession. We have here a legal product, the consumption of which has been steadily…04 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, it has been my privilege to be involved in public and private housing for over 50 years now. I was chairman of the housing committee in the London Borough of Islington…02 Feb 2022HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome very much this SI today. By way of background, I have had the privilege of reading the CAA publication Airspace Modernisation Strategy , and I have had the…13 Jan 2022