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HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]A transponder.12 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]Perhaps I may be of help. It was pointed out to me that if I did not re-licence my shotgun within the statutory time limit I was given, the gun would be taken away from my…12 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I would like to speak in support of Amendment 25, and again, I had hoped to see my name attached to it. I am not sure whether the Committee fully appreciates the sheer…12 Feb 2020HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to place on the record my sincere thanks to all noble Lords who have contributed today. Nine of them have been in favour of the Bill, with one against—I exclude…07 Feb 2020HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]I hope that my noble friend on the Front Bench will remember that the scope of this debate is just this Bill; it is not the wider scope that the noble Lord has been talking about…07 Feb 2020HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]My Lords, of course, actually, it is the second time that I have had the privilege of putting an identical Bill before the House. Indeed, the last time was only six months ago.…07 Feb 2020HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.07 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesI am grateful to my noble friend for that quite full Answer. I have had extensive representations on this from Which?, Age Concern, the Association of Convenience Stores and about…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to ensure free cash machines are available for cash withdrawal for all communities in the United Kingdom.04 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, it is my privilege to have been an RAF pilot, flying both fixed-wing pistons and jets. I have flown extensively in Pakistan, Canada and the United Kingdom. More…27 Jan 2020HANSARDGift VouchersIs my noble friend aware that for those of us who are grandparents, gift vouchers are a very useful gift which the receiver can choose what they do with? Would it not be…22 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, for 23 years, I was a Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of Northampton South. What a joy it is to see the majority in that marginal seat move from 1,000 to…07 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords—30 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords—30 Oct 2019HANSARDElectric ScootersIs my noble friend aware that well over 1,000 incidents have been reported to the police—and not all police forces even record the figures involved? Can she assure the House that…29 Oct 2019HANSARDElectric ScootersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of electric scooters on public roads and pavements on (1) road users, and (2) pedestrian…29 Oct 2019HANSARDPsychiatristsMy Lords, is there not also a problem of retention of young male and female doctors when they qualify? Should we not look at the system in Singapore, where young doctors have to…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend, who has just given the House a few home truths. I am firmly in the camp of getting on with it; I am a practical man. I can…19 Oct 2019HANSARDSale of KnivesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that retailers selling kitchen knives adhere to regulations on the sale of knives.08 Oct 2019HANSARDSale of KnivesDoes my noble friend agree that we should pay tribute to the supermarkets and others which have carried out age challenges? Are there not two other areas we should seriously…08 Oct 2019