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HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I begin by declaring an interest. I am a leaseholder in a block where I stay when I am in London during the week which has been found to have major safety defects and in…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy Lords, the integrated review is an extremely sobering document. In part, this is because of the new and changing security threats it outlines, but it is also because the…17 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapMy Lords, the Government’s proposals for moving out of lockdown are being made possible by the extraordinarily impressive vaccination programme. As someone who has now had their…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, this Statement marks the most sombre milestone. One hundred thousand deaths is an horrific figure. Our hearts go out to the families of all those who have died and to…28 Jan 2021HANSARDLiaison Committee ReportI thank the noble Lord the Senior Deputy Speaker for undertaking an exhaustive review which has produced very sensible proposals. Of all the committees to be created as a result…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I begin by associating myself with the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, in respect of recent events in America. This is probably the most sombre Statement we…07 Jan 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, recent appointments show that the Government have, in effect, torn up the Burns report. Do they have a strategy for the size of the Lords, or will this Prime Minister…05 Jan 2021HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, it may be a commercial matter for P&O, but when it closed the route P&O said it was doing so in light of the Covid pandemic. Given that the Government are spending…05 Jan 2021HANSARDP&O FerriesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have held any discussions with P&O Ferries about the discontinuation of the Hull-Zeebrugge passenger ferry.05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillLeave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to allow the Bill to pass because it fails to meet the undertakings given to the people of the United Kingdom by…30 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, some four and a half years after the referendum result, we can now see in the treaty that we are discussing today the outline shape of the UK’s future relationship with…30 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, as I indicated at Second Reading and in the light of the arguments I advanced then, I beg to move the amendment standing in my name on the Order Paper and wish to test…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, of course I share the noble Baroness’s view about the importance of the Lord Speaker and, indeed, all those who have made the House work so well. I have to say, my…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this is the last knockings on Part 5 of the Bill. It has been a sad and sorry saga from beginning to end. The Government understandably drew huge opprobrium, both…14 Dec 2020HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I apologise for detaining the House. I had not intended to speak but, as the noble Lord, Lord Mancroft, took the trouble to explain what he understood to be my views, he…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to be able to support the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, again in his amendments before your Lordships’ House. These amendments will remove…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid 19: Winter PlanMy Lords, this is the most positive Statement the Prime Minister has been able to give since March, as we now have the real prospect of effective mass vaccination against…24 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for answering questions on the Prime Minister’s Statement. The Prime Minister begins by saying that he “will update…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Howard, and to agree with him—not inevitable, in my case. As he said, this has absolutely nothing to do with…09 Nov 2020HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, says it is a sad day when people need to be trained how to behave. It is—but, unfortunately, it is not the case that Members of your…03 Nov 2020