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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister. Would he be able to produce any written evidence of these improved relationships between landlords and operators for the Committee?29 Jun 2022HANSARDAgricultural Fertiliser and Feed: Rising CostsMy Lords, I declare interests as an arable farmer and NFU member. The war in Ukraine has brought home the importance and fragility of food security for the UK. As an island…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being able to take part at Second Reading and in the first day of Committee. Like the noble Earl, Lord Devon, we all want Project Gigabit to succeed.…29 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, Her Majesty’s gracious Speech is full of good intentions. The first paragraph states that “Her Majesty’s Government’s priority is to grow and strengthen the economy and…16 May 2022HANSARDEconomy: Spring StatementBefore the Minister sits down, can I kindly ask whether, in the interests of time, she would kindly write to me? I had some queries.31 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomy: Spring StatementMy Lords, the Chancellor has had a most difficult series of unexpected events to cope with since he came to office. First, there were the consequences of Brexit, then Covid and,…31 Mar 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. Does he recall the passage in Alastair Campbell’s memoirs when he said that he could not believe that Viscount Cranborne was…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]No, I do not agree with that. The current system for the election of the 92 can be fine-tuned. The change I would like to see is that all replacements should be elected by the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I acknowledge the tenacity of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, in promoting this Bill, and for reaching the age of 80 since we last debated it. It is for another day to…03 Dec 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the integrated review of March this year was an important landmark in the UK Government’s definition of a post-Brexit international role for the country and set out a…19 May 2021HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, while I wholly support measures for larger commercial millers to minimise the risks associated with folic acid deficiency in vulnerable groups in society, I ask that the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, first, I declare my interest as an arable farmer and a member of the NFU. As other noble Lords have stated, the key point of the SI concerns the annualised confirmation…22 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, since we are already diverging from the EU—for instance, with regard to lightening new share-listing rules—does the Minister believe that equivalence does not really…08 Mar 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I listened carefully to the introduction from the noble Lord, Lord McFall, and his summary of the reasons of the Procedure and Privileges Committee, but I found them…22 Feb 2021HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, I will confine my remarks to the unauthorised drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean regulations. I declare my interest as co-chair of the All-Party…08 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, putting the contribution of the UK’s financial services in context, according to a City/PwC paper in January 2020 they contributed £75.5 billion in tax revenue in 2019,…28 Jan 2021HANSARDNew Businesses: Capital Gains TaxMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister use her best endeavours to encourage the Chancellor to keep capital gains tax rates the same, and encourage him also to take the view…20 Jan 2021HANSARDForeign Policy: UK-EU DialogueTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what formal arrangements they have put in place to enable regular dialogue between the United Kingdom and the European Union about foreign policy…14 Jan 2021HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Beith, and the powerful speeches by the noble Lords, Lord Anderson of Ipswich and Lord Faulkner of Worcester,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I rise to support my noble friend Lady McIntosh’s Amendment 52 and my noble friend Lord Dundee’s Amendment 55 concerning “supply sources for livestock feeds as an input…17 Sept 2020