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HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lord Howe for the amendments and place on record my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for all the work he has done on securing…03 Sept 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly. I have no problem with Amendment 12—the lead amendment—or Amendment 18 in the name of my noble friend Lord Bethell, but I am afraid that I have my…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillAs noble Lords have said, the reason for the delay is the complexity of having to adapt the estate here, which just emphasises the difficulty of creating or finding space…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I add my support to the amendments, which are important. I also endorse everything that has been said about citizenship and education, and the role that the noble Lord,…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I very much support these amendments. My noble friend Lady Byford and the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, have picked up on the importance of catering for not just those with…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI did not say it should be; I said it is. That is the reality.22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend in opposing the amendment. This is not an imposition we should place on the sponsor body. I start with a technical point, because the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, quoted one paragraph of the Parliament Act 1911 but he did not then quote the next paragraph, which recognises that, if you change the…19 Jul 2019HANSARDApprenticeshipsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Young of Norwood Green, on securing this debate. It is especially timely, as it enables me to develop points I made in Tuesday’s…04 Jul 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and Funding ReviewMy Lords, I very much welcome this debate and congratulate the Government on scheduling it. I also very much welcome what my noble friend Lord Younger said in opening about the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDReferendumsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Soley, on raising this important issue. I wish to raise two problems with referendums. The noble Lord raised the issue in the context…13 Jun 2019HANSARDThe Delegation of Powers (Constitution Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee The Legislative Process: The Delegation of Powers (16th Report, HL Paper 225).12 Jun 2019HANSARDPreparing Legislation for Parliament (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I beg to move the first of the two Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper. I do so in place of the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, who chairs the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDPreparing Legislation for Parliament (Constitution Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee The Legislative Process: Preparing Legislation for Parliament (4th Report, HL Paper 27).12 Jun 2019HANSARDPreparing Legislation for Parliament (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken in the debate, which has been a very good one indeed. The contributions have reinforced the recommendations made in the two…12 Jun 2019HANSARDParliament: Freedom of Speech and the Rule of LawMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, on raising this important issue. I will focus on the sub judice rule. Like my noble and…23 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I shall be brief in making a point that I regard as fundamental. The length of my speech will be in inverse proportion to the importance of what I wish to convey. I am…04 Apr 2019