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HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) (Bilge Alarm) Regulations 2021My Lords, I have only three points to make. First, I welcome the eventual bringing forward of these regulations, which have been on the shelves of successive Labour, coalition…13 Jul 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]Lots of barbs are sometimes chucked at the House of Lords from different directions, sometimes quite rightly, but there seems to be a consensus among most people when they say…26 May 2021HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020My Lords, my noble friend Lord True spoke of Covid-secure working. It is very good to see him on the Bench today and so many Members speaking in the Chamber. That has been a…03 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 —Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020My Lords, I have listened with great respect to what the noble Lord, Lord Empey, has just said, and I agree with him about the importance of a United Kingdom. Like him, I intend…08 Jul 2020HANSARDContinuity Agreement: Kingdom of MoroccoMy Lords, I admired the stoicism of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, as he sat waiting for his eagerly awaited speech in your Lordships’ Chamber for such a long period, while what…09 Mar 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, these two reports have pointed all their recommendations, almost without exception, at government. However, government is not the only body responsible for promoting…29 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, wishing to reflect those sensible calls for post-general election result renewal and reconciliation, I set about ransacking our party manifestos for any evidence that…07 Jan 2020HANSARDSS “Richard Montgomery”If the noble Lord will allow me, I hope he will hitch a ride next year, in 2020, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the little ships going and coming back. The “Sundowner” will,…03 Jul 2019HANSARDSS “Richard Montgomery”My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey, on the way in which he has assembled his arguments and the thoroughness with which he has presented them to the…03 Jul 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeMy Lords, it is a pleasure to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Winston, particularly his thoughts about how things used to be in this Chamber. That was in what some would think of…09 May 2019HANSARDResidential Construction and Housing SupplyMy Lords, “sustainability” is used freely but it is not often well defined. However, I am absolutely convinced that one thing in this country is not sustainable: land. They do not…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNATOMy Lords, there are two main foci to what I will say: the first is the pressure points facing NATO from both within and without; and the second is the need for all members to pull…02 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Essential ServicesMy Lords, I did not have the long and distinguished career in local government that the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, obviously had, but I did spend a period in the chamber of Oxford…24 Jan 2019