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HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill08 Dec 2020HANSARDConvention on Biological DiversityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what preparations they are making for participation in the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological…07 Dec 2020HANSARDConvention on Biological DiversityI thank my noble friend for his answer and draw attention to my environmental interest as in the register. Next year’s CBD will be a crucial opportunity for the nations of the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: GCSE and A-level ExamsI welcome today’s Statement. I trust that my Question did not make the Government rush it out precipitately. They seem to be doing everything they can to be fair and generous to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: GCSE and A-level ExamsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on classroom-based learning, what plans they have for (1) GCSE, and (2) A-level, exams (a) in 2021,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 2, I will speak also to Amendments 3, 14 and 15 in my name. I rather regret not speaking on the previous debate, for two reasons. First, I would have…30 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, it is an extremely great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Blencathra. He has made a very eloquent case for all the amendments in his name and those that I have…30 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill30 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillI am very grateful to all noble Lords who took part in this short but important debate. I understand the issue about memorial trees not being recognised as monuments, but this is…30 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, at the end of the Committee stage, the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, who it is always a pleasure to follow, implied, and has somewhat repeated today, that those who want to…30 Nov 2020HANSARDSport Sector: Financial SupportMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register as a trustee of the Saracens Foundation. I welcome this much-needed support for sport. I know that my noble friend, as we…25 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsMy noble friend is, I am sure, aware of the frustrations that the House has just heard. Here is a question to which I do not expect an answer, perhaps, at the moment. How many…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 23, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, to which I was pleased to add my name. We have just heard from the noble Lord,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI do not want to labour the point, but I am a little dense on this issue. As I understand it, my noble friend is saying that you could ban the use but not the sale of coal or…23 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Croatia and Bosnia-HerzegovinaDoes my noble friend agree that these border tensions only increase the serious problems of gender-based violence and human trafficking? What can Her Majesty’s Government do to…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty. I too want to speak in support of Amendment 11, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, which I was…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support my noble friend Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth and I was delighted to put my name to his amendments, together with the noble Lords, Lord Tope and…17 Nov 2020HANSARDConsumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I do not need to detain this Committee long. My noble friend the Minister has done an excellent job of explaining these regulations. I spent most of my working life in…16 Nov 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move Motion 1A standing in my name. I draw attention to my environmental interests, as declared in the register. I am also a member of the Marine Conservation…12 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilMy Lords, this is an extremely serious development and I am sure that Her Majesty’s Government are working hard with international partners to ensure that democracy and human…12 Nov 2020