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HANSARDRailways BillI agree with the Minister’s three main aims for railway improvement. He is right that punctuality is insufficient. Last year, under 85% of trains arrived within three minutes of…07 Jul 2026HANSARDMilitary Conflicts: International LawMy Lords, why does the Attorney-General wish to break the US-UK treaty on Diego Garcia, when the ICJ has no ability to order us around on Commonwealth and defence matters, and we…07 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationMy Lords, my sister died at birth, so I remember well the impact this has on families. What more can the Government and the NHS do to help those families who have lost a baby in…06 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Marine Protected Area: Sargasso SeaI urge Ministers to look again at the giving away of the Chagos. There is no legal need to do so, and my noble friend Lord Cameron, as Foreign Secretary, realised that, did not do…06 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, these are indeed important amendments. It is a tragedy what has been happening to our steel industry in this country. It suffered considerable decline under the last…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has raised this; it was also something that I mentioned in our previous debates. In my experience of old industrial sites, the…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I welcome the intent behind Amendment 22. We should not be careless about the interests of the steel-using industries. Many years ago, I was responsible for Darlington &…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Road Map and Profitability ReviewWhy are the Government asking for carve-outs from bad EU laws when, as a sovereign country, we should just say that we do not accept bad laws?01 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Road Map and Profitability ReviewIs this not a policy to make us more dependent on imported dairy and meat from the EU, because these policies will find that the carbon targets, the grazing policy and the wilding…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend. I have also referred to this in past interventions, so I need not say very much. Looking at the tragedy of the British steel industry under…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the two noble Lords on the Front Bench for setting out this challenge to the Government. When you have a company in loss that is really struggling,…01 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension SchemeMy Lords, will the Government be asking the contractor for compensation for their costs and inconveniences, as well as the contribution it should be making to those who have lost…30 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for raising the crucial issue of electricity prices. As the strategy is to convert more and more to electric arc furnaces, the price of…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I fully support this amendment and hope that it will tease out from the Minister a little more about what the underlying purpose of the general legislation is, as I am…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I welcome these three amendments. Amendment 2 is a necessary slight curtailment but would still leave the Government with enormous scope, given how wide-ranging the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am very glad that my noble friend raised the issue of an impact assessment, because if the Government press ahead with the acquisition of British Steel under the legislation,…29 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitAs the Government have decommissioned the last minesweeper and the last frigate we had in the Gulf, what assistance can we practically offer in the very important task of clearing…23 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026My Lords, as a Member of Parliament, I was unable to vote for the original climate change legislation. It seemed to be totally unrealistic, it was likely to be extremely…23 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Use of X by Government DepartmentsDoes anyone in government have the job of reading all the incoming messages, following the Government’s submission, and do they ever take any of them seriously?23 Jun 2026HANSARDHS2 Ltd: ConsultantsWhen will we have a realistic timetable and budget to complete the works on this much-delayed railway line?22 Jun 2026