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HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.27 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, while the money announced yesterday is of course very welcome and we thank the Chancellor for that, it is £11 billion over five years. This is jam tomorrow—we need the…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBBC: Government Role in ImpartialityMy Lords, does the House not remember those halcyon days—oh, okay. If you want.15 Mar 2023HANSARDBBC: Government Role in ImpartialityMy Lords, does the House not remember those halcyon days of the Blair premiership when not only was Gavyn Davies, a Labour donor, made chairman of the BBC but Greg Dyke, another…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt won us the referendum.08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy noble friend the Minister is an experienced lawyer, and we have heard a lot about how this may or may not be in contravention of international law. I am not an experienced…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, I apologise to Members present because I should have declared an interest at the beginning, although admittedly it is over half a century out of date. When I was at…03 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.03 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, this is a Bill entirely about fairness. Indeed, a Member of the other House said to me only this morning, “What is there not to like?”. It was started in the other place…03 Mar 2023HANSARDScotland: Bottle Deposit Return SchemeMy Lords, I went litter-picking at the weekend and I am much encouraged by what the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, said. Do I understand that, if I were to fill a lorry with all the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRestoration and Renewal Programme BoardMy Lords, I am not looking to join the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, in his garden shed across the way, but there is a very real issue of accountability. We are already talking about…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSoft PowerMy Lords, the world has changed rather dramatically in the two years since the publication of this review. I know that the Minister is not directly responsible, but could he go…09 Feb 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review: UpdateMy Lords, will my noble friend go back to the department and tell our right honourable friends the Secretary of State and the Minister for the Armed Forces that it is very welcome…31 Jan 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: ResilienceThat this House takes note of the level of resilience of the Armed Forces, given the reduction in personnel and equipment as set out in the Defence in a Competitive Age command…26 Jan 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: ResilienceMy Lords, first, I thank everyone who participated in the debate, and pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Hintze, formerly of the Royal Australian Army, and the noble and gallant…26 Jan 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: ResilienceMy Lords, I am delighted to have secured this debate. I think it is a fairly timely debate. We look forward to hearing the maiden speeches of my noble friend Lord Hintze and the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, we have heard some very impressive speeches. This will not be one, but in my brief contribution I will make three swift points. First, I pay tribute to Karen Pollock and…19 Jan 2023HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Future PandemicsWill the Minister reassure the British people that, when the report of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hallett, and her excellent commission is finally published, they will…16 Jan 2023HANSARDMilitary Personnel: Strike Action CoverMy Lords, it is the role of the Armed Forces to defend and support this country and its people in difficult times, including times like this. Many of us will remember the serried…19 Dec 2022