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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendment 58”.22 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak today. I came to learn and listen to the experts on areas I do not know much about. But listening to the noble Lords, Lord Cromwell and Lord…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I very much agree with the contents of virtually all the speeches we have heard so far. The right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds said that he wanted to introduce…09 Mar 2022HANSARDClimate ChangeDoes the Minister accept that one of the problems with renewables is intermittency of supply? Surely one way round that serious problem for the next decade would be to use gas…01 Mar 2022HANSARDState Pension Underpayments and Arrears for WomenLet us get some gender into this. The noble Baroness talks about “people” and “persons”, but we are talking about women. When was the last time tens of thousands of men were…21 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I strongly support the Bill. I recall some years ago being on a boat on the Thames with Thames Tideway and being briefed about the massive new tunnel. When the financing…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: LockdownsOn the issue of Covid and mortality, does the Minister have a view about the allegations made in the BBC2 documentary last night that there were hundreds of thousands of excess…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the Government should embrace this amendment. I want to concentrate on the traceability argument of goods, and in particular cotton imports. Without good traceability,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillWill the Bill, when it arrives, fulfil the commitments that David Cameron made in his seminal speech in Singapore?31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillYou are answering for the Government.31 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentCan I say to the Minister that more nurses means more uniforms and more garments? The NHS boasts about being the largest employer in Europe, so what action does the National…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I have found the debate fascinating today. I thank the Minister for the detailed responses he has given. I have not changed my mind on any of the issues, and I very much…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMoney LaunderingI thank the Minister for his Answer, but is he not curious about the effects of transnational kleptocracy by British professional service providers such as HSBC and Mishcon de…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMoney LaunderingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to commission an independent assessment of the scale of money laundering in the United Kingdom.13 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 109A, which proposes a new clause. I freely admit that the content of what I am about to say is really nothing to do with the Bill; the Bill is a…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI remind the House that I said that the Food Standards Agency, and therefore the unit, can use the powers of RIPA and the CHIS Act that we passed last year. We are not dealing…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill12 Jan 2022HANSARDLegislation: Skeleton Bills and Delegated PowersMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness. I much enjoy her FT Weekend pieces and I have detected a major change in tone in the last three or four months. I used New Year’s…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I, too, intend to concentrate on the one aspect of the Bill that should not be in the Bill—namely, Part 5. I share the views expressed by others. It seems to undermine…05 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021My Lords, I make two preliminary points before my main point. First, it would be quite contrary to the way in which this House works and to the conventions under which we operate…15 Dec 2021