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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister and wish her well in handling the Bill as it goes through the Lords. Having listened to the vast majority of the speeches today, I have to…20 Jan 2021HANSARDFloodingDoes the Minister accept that in a car-crash performance at the Public Accounts Committee last week, his department and the Environment Agency failed to answer the criticism in…20 Jan 2021HANSARDOfficial Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, that was a commendable introduction from a commendable Minister. I have read Defra’s detailed answers to the memo submitted by Friends of the Earth which appears in the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDProtocol on Northern Ireland: Disruption to TradeOne of the key lessons I took when briefly a Minister in Northern Ireland was the vital importance of attention to detail. Is not the Prime Minister’s lack of attention to detail…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsMy Lords, I declare an interest as someone who is shielding. I too congratulate everybody involved in the vaccine project. The Minister alluded to the targets; I have to assume…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord West of Spithead. There are some amendments in this group that I object to, and I shall vote against them if…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. I see that the clear intention behind Amendments 1 and 2 is to abandon the concept on which the Bill is based…11 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my friend the noble Lord, Lord Austin of Dudley, on a brilliant maiden speech. When normality returns, I look forward to working with him. The proceedings…30 Dec 2020HANSARDONS: UK Life ExpectancyMy Lords, my Question has nothing to do with Covid. What are the reasons life expectancy improvements have slowed in comparison to the previous decade? The flatlining in the ONS…17 Dec 2020HANSARDONS: UK Life ExpectancyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the publication by the Office for National Statistics National life tables—life expectancy in the UK: 2017 to…17 Dec 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperI am very pleased to see the Statement—the White Paper is winging its way to me at the moment. I am a bit disappointed that there was no mention in it of a potential barrage…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Withdrawal AgreementI am grateful to the Minister. To be honest, listening to him, I can hear that he is in an incredibly difficult situation with things moving outside the Chamber. I will confine…10 Dec 2020HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I know that we cannot have normal debates virtually, but I have to say that that last suggestion from the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, was an absolute disgrace. It would be…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, I thought at one point that I would scratch myself from the remaining amendments. However, as I noticed my name was still there…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMy Lords, I echo my noble friend Lord Liddle in applauding the Minister on his approach and attitude. Is it not worth celebrating the involvement and success of Turkey, Germany…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I too regret the split in this debate and certainly hope that it does not happen again. Members were left high and dry with no knowledge of what was happening on the…01 Dec 2020HANSARDFood and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I welcome these regulations. As I think I said in an aside when I signed on, I have never believed in Parkinson’s law so I will not take very long. The regulations are a…01 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I put my name down to speak on this amendment because it seemed the one opportunity that I would have today to give general support to HS2, the Bill and this amendment,…30 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I had better declare an interest because I am sitting here in south Shropshire. South Shropshire is unknown to the people who run Shrewsbury and north Shropshire. They…30 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have to declare an interest, in the sense that, due to my IT incompetence, my name appeared in error on this list of speakers. Nevertheless, I have listened to the…25 Nov 2020