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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateHas the Minister ever read his own department’s weekly statistics paper for test and trace? On page 8 of that for the latest week, from 3 to 9 September, there is a chart and…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I promise I can tell the time. The Minister will have realised by now that there have been massive mixed messages. It is his job to get that sorted. We have heard that…18 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this is an absolutely first-class proposed new clause. It is completely rounded in many ways. I want to deal with the first part of the amendment, which relates to…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I avoided devolved issues in Committee and was seeking to avoid them on Report, but I want to come in to support the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I have a couple of points…17 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Civil Service CodeMy Lords, what concerns me is how civil servants who might be involved in corruption trials relating to the substantial number of multimillion-pound government contracts let…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, took less than three minutes to move the amendment. I hope to copy that and avoid some of the Second Reading-type points that I have just…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillThe reason that I put my name to this group was a single amendment—so I will resist pontificating on the others—and that was Amendment 11. Looking down the notes of the points I…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am now unmuted; the order seemed to have changed. As in Committee, I support the thrust of the amendments. I may have misread the technicalities of Amendment 15,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Statement makes it clear that the numbers of cases are rising. Will the Health Minister give the House his personal assurance that sufficient personal protective…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, sitting in an office in London dreaming up flexibility to the planning laws to encourage more housing sounds a good use of time. I know; I have done it myself as…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I too welcome the maiden speeches of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn and of the Minister. I too made my maiden speech from the Dispatch Box, 19 years…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, that is a deplorable Answer. I at least expected an answer to the question. I wanted a date. Would the Minister discuss this with the Prime Minister, who takes an…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFolic AcidTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have yet been able to form a conclusion on the proposal to add folic acid to flour following the consultation between 13 June and 9…03 Sept 2020HANSARDRussia: TradeI thank the Minister for his Answer, but will those figures be improved by the Prime Minister prostituting himself and his office in the interests of getting Russian money through…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Cameron and Lord Krebs, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I was privileged to be able to put my name to the…28 Jul 2020HANSARDRussia: TradeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current balance of trade between the United Kingdom and Russia.28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, 20-odd years ago, when we formed the Government in 1997, this was new to me and not something that I had given any thought to. I was responsible for animal health and…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to say a few brief words in support of what I think is the key amendment, Amendment 173. We need a national food plan. We heard very strategic…21 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillBefore I was elected to the Commons in 1974, I spent my working life in the manufacturing industry, producing products from machine tools to motor cars, weighing machines and…17 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentDo the Government now accept that there is no further excuse for secret, non-competitive contracts for PPE channelled through the friends of Ministers and special advisers? There…16 Jul 2020