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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the explanation of the amendment makes its intention clear, and so I will not take very long. I do not say that this amendment is a leftover—far from it—but, back in…26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to those who have contributed. As far as I am concerned, my noble friend has given a positive, clear, on-the-record response for which he can be held…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this is a Bill I strongly support, I want it to work, but I think it will be a waste of time. That sounds harsh, but it need not be. As I said in the King’s Speech…25 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsI thank my noble friend for that Answer. Many blocks still to be done contain the same panels as Grenfell. Can we be assured that the companies identified in the Grenfell report…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on removing cladding from high-rise buildings.17 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Does not my noble friend appreciate that sending this amendment back to the elected House will, for the first time, give it a choice? There has been no choice for anybody in the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am goaded by my own Front Bench to speak for the second time in favour of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I also share the views of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. I…02 Jun 2025HANSARDWater: Supply and InfrastructureTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient supply of water, and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of water infrastructure in this…14 May 2025HANSARDWater: Supply and InfrastructureI thank my noble friend for that Answer—his first Oral Answer from the Dispatch Box—and I hope all the others are as good as that. Is it correct that, at the current rates of…14 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is my first contribution on this Bill, although I have sat in every debate on this issue going back to Committee. I do not have a creative nerve in my body—I have…12 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, I support what the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, just said. I do not intend to repeat the technical aspects of it, but I hope I can deliver the lay man’s common-sense view…06 May 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I rise to make a brief intervention. I have absolutely no interests to declare and I have no criticism of my noble friend the Minister or the Minister in the other…30 Apr 2025HANSARDTax: ChangesGiven the answer that my noble friend has just given, the best estimate I have seen is that the top 10% of taxpayers pay about 34% of their income in total tax while the bottom…29 Apr 2025HANSARDGovernment Supply Chains: CottonI thank my noble friend the Minister for that Answer, but is she aware that 22% of the world’s raw cotton is grown in the Xinjiang region of China? China is a world leader in…24 Apr 2025HANSARDGovernment Supply Chains: CottonTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the publication of A Guide for commercial and procurement professionals regarding tackling modern slavery by the Government Commercial…24 Apr 2025HANSARDSoft Drinks Industry LevyI remind my noble friend that the voluntary system for the reduction of salt, which was organised by the Food Standards Agency before I joined it, was so successful that the World…18 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, so that we do not gloss over the constitutional aspects of this Bill, I remind my noble friend that, when he said that he appeared before the Delegated Powers and…12 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am sorry to intervene. I entirely agree with the sentiments expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Maude, but I just want to describe my experience. In 2009, I went before…11 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillCan I press the noble Lord before he sits down? How is this amendment consistent with the conventions of the UK Parliament? It seems to me that it is not, and I would like an…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillWe should give the Chair more powers.11 Feb 2025