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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 67 I will speak against the question that Clause 5 stand part of the Bill. I will also speak to Amendment 72. My Amendment 67 would limit the maximum…30 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsI welcome the noble Baroness to Questions. Can she please tell the House when Sue Gray will start work in her new role as envoy to the regions and nations?24 Oct 2024HANSARDRed Sea: Houthi AttacksI thought the question was about arming vessels, not the route they took. Can the Minister answer that, please?24 Oct 2024HANSARDPrisoners: Early Release SchemeI thank the Minister for his Answer and welcome him to Question Time. More than 3,000 prisoners serving terms of more than four years for serious offences are due to be released…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPrisoners: Early Release SchemeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent criminals who have been released under the prisoner early release scheme from reoffending.21 Oct 2024HANSARDZero-emission Vehicle MandateI am not sure we have yet had an answer on the Government’s view on road pricing. Can the Minister answer and make it clear whether we are going to go down that line?17 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsMy Lords, the noble Baroness has not answered an important question which my noble friend asked. Does the agreement give the United Kingdom an absolute right to extend the lease…09 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the Minister to her place. It is interesting that this Bill should have its Second Reading just the day after we debated the Product Regulation and Metrology…09 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill gives the Secretary of State wide powers to make product regulations. The detailed content of these regulations—the what and the how—will affect us all,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I appreciate that, but we have not actually got any detail at all, or even a summary, of what the responses are. We really do require that; it is normal.08 Oct 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, of course there should be a Holocaust memorial in London; it is absolutely right that in London we mark properly the terrible events of the Holocaust. An appropriate…04 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to the Front Bench. The United Kingdom’s international anti-corruption unit has been a world-leading capability since its establishment in 2017.…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to respond to this debate from this side of the House. I was and indeed remain a very happy member of the committee. I am also the executive chair of the…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am delighted to respond in this debate on His Majesty the King’s gracious Speech. In doing so, I declare my interest as chair of the executive committee of the Society…24 Jul 2024HANSARDRecognition and Enforcement of Judgments (2019 Hague Convention etc.) Regulations 2024My Lords, I too welcome this measure, but I want to take this opportunity to echo the very generous words of praise from my noble and learned friend Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. My…24 May 2024HANSARDCoroners (Suspension of Requirement for Jury at Inquest: Coronavirus) Regulations 2024My Lords, I welcome these regulations. It is very important that backlogs are reduced. It is very damaging to the families and, very often, to the witnesses who may have been…24 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on moving swiftly with this process. This saga has dragged on for 20 years. A trusted public body has been guilty of the most appalling…13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillUnder Clause 3(2) of the Bill, you do not get your appeal allowed if it has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.13 May 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, like others here today, I support the Bill and the amendments which the Government have laid. Like others, certainly including the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, I…29 Apr 2024