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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…12 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…11 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a privilege—and in this year of all years, the year of the Platinum Jubilee, it is a great privilege—to move this Motion for an humble Address on behalf of your…10 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…10 May 2022HANSARDChannel 4 PrivatisationMy Lords, does the Minister realise that it was the Labour Party in the 1950s which bitterly opposed the establishment of independent television? He should not be surprised by the…05 Apr 2022HANSARDForeign Languages: Economic ValueHas my noble friend seen the evidence given just a few days ago by a former British ambassador to Moscow to a Lords committee, in which he lamented the decline of foreign language…29 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lords, Lord Dubs and Lord Rennard. I am not going to repeat the arguments; I support them, and the House has heard them. This anomaly can be dealt…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI just want to say to my noble friend Lord Cormack that, if a Member of Parliament is in a constituency that they do not represent but is on the register, they can vote for that…28 Mar 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction of NumbersMy Lords, could I ask the Minister if he will ask his right honourable friend Jacob Rees-Mogg to direct his efforts to the DVLA where, we read, people are not returning to their…24 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillPerhaps I may ask my noble friend about a situation where there was a hung Parliament, where the Prime Minister had no majority—we have had that experience very recently—where a…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I am very puzzled by this debate. There have been words used such as “inappropriate”, “exceptional” and “misuse of power” to suggest that the Prime Minister of the day,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI am very pleased that the noble Lord asked that question, because the debates this evening have said that we do not think the monarch could conceivably refuse a request for a…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI just think that if you gave the House of Commons the opportunity to veto it, and the Government of the day simply could not get on with their business, which is what would…25 Jan 2022HANSARDLegislation: Skeleton Bills and Delegated PowersMy Lords, as a member of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, I have seen us comment on thousands and thousands of SIs, and we have been very fortunate to have a…06 Jan 2022HANSARDSmall Business Commissioner: Late PaymentsCan my noble friend ask his department to look at what happens in other countries, to see which countries do better than we do and what lessons we can learn?07 Dec 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I have two stories about two people. One was a very good friend of mine, who was diagnosed many years ago with motor neurone disease and suffered the inevitable long and…22 Oct 2021HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, who speaks on this issue with a powerful voice, as he does on so many issues. I too congratulate my noble friend Lord…07 Feb 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, who has just made an excellent speech. We are very fortunate in this place in being able…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election BillMy Lords, I strongly support the Bill. Parliament is currently deadlocked; we need to break free from this political paralysis. The country—and above all, business—needs stability…30 Oct 2019HANSARDExtension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Naseby, and I support the Bill. Before I come on to the main point that I want to make in my speech, I shall pick up one of the points…19 Jul 2019