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HANSARDNet Zero: Civil Society and Faith-based OrganisationsI commend the Minister for his favourable mention of government/publicly owned Sheffield Forgemasters and its role in the small modular reactor programme. Could he therefore…08 Jan 2026HANSARDComputer-generated Child Sexual Abuse MaterialMy Lords, what possible confidence can we have in Ofcom to take action effectively, given its lamentable failure to stand up for customers against the mobile phone companies?07 Jan 2026HANSARDJobs Market: Wider Economic ImplicationsMy Lords—18 Dec 2025HANSARDJobs Market: Wider Economic ImplicationsMy Lords, should not the Government look at the incredible difficulty that youngsters have in getting into work, with very bureaucratic HR processes for making applications?…18 Dec 2025HANSARDWelfare of Domestic AnimalsMy Lords, might I suggest to the Minister, in the same way as I did to her Conservative predecessors when I was trying to introduce legislation to ban the import of hunting…04 Dec 2025HANSARDUK Citizens in VenezuelaMy Lords, is not the fundamental, underlying problem that the prosperity of Venezuela has been destroyed by the corrupt dictatorship, which is being propped up by other…04 Dec 2025HANSARDGateway 3 New-build ApplicationsMy Lords, if this were one isolated regulator falling down on the job, that would be one thing; but one after another, these quango regulators are failing. Is it not time to look…03 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS Industrial ActionMy Lords, the fundamental issue here is that many previously professional organisations now seem intent on acting not as trade unions but as parodies of the trade unions of the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, did the Minister note that, in his second intervention, the Opposition spokesman in no way made any criticism of David Kogan in relation to whether he was a fit and…26 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, has the Minister or the department received any representations from the Opposition—including from their spokesman who just spoke—that Mr David Kogan, with all his…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayMy Lords, have not a lot of the problems with the conditions of the rolling stock arisen from the ludicrous decision to put out the work to the leasing companies, for which it was…20 Nov 2025HANSARDWater and Sewerage Companies: Statutory ConsulteesMy Lords, in looking at the system of regulation, can we consider that Ofwat’s failures are not in isolation? Many regulatory authorities in this country are showing similar…20 Nov 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on moving on with proposals that originally came in the 2003 White Paper, which, as Minister for Transport, I had some hand in. I also point…11 Nov 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords—11 Nov 2025HANSARDModular Nuclear ProgrammeTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the announcement of a modular nuclear programme, what steps they are taking to ensure the manufacturing involved is undertaken in the…15 Oct 2025HANSARDModular Nuclear ProgrammeI thank the Minister for that reply but draw his attention to the statement put out by the Government on 15 September, Golden A ge of N uclear D elivers UK-US D eal on E nergy S…15 Oct 2025HANSARDWest Papua: DeforestationMy Lords, will Ministers make clear in their discussions with Indonesia about this important issue that we absolutely recognise the territorial integrity of Indonesia, especially…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDMy Lords, underpinning any individual ID scheme has to be an individual ID number. Other countries normally seem to base that on date of birth plus a scheme of other numbers. Can…14 Oct 2025HANSARDRoad PricingMy Lords, the last question identifies some of the key problems with road pricing. Mention was made of peak-time charging. That may be fine for civil servants and those living in…18 Sept 2025HANSARDNuclear Regulatory SystemI thank my noble friend for that Answer and welcome him to his new role. He will know, from defence, how we have been producing small nuclear reactors for over half a century, and…10 Sept 2025