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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group. If there is to be a retail licensing scheme, it needs to be more robust, fairer and more enforceable than currently envisaged. It…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, very briefly, I support Amendment 168 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, and of other noble Lords, because it seems so reasonable. Surely there is no harm done…03 Mar 2026HANSARDSouth Western RailwayTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of South Western Railway since nationalisation, and whether they have taken account of its…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSouth Western RailwayI thank the Minister for his reply, and I agree that this has been a disaster for years. However, passenger groups report that since nationalisation, South Western has suffered a…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, on the first day of this Committee, there was wide agreement that this Bill was about public health in general and about preventing young people starting to smoke in…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, on the first day of this Committee, there was agreement among all noble Lords that the Bill was about public health. The purpose of these amendments, to which I have…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, another major difference between mass-produced cigarettes and handmade cigars is the quantities consumed. Desktop research shows that the average cigarette smoker smokes…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a non-executive director of a company, one of the minority shareholders of which is a vape manufacturer. We all start off on common ground. We…27 Oct 2025HANSARDOnline Communication Offence ArrestsMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, for this debate. I declare an interest as an author and publisher. With the noble Lord’s blessing, I should like to extend…17 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 83, 85, 86 and 88 in my name. I am sure noble Lords will have noticed that, after the Second Reading of this Bill, media reports the next day…19 May 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I declare an interest, in that a minority investor in one of my companies also manufactures vapes, although my concerns for this Bill have nothing to do with vapes but…23 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I too welcome the four maiden speakers and congratulate them on their speeches. Meanwhile, like some of us here today, I was in the other place yesterday afternoon…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, my Amendment 8 simply seeks to ensure that the area taken up by the Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Victoria Tower Gardens will not occupy an area any greater…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords, and the Minister in particular—I would like to take up his offer of letting us see a model. That would be a very good idea, because the basic…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 17 in my name, which I do not think has been particularly addressed. I reply, in part, to my noble friend Lord Pickles: this tries to stop any…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillTo respond to—20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillTo reply to the noble Lord, Lord Austin, I was not for a moment suggesting that anybody here, on either side of the argument, is motivated by that. I was reporting on a summary at…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I, too, rise to speak to this amendment, not so much to comment on the design, although I find it meaningless, unimaginative and repetitive, but to comment on the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to this group of amendments in particular and would argue for the retention of the Bishops as currently constituted. I fully appreciate the arguments…12 Mar 2025