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HANSARDListed Historic BuildingsMy Lords, much of our built heritage up and down the country is literally crumbling, and the backlog of repairs is getting longer and longer. That is in no small part due to the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, who makes some extremely good points in trying to put more meat on the bone of the Government’s proposals. It…13 Jan 2025HANSARDSyriaI thank the Minister for his earlier comments, which are reassuring, up to a point. I follow on from the comments of my noble friend Lord Ahmad. On Captagon, we are presented with…19 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-corruption CourtMy Lords, does the Minister recall the problems that we have had with the ICC, for example, as some countries simply will not sign up to these international bodies? Some of the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it has been a privilege to listen to most of the speeches today. Without singling out too many, it was particularly nice to hear my former House of Commons colleague, my…11 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am most grateful—I have reached the advisory time and I shall take your Lordships’ advice and begin my wind-up immediately. I imagine the meeting will be a look at local…11 Dec 2024HANSARDRespect Orders and Anti-social BehaviourMy Lords, regarding the Minister’s remarks about tightening up the legislation surrounding e-bikes, we are seeing those used increasingly for mobile theft all around the capital.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm BertWill the Minister convene a meeting of local authorities to discuss the issue of the concreting over of many driveways up and down the country? Often, the problem with surface…26 Nov 2024HANSARDFuture of the Post OfficeMy Lords, the way that services are to be provided is changing, from banking services to remote GP diagnostics, so the Post Office and its invaluable network should change and…18 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that no foreign national offenders are being released under the early release scheme?14 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeMy Lords—14 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Energy: CostsMy Lords, I crave the House’s indulgence for largely lifting the comments I will make from a contribution to a debate we had in February this year. I was going to make a few…14 Nov 2024HANSARDNewly Qualified Young DriversGranted, the priority must be to deal with the backlog of young people taking their driving test, in order to increase their productivity, but is it not also time to look again at…11 Nov 2024HANSARDFilm IndustryI thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. There is much in it that I welcome. The film industry needs fiscal certainty—one thing it did not have when I was shadowing the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastFor some years now, we have had a British military programme, with British military training teams training the Lebanese army extremely successfully. Does the Leader of the House…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAfrica: Commercial Opportunities and ExportsMy Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Popat, on initiating this timely debate. It is early days for this Government, but we have been told that…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPharmacies: Rural AreasAnother creative way is to locate some of these pharmacies where we still have community or cottage hospitals up and down the country, which has been done successfully. Will the…10 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join the general congratulations to the Labour team, the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Collins, and the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson; they will do an excellent…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureMy Lords, the Minister does his job extremely well. Can he clarify whether the Government are still fully behind the Storm Shadow missile programme? Will he use this opportunity…25 Jul 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaDoes my noble friend the Foreign Secretary share my concern that the continuing withholding of the now $430 million under the Israel-Norway Accord, which is largely from…21 May 2024