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HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, I draw attention to my declarations in the register of interests. I think that most of us here have some doubt that the Government will meet their target, although their…24 Apr 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Global PositionMy Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Pitkeathley, and hope that he enjoys his time here. We are in rather difficult times, so we look forward to further contributions. I…13 Mar 2025HANSARDHousing: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, I refer the Minister to the issue of rural businesses—shops, in many villages, that are a vital part of the vibrancy of those communities and services—which are being…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPolitical Donations: CapMy Lords, I think the Minister accepts that there is an urgent need to tackle foreign donations, malign actors and donations funnelled through companies that may not, in reality,…05 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I do not believe that what happens next in Ukraine rests with America. It rests in large part with Ukraine, as the Minister indicated. However, it also rests with…05 Dec 2024HANSARDBuilding HomesMy Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests, as I work in this field. I might add that I have advised successive Governments—the last Labour Government, the coalition…30 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the three new Members to the House who have spoken today, but also, importantly, I welcome a new Government. I welcome them in the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDAffordable Housing: SupplyMy Lords, I draw attention to my declared interests, as I work in housing and planning in various ways. It is an immense interest of mine. That work came out of policy reviews for…25 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, the commitments to Ukraine—both the short-term increased commitment and, perhaps even more importantly, the long-term commitment the Minister referred to—are immensely…25 Apr 2024HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords—17 Jan 2024HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, I draw attention to my declaration in the register of interests. The noble Lord, Lord Young, is quite right to point out the need to plan for homes but there is also a…17 Jan 2024HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]I support the noble Lord very strongly. He mentioned Ukraine, so does he agree that, given the language used, the actions of Putin and those around him are clearly a genocide?28 Oct 2022HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, sadly, there is no way to dismiss the fact that this is an absolute catastrophe for the people of Afghanistan, especially its women, those who have supported principles…18 Aug 2021HANSARDCovid-19I am sure that the Minister is alive to the fact that the beta variant is less susceptible to the AstraZeneca vaccine in particular, with effectiveness as low as 10%. Perhaps,…21 Jul 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, the two big blocks to people adopting electric vehicles, now that so many are available at high quality, are access to a charger and cost. The Minister mentioned the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDPolicing: European Championship FinalI hope the Minister has seen the videos shown on Italian media of Italian fans being beaten, apparently as they came out of their stand, by so-called British “supporters”—better…15 Jul 2021HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, the Minister keeps talking as if this is only for people out of work and the solution is to find work. However, this support goes to people on low incomes, including…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination with Devolved AdministrationsMy Lords, further to that last answer and the point made by my colleague, my noble friend Lord Bruce, about the situation in Scottish hospitals at the moment, I am sure the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Minister has just commented that there may be red-list countries for some time to come, and that is clearly correct. That is a reflection of two things. First, many countries,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDArctic: Security and Co-operationMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister just said about climate. The NATO Secretary-General identified climate change as a crisis multiplier, referring not least to the Russian…28 Jun 2021