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HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate. It arises, really, from a debate on 25 October in which I played a part. I understand a lot of what is being said. I am a…22 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Supply IssuesMy Lords, I refer to my horticultural interests. What success has the department had in negotiations with the Home Office on extending temporary worker schemes to non-edible…20 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Supply of MedicinesMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will be mindful of the fact that I have a family horticultural business. Before the House met today, I was on a call with the National…09 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: GovernanceMy Lords, I am pleased indeed to follow my noble friend Lord Shinkwin, who I am sure all noble Lords here presently admire greatly. His contribution to this House belies any…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, some speeches come more easily than others and following my noble friend Lord Leicester’s maiden speech, I feel I have only one principal task and that is to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesAt the end insert “with the exception of the recommendations relating to the conduct of divisions which should be reconsidered by the Committee because this House regrets that the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesBefore the noble Lord sits down, perhaps I might ask for a point of information. First, does he no longer intend for us to change our system of voting on 1 November? Secondly, can…25 Oct 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, it is well known that I am a consensualist too. It is no pleasure at all to speak against a report of a committee chaired by the Senior Deputy Speaker, my noble friend…25 Oct 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I can think of no finer phrase to sum up the noble Lord’s intentions. In light of him agreeing to take the report back for more consultation and consideration, which is…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, I am chairman of the Midlands Engine APPG sub-group on the visitor economy. Like other noble Lords, I want to speak in this debate because tourism is a much more…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I see this as a key grouping and I intend to speak to Amendment 10, moved so ably by my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge. It is ironic that we are debating this…21 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I had a good education; what I have made of it is perhaps a different matter. Sixty years ago, I was taking my A-levels and S-levels. At 17, I left school and went to…15 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, my interests are in the register; my family’s interests as farmers, landowners and growers of bulbs and other horticultural crops are, I think, known to most noble…07 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in this Second Reading of a Bill that has such widespread support for its purpose. My interests are listed in the register.…26 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, I find myself trying to rediscover my voice in this place. I hope I will be forgiven. I am using some notes; in the past I used rather to wing it, which I prefer. The…20 May 2021HANSARDTrade and Official Controls (Transitional Arrangements for Prior Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity of speaking to these statutory instruments and to the Minister for his explanation of the regulations. I am also grateful for the…18 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, and I look forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Morse. My entry in the…17 May 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge on picking up this Bill from the other place and presenting it so ably at Second Reading today. This small but…16 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, it is quite right that the House meets today with the sole business of paying tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Many noble Lords have…12 Apr 2021HANSARDHauliersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support hauliers transporting goods internationally.04 Mar 2021