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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Don’t worry, Martin—we’re counting it against you. Amendment 6707 Sept 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, there is an instant when you are thinking, then you have to stand up and give a reply to your Lordships’ always-penetrating questions. I was going to say in response to…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, I greatly welcome what the noble Baroness has said, and I tried to make the same point earlier: 45 members of the public at Wennington had to self-evacuate; 10 members…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, the noble Baroness comes from an extremely radical anti-capital stance, which she has exemplified. I will not be an advocate for any particular company, but I think many…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, there were number of points there, and I could quite easily be tempted to go rather further than I should. I said when we were discussing this earlier in the week that I…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, I did not notice that dominance in the massive number of defeats suffered by the Government in your Lordships’ House in the last Session. However, the noble Baroness,…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, I am not certain it is the role of your Lordships’ House to challenge the other place, although I agreed with the later points made by my noble friend. I believe your…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, the Prime Minister is the Prime Minister and the Queen’s principal adviser. It is for the Prime Minister of the day to advise the sovereign on appointments to your…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his questions, and he knows that I share his deep and profound respect and affection for local government and the astonishing public…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseAs ever, the noble Viscount speaks wise words. I shall take back what he said. The reality is that, despite the pressures that there were in various places, the NHS emergency call…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionNone, my Lords.21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, any Prime Minister would normally pay heed to the advice, as this Prime Minister has made clear. There is a particular case to which your Lordships continually return,…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseI am very grateful to the noble Baroness. I entirely endorse what she said about the horrific nature of some of the pictures and films we saw, behind each of which is a person…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, disruption is in the eye of the beholder. The historical policy of the Liberal Democrats is to replace your Lordships’ House with an elected Chamber.21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, the reality of this House is who comes here and who works. Sometimes, those who do not come here very often make enormous contributions; I can think of a very…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, my noble friend makes a very good point, to which every past, present and future Prime Minister should pay heed: this House is enriched by all manner of diversity. I…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, again, I think that is a matter not for the Executive but for the parliamentary authorities. I am sure they will have heard the noble Lord, who is a most assiduous…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, it was 374.21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, my noble friend has just made a point, as did so many noble Lords who have contributed, that should not be characterised as a sceptical point, or whatever, as so often…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, I very much regret that, although I wrote to the noble Baroness opposite about the resilience forums and funding, which is embedded and due to continue, I did not reply…21 Jul 2022