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HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionMy Lords, noting the noble Lord’s title, I congratulate him on last night’s events at Anfield—all we need now is for Notts County to get back into the league, where they belong.…23 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionMy Lords, again, I hear what the noble Lord says. I find myself in the position of answering on behalf of a department that manages the group in relation to government debt.…23 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionI fear that I referred to “Neanderthal” to mean the age-old days when I was young but, certainly, part of the call for evidence and part of the appropriate and proper management…23 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionYes, a consistent understanding of the problems of debt using such techniques is extremely important. The regulations on council tax were promulgated, I believe, back in 1992—now…23 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionMy Lords, as the noble Lord will know, action was taken in 2014 in relation to enforcement agents. This is an area under examination. We have recently launched the call for…23 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, repeating the allegation that the Government suppressed a report that is not a government report does not make that allegation true. I repeat that the report has been…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, all Members of the House will have noted the comments in the committee report in relation to your Lordships’ House. It is extremely important that we should all be on…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises a range of important matters, and I do not deny the importance of any of them. The Government keep all these factors in mind and are watchful.…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, I am not going to comment on operational matters, but the noble and gallant Lord obviously touches on important questions, which are firmly on the agenda and in the…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, I was not influenced by any Russians. My noble friend touches on something which I beg your Lordships—and have done before—to hold in their mind. The decision to leave…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, Ministers have not dragged their feet, and issues of electoral integrity are very much under consideration, as the noble Lord knows. Action will be taken in the course…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord and his work on the production of the report, which I have welcomed on behalf of the Government. It makes comments and recommendations…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, my noble friend asks a detailed question; I will undertake to respond to him on that. In general, the threats faced are various, and there is no question that the UK is…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, I have said before that I do not accept the noble Lord opposite’s narrative about delay. The intelligence committee has been reformed in this Parliament; it has…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, giving personal views from this Dispatch Box is probably not the wisest thing. On the timescale, again, the sponsor body is independent. It will conduct its review on…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, the Government have given a very full response to the inquiry. In the short time available, I cannot add further to the details of that response. As for the noble Lord’s…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, the noble Lord asked a number of questions there, which no doubt we can return to. On the first point, I do not accept that there is a catastrophic failure, as he puts…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, the Government welcome the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia. We have been clear that Russia must desist from its attacks on the UK and our allies.…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, again I am not commenting on the Government’s operational activities. I repeat that we have seen no evidence of successful interference, and we assess any new evidence…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, a number of factors have been raised by noble Lords during our various exchanges of which I have taken careful note, and the considerations that my noble friend has put…22 Jul 2020