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HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, has given us the opportunity to question assumptions and to think through an important question. The noble Lord, Lord Layard, set it out…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I regard the BBC as a great national asset. I support the values on which it is based, I approve of the standards to which it aspires, I value…05 Mar 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, speaks very wisely with the voice of experience, and I hope very much that Ministers will pay attention to what he has just said.…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEssex: Major IncidentMy Lords, I recognise that there are limits on the extent to which my noble friend can commit the Government, but I urge him to take very seriously the points made by the noble…28 Oct 2019HANSARDFrequent Flyer Airmiles SchemesMy Lords, might the Minister consider a more rifle-shot approach and, instead of thinking about commercial airlines, think about private jets? Might it be an idea to levy a tax on…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, there is one matter on which I am able to agree with the Prime Minister: that the Government should get on with Brexit. As much as I regret the result of the referendum,…02 Oct 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that my noble friend Lord Cormack speaks for many and that the House should consider his point? We had a Statement recently about the increase in…30 Sept 2019HANSARDExtension of Article 50Does my noble friend agree that in some ways the collapse of Thomas Cook provides a dress rehearsal for what might happen in the event of no deal? A no-deal crash out would…25 Sept 2019HANSARDInflationMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Forsyth has achieved a notable success in making statistics both interesting and controversial. Normally there is nothing so dry as statistics, but…01 Jul 2019HANSARDEU: Law-making ProcessMy Lords, is my noble friend aware of the old saying in the Army that time spent on reconnaissance is rarely wasted? In other words, one ought to know what the other side is doing…01 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the reason that we have not yet left the European Union is not because of machinations by Brussels, as the noble Lord, Lord Pearson,…22 May 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, like others I should like to begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Howell not just on this report but on the whole period of his chairmanship of the International…21 May 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is a matter of great regret to me that, because Brexit is such a dominant issue in our politics, I often find myself in opposition to my noble friend Lord Forsyth. It…29 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiMy Lords, first, I associate myself with what my noble friend said about these absolutely scandalous leaks. Secondly, these reports, coming at a time when we are separating…25 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: Date of ExitMy Lords, does my noble friend not recall that, when the legislation first went through Parliament, a number of us warned that, if we are to secure an orderly withdrawal from the…08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseDoes my noble friend agree that a large number of people who voted remain in the referendum, including myself, have frequently said that they accept the result of the referendum…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that while many of us who voted to remain have accepted that we must accept the result of the referendum and work towards an orderly exit…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Article 50 Period Extension ProcedureMy Lords, the Minister is of course quite right to say that a majority of people voted to leave the European Union. Does he not therefore think it rather ironic that it is, by and…18 Mar 2019HANSARDAviation: Boeing 737 MAX 8 JetsMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that while safety must of course be the principal consideration, the confidence of air travellers is also very important? Two accidents…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will intervene very briefly. The proposers of this amendment put forward their arguments so admirably that there is little more to say, particularly the noble Lord,…06 Mar 2019