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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI am very grateful. It was in fact a complete mystery to me that the House was voting, because in preparation for my speech I had, correctly, turned off my iPhone, so there was…15 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, there have been some very powerful contributions on what looked like a very small problem, although it is for a very big area. I know this constituency quite well. One…15 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I have listened with great interest to this very interesting debate. Some powerful contributions have been made, not least by fellow Celts—I speak as a Cornishman. I…10 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I wish particularly to speak in support of Amendment 16 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Rennard. Inevitably, I need also to refer to some of the others in…10 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I agree entirely with the noble Lord, not least in his admiration for my noble friend Lady Hamwee, who has indeed undertaken a marathon on this Bill today. By contrast,…09 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, on this amendment. I am one of its signatories and it is a cross-party amendment. We have to start to think in…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I very much agree with what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, has just said. It is remarkable that the majority of those participating in this debate are former…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am delighted once again to find myself in broad support of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. It is almost embarrassing to find myself in his company because we do not…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am delighted to contribute to the end of this debate because it has been of considerable importance. Although I am a co-signatory of the cross-party Amendment 11, I…08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has just said about the use of Grand Committee for this stage of a very important constitutional Bill. I have listened with…08 Sept 2020HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020My Lords, shortly I will have some welcoming comments to add to the substantial points made by my noble friends Lord Wallace of Saltaire and Lord Rennard and other Members of your…03 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, it is not my usual source for a wise text, but I shall begin with a quote from the Conservative manifesto of December 2019—significantly not repeated by the Minister…27 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I confine my remarks to Amendment 263 in my name and those of my noble and learned friend Lord Wallace, my noble friend Lord Bruce and the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. This…23 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportMy Lords, in the final 72 hours before the EU referendum in June 2016 there was extensive, disguised, unregulated and targeted digital campaign messaging. Ministers ignored this.…22 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, we are all anxious to make progress, so I shall be brief. These two amendments from my noble friend Lord Greaves, which I strongly support, are deceptively modest but…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, all Members have emphasised just how significant and timely this group of amendments is. I particularly support Amendments 272 and 274. The noble Earl, Lord Caithness,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: RelocationMy Lords, given the various attempts by No. 10 to emasculate the scrutiny work of your Lordships’ House, can we take it that this proposal to banish us to York is simply a threat…14 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Dundee, when opening the debate, observed that Clause 1 gives Ministers powers, not duties, so the financial assistance objectives of the Bill are…07 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, does the Senior Deputy Speaker agree that the central problem lies not in our House but in No. 10? Has any notification been received from Messrs Johnson and Cummings…23 Jun 2020HANSARDFixed-term Parliaments Act 2011My Lords, if enabling the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament at a time to suit his or her party is put on the statute book, it will start to codify the royal prerogative. Is…15 Jun 2020