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HANSARDElections: Voter IDMy Lords—13 Jun 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords across the House for their support for this important piece of legislation. I am very grateful to the Legislation Office and the Minister at the…24 Mar 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillThat the Bill do now pass.24 Mar 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.22 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingMy Lords, despite being one of those who strongly support the Government, certainly on these Benches, I rise with regret to say that I am in agreement with what has been said by…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, although some would still care to deny it, it is a fact that no single electoral option has received more votes in UK history than that to leave the European Union.…06 Feb 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillMy Lords, I beg to move that this Bill now be read a second time. In doing so, I pay tribute to my honourable friend Sir Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch, who had the wisdom…03 Feb 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken for their support, right across the House, and for getting this Bill to where it is today. I also add my thanks to Christopher Chope MP,…03 Feb 2023HANSARDMobile Homes (Pitch Fees) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.03 Feb 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review: UpdateMy Lords, the integrated review quite rightly makes the point that international agreements are key, and we are a member of the Five Eyes. As we make a greater tilt to the Far…31 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to speak in support of the Bill. It will enable the Government to get on with the job of implementing the FTAs that have been secured with both…09 Jan 2023HANSARDBilateral Free Trade AgreementsMy interests are declared in the register as co-chair of one of the business councils and director of another, both of which are voluntary. Will the Minister confirm that he will…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRailway Station Ticket OfficesMy Lords, will the Minister comment on the fact that, in 2015-16, Transport for London closed all ticket offices on the Underground to free staff to be available for helping…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeMy Lords, could the Minister please advise, first, that responsibility for the London Fire Brigade rests with the Mayor of London, who has a deputy mayor responsible specifically…29 Nov 2022HANSARDNegotiating Objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with IndiaMy Lords, in speaking in this debate, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register and to my work for HSBC. I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for…06 Sept 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Security SituationMy Lords, would the Minister look again at the situation in the Horn of Africa? There is instability in northern Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, yet Somaliland, which is not…06 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I stand, I think, as one of the few to welcome what is a landmark deal. It is an ambitious one and quite an exciting one, because it is the first of the new form of…11 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementI am afraid that I do not agree with this, because I think that the standards that exist in Australia are not that different from the standards here. I would also suggest that,…11 Jul 2022HANSARDCouncil of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic ViolenceMy Lords, I welcome this important debate, as protecting women and girls from violence and abuse should and must be a key priority for government. We know that the impact of…27 Jun 2022