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HANSARDEmployee Car Ownership SchemesMy Lords, going back to the question of mileage taxation on electric vehicles, does the Minister acknowledge that, in many rural areas, where there is often precious little public…08 Dec 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementMy Lords, I will ask a question to which I hope the Minister can give me a straight answer. Much has been said in this House, in the other place and in the media, and there has…21 Oct 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I would be grateful if the Minister could clarify that, if the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, is carried, it will not scupper the Bill, but rather the Bill will go…04 Jun 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I want to speak to my Amendments 58A and 59B. I have a lot of sympathy for what the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has just said. I tabled these amendments against a…25 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) BillMy Lords, I also thank the Leader of the House, and I echo what the noble Lord, Lord True, said about the debate we had last week. It was quite remarkable, for two reasons. First,…24 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) BillMy Lords, I am happy to follow the Lord Privy Seal and the noble Lord, Lord True, in welcoming the Bill. I shall start by declaring interests: I am a member and elder of the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) BillIt was not signed during my term of office, but it was worked up during my term of office, and then approved at the General Assembly when I stood down, and signed by my successor.19 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Sheffield, who has made a very robust defence of the Lords spiritual in this House. As he was…12 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I beg to move the amendment standing in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead. In…04 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill04 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords and noble Baronesses who have participated in this debate. In particular, I thank my noble friend Lady Kramer for accepting the spirit of the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I echo some of the comments made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, who identified some key Scottish voluntary organisations that play a vital role…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. In asserting my support for this Bill, it in no way detracts from the respect and esteem in which I…11 Dec 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the Scottish Government set up a review by the former chief executive of the Scottish Law Commission to look into the dual role of the Lord…24 Oct 2024HANSARDDevolved Authorities: Expenditure outwith CompetencesDoes the Minister agree that if Ministers in a devolved Administration wish to embark on a course of action or incur expenditure that may well be beyond devolved competence, one…05 Feb 2024HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyMy Lords, the Minister just said that that is the current system. Are the Government satisfied with the current system, and if not, what are they are going to do about it?02 Nov 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I was born two and a half years after Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth ascended the Throne. Until yesterday, in common with the majority of people in this country, I had…09 Sept 2022HANSARDFreedom of SpeechMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, and express my delight at being able to participate in this important and timely debate initiated by the most…10 Dec 2021HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow all the speeches so far, which have so compellingly made the case for the common frameworks process. I wish to speak in favour of the…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I follow on from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, by paying tribute to my successor as Advocate-General for Scotland, the noble and learned Lord,…19 Oct 2020