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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 86 is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann and Lady Janke. It is a rather simple amendment for tackling a complex problem that is, as the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]04 Mar 2020HANSARDIsrael and Palestine: United States’ Proposals for PeaceMy Lords, I will focus on the so-called Trump peace plan, which is of course nothing of the kind. It abandons prior US policy in the region. It has nothing whatever to do with…27 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)I think most of us thought that these numbers came from NHS England, not the wider NHS. Can the Minister clarify that?26 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)My Lords, I found this Bill slightly bizarre. I have been around government for about 50 years and I have never seen a Government come to Parliament and ask it to direct two…26 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)Before the Minister sits down, I have a question. I have been digesting his answer to me on inflation-proofing. Is he saying one way or the other whether these figures will be…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise with the rather dubious proposition that, as the last Back-Bencher to speak in the debate, I should be brief. I will have to take a bit of time because I will…28 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment for a reason which keeps coming up in our debates: they are all about trust and whether we can trust the Government to behave in a…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment, to which I have added my name. I want to make just a couple of points in support of the very elegant speech made by the noble Lord, Lord Oates.…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillPerhaps I might make a brief interjection. Following on from yesterday’s discussion on immigration, many of us were left a little uncertain as to what the Government were going to…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak on this amendment but, on further reflection, I thought that I should, as someone who has worked in the Home Office and seen how important…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I want to add a couple of words to the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, in his amendment. As far as the NHS is concerned, if the Government do not allow more…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Viscount’s flow but I cannot resist asking him, even at this time of night, whether the Prime Minister’s new best friends in constituencies in…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I support this amendment, to which I have given my name, which has been moved so clearly by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I do so as a former Life Sciences and…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore the Minister moves on, sticking with this issue, I am totally confused—more than usual. The Minister said earlier that, if I have been sent my letter from the Home Office…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThis is rather a critical issue. Is the Minister saying that the document I have can be used? It apparently cannot be used to satisfy landlords and GPs, so what is the person…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillRegarding the document that I apply for after my first letter—the Minister is saying that there is a second document—why would I apply for something that I already have?14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe second document—14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am sorry, but that is not my point. How many people have applied for a document saying that they have settled status, which they can show to a GP or a landlord?14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister’s flow, but how many people who have already registered have sought hard copy or physical evidence of their registration and status?14 Jan 2020