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HANSARDPrime Minister: Meetings with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsMy Lords, I invited the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes—oh, I see that the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, wants to speak. You are unaffiliated, are you not, so I shall let you go.10 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, has any work been done on the necessity or value of a second booster after a three-month period, bearing in mind that a whole raft of people who have had their first…06 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonMy Lords, no matter how much this is dressed up, there is no doubt whatever that congestion in London has got worse, and part of the reason for that is bad cycle lanes, as on the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonMy Lords—05 Jan 2022HANSARDConstruction Sector: Roadmap to Zero RetentionsDoes this issue have any impact on the shipbuilding industry at all?15 Dec 2021HANSARDMaldives: TariffsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware—and we should be proud—of the huge maritime protection zones which we have placed around so many of our overseas territories and which cover…14 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsMy Lords, does the Minister think there might be merit in closing Drax and building a new nuclear power station?13 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for tabling this extremely important debate. It is a very important topic. For too many years, successive Governments have not…09 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerThere was another question to do with Chinese involvement with these power stations, what discussions we have had with them and what threat we see in that.09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyIs there going to be any detailed work on looking at the relationship between violent crime and the constant and steady use of marijuana, particularly the refined types of…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraine and Russia: Military DevelopmentsMy Lords, I feel a little reassured by the Minister’s answer. The response from the Government Front Bench the previous time we debated this in the House—that a thermonuclear war…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am not a lawyer, I am very pleased to say—I am just a simple sailor. However, it seems from the complexity of the debate that this is quite a significant amendment that was…08 Dec 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, I am disappointed by the response from the Minister. The Chinese have made a huge effort to gain intellectual property over a number of years. I had to go and warn them…06 Dec 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyI thank the Minister for his answer. I have to say I am a little disappointed by that. There is a need for a sovereign capability to build ships, and part of that is the steel…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to require shipbuilders in the United Kingdom to use British steel in ships and submarines built for the Royal Navy;…30 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMy Lords, the greatest risk to the survival of mankind is not global warming, it is an accidental thermonuclear war. One has only to look at the dreadful behaviour of Putin, not…29 Nov 2021HANSARDIsles of Scilly: ShipsMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I like ships. Notwithstanding what the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, says, I am delighted that a ship will be provided by some means for the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDRussia: Gas SuppliesI thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply, but it is much broader than this. I believe that NATO nations are standing into danger. We have seen this pressure on gas…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRussia: Gas SuppliesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the build-up of Russian military forces on the border with Ukraine and the implications for gas supplies to…10 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceMy Lords, for some 450 years the Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron looked after our fishermen in UK waters and on the high seas, and generally did so keeping well below the…01 Nov 2021