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HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I have added my name to most of the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Kennedy. He has explained the objectives of the proposed new clauses extremely well,…29 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I strongly support these amendments and the requirement for a regular mandatory check on electrical appliances, broadly for the reasons that the noble Lord, Lord Bourne,…29 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, in relation to the responsibilities of leaseholders. It is important that this…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, I originally put my name down to speak on this group because I wanted to give strong support to Amendment 52 in the name of the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.20 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I oppose the Commons deletion and commend Amendment 11B, which proposes a revised version of what was Clause 38 in the Bill as it left this House. I thank the Minister…20 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillAt end insert “but do propose amendment 11B in lieu—20 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillBefore the passage of the Bill, we need to clarify these issues.19 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, most contributions so far have related to Part 5 and the Government’s somewhat ham-fisted attempt to unilaterally disavow an undertaking made only a few months ago. I…19 Oct 2020HANSARDAmazonMy Lords, has the Minister read the report by the TUC and the GMB this morning on Amazon’s dire employment practices? In this Covid period, Amazon has received a lot of government…12 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, first, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Herbert, and welcome him to this House. I look forward to his future contributions. It is also an honour to follow the noble…01 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, the Minister said that this was a reasonable worst case. But, given the statements by the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association, neither of…24 Sept 2020HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Ponsonby’s proposal that the court should have discretion to consider all the circumstances in relation to eviction orders in this…23 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, for the reasons the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, spelled out, I wish to test the opinion of the House. I beg to move.22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 78 and I need to make it absolutely clear that I intend to seek the opinion of the House on it when we reach it. I am very much indebted to…22 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: road, rail and maritime transport (39th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 355).21 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)My Lords, the report was published in May 2019 based on an inquiry by the EU Internal Market Sub-Committee. The majority of our evidence was taken between July and November 2018…21 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)My Lords, I very much welcome the detailed response given by the Minister and thank everybody who took part in this debate. However, the response still leaves a significant number…21 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendment 53, of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, in this group because it relates to food insecurity. The point I want to make today, when shortly…17 Sept 2020