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HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 33A, I will speak also to Amendments 33B and 33C in this group. I declared earlier that I am vice-president of BALPA. It will come as no great…12 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her support for the intention of the amendments. On the third amendment, on alcohol and drugs, whether or not the matter is covered by EU…12 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, unnecessary conflict has developed in this debate. I declare that I am the vice-president of BALPA, whose position, broadly speaking, is to support this Bill as far as…12 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]12 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic Premises (Energy Performance) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am intervening in this debate to support the Bill, at least as far as it goes, to call on the Government to give it their backing and to ask the usual channels to…07 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing us to this report. It makes extremely interesting reading and I agree with many of its conclusions; not all of them—I am…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]I agree entirely with my noble friend, and I think there are elements within the industry itself that recognise that. As with other new technologies, an industry begins to come of…27 Jan 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her comprehensive introduction to the Bill. I apologise to her for not coming to her briefing meeting, but I hope that nevertheless she can…27 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister very much for that clarification, and I beg leave to withdraw the Amendment.16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for that full reply from the Minister on the intent of Government in these areas. I would, however, ask him to comment on one or possibly two areas.…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak on this amendment: indeed, I did not speak at Second Reading and have concentrated in my own amendments on some fairly technocratic issues.…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 62. Veterans of these withdrawal Bill debates—I cannot remember how many we have had now—will know that I have become somewhat obsessive…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the Minister for that very full reply, and I thank colleagues, particularly committee members, who contributed to this debate. I accept some of what the Minister said, in…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat is absolutely true and I believe that it is gradually being realised by large sections of British society, business and individuals. Nevertheless, 31 January is a symbolic…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I said earlier this afternoon that my amendments were somewhat technocratic today, but this one actually, in a sense, deals with the most fundamental issue of all. As we…16 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I can hardly be expected to welcome the new Government, but nevertheless I congratulate members of the Conservative Party on holding themselves together long enough to…07 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bourne, for that introduction and for his continuing engagement with this issue as a Minister and since. I think that is recognised in the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election BillMy Lords, I cannot but agree with the noble Viscount about the failure of the political class over the past two years to resolve this issue. Nevertheless, I have severe…30 Oct 2019