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HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingMy Lords, while I am not entirely happy about this policy, I recognise that it has been done and that it will stand. However, I suggest to the Treasury and Defra that, if they are…27 Jan 2025HANSARDLocal Government: FundingMy Lords, first, I am sure that the whole House endorses my noble friend’s opening words. It is indeed a moving day. On my Question, the biggest problem for local authorities is…27 Jan 2025HANSARDLocal Government: FundingTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether, before or alongside changes in local government structure in England, they will undertake a thorough review of the sources of funding,…27 Jan 2025HANSARDWater BillsMy Lords, I commend to the Minister the suggestions from the Consumer Council for Water, a commendable organisation that deserves more support. It has made six suggestions on…09 Jan 2025HANSARDLong-duration Energy Storage (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Brown, both for the report and for the clarity with which she has introduced this debate. I also thank the committee…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]My Lords, I reiterate the regret, expressed by the Front-Bench speakers from all parties, that Lady Randerson is not with us. We shall all miss her. Another person I shall miss is…08 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, further to the point raised by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and my noble friend Lady Young, on planning and flood risk, I recall being a member of the board of the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI advise my noble friend that, while I will not move Amendment 51A now, I will return to this subject, because I do not consider that we have dealt properly with the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I have a short but crucial amendment in this group—Amendment 51A—which deals with the key issue of employment. It rather shocked me when I checked the wording of the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill17 Dec 2024HANSARDG20 and COP 29 SummitsMy Lords, I am very grateful for all the appreciation of the life of John Prescott, whom I knew and worked with for 40 years—indeed, I was his Minister in this House for four…25 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Energy: CostsMy Lords, I appreciate the noble Lord, Lord Frost, starting this debate. He did so in the way I anticipated he would, repeating what was said in the debate a couple of weeks ago.…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, I have heard most of the speeches either in the Chamber or on the monitor and I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst. The title of this debate is…12 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, because he reminds us that solving the economic and fiscal problems of the country requires solving the economic and…11 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I was not planning to speak this evening, and indeed I have to go shortly, but this debate raises broader issues. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, that…28 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I have listened to the vast majority of speeches in this debate. I will comment on a few of them, but I pay particular tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, who has…25 Oct 2024HANSARDEV Strategy: (ECC Committee Report)My Lords, I will try not to repeat too much, but I repeat noble Lords’ words of appreciation to the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for her introduction to this debate and her…16 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not wish to repeat the statements that have been made on various sides so far, so I will start again and review some of the history. I do so from a number of…09 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, who is not her in place at the moment, for her introduction, which explained this Bill to me rather more than what was evident…07 Oct 2024HANSARDEnvironment and Climate Change Committee Report: An Extraordinary Challenge: Restoring 30 per cent of our Land and Sea by 2030My Lords, I appreciate that speech. I have to echo a lot of what has already been said by many noble Lords. The noble Baroness, Lady Miller, recalled that many years ago, when we…11 Sept 2024