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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]17 Apr 2023HANSARDImported BeefMy Lords, not for the first time, I feel sorry for the Minister having to come to the House because I am convinced that, privately, his department must have approached our Trade…22 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Hendy. This discussion on the first amendment is bound to stray widely, but one of the areas it does have to consider is…09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, your Lordships may have noticed that there is a rather cruder amendment in my name towards the end of this group: Amendment 99A. I am not a lawyer, but much of my life…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I have three amendments in this group, Amendments 61A, 61B and 61C. I first apologise to the Committee: at the rate things are going, I may not be here by the end of the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group, of which Amendment 62A is the key one. It covers much the same ground as that of the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane. It would bring this…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 56A in this group. Noble Lords have probably gathered by now that I profoundly hope that the Bill never reaches the statute book. However, if it does,…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I came in this afternoon to join the environmental debate, because I knew of the anxieties among those concerned with the environment. They feel that there is a strong…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I want to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, in intervening on this issue because this is the first consumer protection part of the Bill. I was once a consumer champion—I…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, the Minister has rather changed the rules on this. If the dashboard is almost complete and there is an intention to put something next to every thing on the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, further to that point, even this discussion on the first amendment that we are faced with requires the Minister to withdraw some of the assertions he has made, and which…23 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesMy Lords, in the light of the rise in rents in the private sector, the likely rise in local authority rents and other social housing and the inadequacy of the local housing…22 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I will try not to repeat and cite every speaker with whom I have agreed but I congratulate the previous two speakers: my BALPA colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, who…21 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, the Minister will remember that, about four years ago, we were discussing the EU withdrawal Bill. It was flawed in many ways—it took a long time, and we were raising all…06 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I have long taken an interest in this subject. When I came into this Chamber I did not intend to speak, but I was utterly shocked by the way the Minister—who in many…30 Jan 2023HANSARDNet ZeroMy Lords, slightly to my surprise, I very much welcome this report by Chris Skidmore and I agree with pretty much everything the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, said. Chris Skidmore…26 Jan 2023HANSARDPPE ExpenditureMy Lords, the reference to hindsight is misplaced. The Minister accurately described the shambles and panic that happened at the beginning of the pandemic, but there had been…25 Jan 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Industry and Regulators Committee)My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hollick for the report. I remember that, when it first came out, I was deeply impressed by it. Since then, we have had a global energy…20 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Horam, with his strategic policy on land and housing, and the noble Lord, Lord Heseltine, with his history of largely…17 Jan 2023HANSARDResidential LeaseholdersMy Lords, this Question has been about the plight of leaseholders, and the previous one was about private tenants. There are also problems in social housing and for people paying…12 Jan 2023