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HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election BillI would be surprised if our successors agreed to that, but stranger things have happened. There might be a statue to the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, before there is one to Boris…30 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 2019HANSARDHousing: Rental MarketMy Lords, a few months ago, I asked Ministers what they were doing about the situation where leaseholders and tenants of social housing were subletting to Airbnb and equivalent…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, wise words from the noble Earl. The House will be looking to him and his committee—my commiserations to him there—to make sense to this House of what is about to follow.…19 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, much of which I agree with. However, I will focus more on climate change. In this context I very…17 Oct 2019 Bills sponsored (1)