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HANSARDPerforming Artists and Musicians: Access to the EUMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest on this matter. Does the Minister accept that this issue has been festering for all the 10 years since the…22 Jul 2026HANSARDCategory 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free QuotasMy Lords, the Minister will be aware, from our earlier discussion on the steel legislation that went through this House, of my concern relating to the availability of steel for…22 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingMy Lords, in supporting the noble Baroness’s plea on behalf of the Gaelic language, and as a one-time board member of S4C, there was never a time when S4C had the certainty of…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the amendment put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and I agree with his earlier analysis. As it happens, I agree with a lot of what the…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I draw attention to a part of Amendment 16. I am delighted to see that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has included the words “industries that rely on the supply of steel,…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRailways BillMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wilson, on his valedictory speech and wish him a very happy and long retirement. This Bill has had a long gestation period but,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am glad to have the opportunity to support Amendment 23, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, concerning a jobs and industrial transition strategy, which is very much…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and to be following the noble Lord, Lord Redwood. I am sorry the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, is not…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I want to speak briefly to Amendment 28, which deals with pension liabilities of the undertaking that has gone into state ownership. Some noble Lords will remember in…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillBefore the Minister sits down, will he please address the question of why steelworkers in Scunthorpe, Port Talbot or anywhere else should have faith in the Government’s provisions…01 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension SchemeMy Lords, does the Minister accept that a figure of 23,000 has been identified as the number of those who have been caught by this problem? Those who are newly retired may still…30 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 4 standing in my name and to speak to Amendment 36, which is also in my name and which is grouped with it—as is Amendment 29 in the name of the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response on the whole range of diverse amendments we have before us. No doubt the Opposition Front Bench will have their own…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, the amendment proposes inserting a new subsection (2A), which provides that: “In assessing the ‘public interest’”— which is the whole dimension underpinning the Bill—…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWell, well, well—I thank noble Lords for their positive responses. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Hunt, and indeed the Minister, for the tone and content of their…29 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren: Physical PunishmentMy Lords, does the Minister agree that there has been overwhelming acceptance in Wales of the policy that was introduced by the former Labour Government? In the recent election,…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, very briefly in the gap, I flag up my support, and that of Plaid Cymru, for the Bill’s general objectives, although we have reservations on some of the detail, which I…16 Jun 2026HANSARDFarming and Food ProductionMy Lords, does the Minister accept that the backbone of food production in rural Wales and in many other areas is small family farms but that one of the banes of their lives is…10 Jun 2026