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HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020Indeed. Our three votes were not enough to save that Government, but they were enough to help the pneumoconiosis Act find its way through, in two days flat, to the statute book.…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton, in this debate. We have campaigned together on many occasions, and I was glad to support his Bill in the past. I…03 Mar 2020HANSARDHolyheadMy Lords, is the Minister aware of the recent decision by Stena Line to re-register its new boat, the “Stena Estrid”, which was originally registered in Cardiff, in Limassol, with…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFlooding UpdateMy Lords, the Minister mentioned the situation in Wales. He was in the Chamber when the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, referred to initiatives being taken by the…25 Feb 2020HANSARDNuclear Power StationsMy Lords, the noble Baroness referred to the SMRs. Did the answer that she gave on the involvement of nuclear power stations in 2035 assume that no SMRs will be active by that…24 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: Learning Disability and Autism TrainingMy Lords, I am delighted to follow that moving speech. I draw attention to my registered interest in the form of my links to Mencap, and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins,…10 Feb 2020HANSARDWales: European Structural FundsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what their proposals are for replacing the European Structural Funds currently administered by the Welsh Government.05 Feb 2020HANSARDWales: European Structural FundsMy Lords, in speaking to the Question I have on the Order Paper, I am grateful to be afforded this short debate at a most opportune time, coming as it does in the first week after…05 Feb 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionFrom what the Minister has said, we assume that the remit of this commission is UK-wide. That being so, what steps have so far been taken to seek nominations from the Governments…29 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I have my name to this amendment, but I rise with some trepidation. I will try not to have a flight of nationalist fantasy, as the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, put it…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I have an apology to make to start with: I am so sorry that Wales sent Henry VII and Henry VIII through to Westminster to impose the sorts of powers that are now being…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I will not repeat what I said in Committee, but I support the amendment. More than that, I want to ask the Minister whether he can give a firm assurance that if a…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I do not think I will succeed in taking this matter very much further this afternoon, but the House will have seen the position that we are in: some figures were…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Storey, for missing the first half minute of his speech in rushing into the Chamber for this debate. I am delighted to support the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, the objective of Amendment 41 is to require the Minister to present, both to Parliament and to the devolved legislatures, an economic impact assessment of the potential…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillCould the noble Earl clarify why, if it was possible to publish in 2018 the figures to which he has referred, it is not possible to do so now?16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am sorry to labour the point, but could he therefore say whether the figures of 2018 are still valid?16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I very much agree with the points made a moment ago by the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. In Wales during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, we were fortunate enough to attract more…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, my name is also attached to Amendments 18, 23 and 45. I am very pleased to support the points made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and the noble…15 Jan 2020