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HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityThat is a very helpful suggestion from the noble Baroness. One of the recommendations in the review was that we should seek out talent, encourage people to apply who might…09 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityI welcome the suggestion from the right reverend Prelate. An event was held at Windsor called Faith in Leadership to encourage those with a faith perspective to apply for public…09 May 2019HANSARDElections and Referendums: Foreign InterferenceWere there to be another referendum, there would need to be primary legislation, which would give an opportunity to the noble Lord and others to see whether the current…09 May 2019HANSARDElections and Referendums: Foreign InterferenceThe various parties will put out their manifestos, which will explain where they stand and what they want people to support. Depending on how people vote, the necessary…09 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityThe noble Lord is quite right. Discrimination is not just about gender, race or disability; it is also about age, diversity of experience and regional balance. My noble friend’s…09 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityI pay tribute to the work that my noble friend did alongside my noble friend Lord Maude at the Cabinet Office when we had an ambition that 50% of new appointments should go to…09 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityMy Lords, the Government are committed to improving diversity in public appointments. We have made good progress. New appointments of women, candidates from BAME backgrounds and…09 May 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments: DiversityMy noble friend is quite right. Although the Cabinet Office has overall responsibility for this topic, the actual appointments are made by individual government departments. One…09 May 2019HANSARDElections and Referendums: Foreign InterferenceI am grateful to my noble friend. We have invested £1.9 billion in the national cybersecurity strategy for precisely the reason that he has outlined: to resist interference in the…09 May 2019HANSARDElections and Referendums: Foreign InterferenceMy understanding from the television is that the majority of the finance for the Brexit Party has come from relatively small donations, of some £25, to Nigel Farage. It is up to…09 May 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeMy Lords, I have wound up many debates in my time but I find this the most difficult of all, not least because we have had some great speeches which it will be very difficult to…09 May 2019HANSARDElections and Referendums: Foreign InterferenceI assure the noble Lord that a communication from the Tory party will be on its way well before polling day. I hope he finds it a persuasive document.09 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. I do not want a no-deal scenario any more than she…07 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, the Treasury has been undertaking a programme of legislation, through SIs introduced under the EU withdrawal Act, to ensure that, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal…07 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 April be approved.07 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019That is why I knew exactly where to find it. I am sure that the noble Lord had no difficulty with that particular paragraph as he has had an opportunity to reflect on it many…07 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakAny Minister who accepts office knows that he or she goes when the Prime Minister so decides—I speak as someone who has left the Government four times. I am glad that the noble…02 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat an Answer to an Urgent Question asked in the other place earlier today by my right honourable friend David Lidington,…02 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakI am grateful to the noble Baroness. On the first issue that she raised, the 5G decision will be made public in due course and will of course be subject to the usual scrutiny. On…02 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakI have great respect for the noble Lord, but I did not detect a question in what he said, just some comments. Personally, I deplore all leaks, NSC and Cabinet. Colleagues should…02 May 2019