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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I regret that due to professional commitments I was unable to contribute as much as I would have liked to earlier stages of the Bill. However, I added my name to two…11 Sept 2023HANSARDLand Use in England Committee ReportMy Lords, what a privilege to be sandwiched between the noble Baroness, Lady Mallalieu, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Carlisle for his valedictory speech—two…25 Jul 2023HANSARDHousing Crisis: Rural and Coastal CommunitiesMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Exeter for calling this important debate, which is obviously crucial to Devon. Given Bishop Robert’s impending…24 Jul 2023HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, having greedily signed up to all three debates taking place today because all are on topics close to my heart, I will try to keep the contributions short. I probably…24 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and the other Cross-Bench Peers who have supported this important debate. For my contribution this evening, I will stick in the mud…24 Jul 2023HANSARDNova Kakhovka DamMy Lords, one of the perhaps unintended consequences of this tragedy is the recreation of considerable areas of wetland that previously had been drained. Will thought be given to…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTrains: Wifi Provision for PassengersThe noble Baroness links the unavailability of wifi to the unavailability of 4G and 5G in the areas in which the trains are travelling. Does she directly link the failure of the…25 May 2023HANSARDNHS National Health Inequalities Improvement ProgrammeMy Lords, in response to the noble Baroness’s question on the South West Food Hub, I was on the advisory board until last week. That project has now folded, purely through lack of…25 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold EnfranchisementMy Lords, over 20 years ago we introduced the law of commonhold, and I think I contributed to a textbook on the subject as a junior barrister. In the years since, I think only…02 May 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, for asking this important Question. Does the Minister agree that having a non-partisan champion for each county, with both…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRugby: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, noting that I am a former rugby player who suffered my own fair share of concussions, may I ask what steps the Government are taking both to protect young players from…15 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentMy Lords, the Government have adopted a state-level strategy, signing memoranda of understanding with various states: Indiana, South Carolina and North Carolina. Their focus is on…07 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is an honour to speak to this important group of amendments focused on the rural and coastal implications of the levelling-up strategy. I particularly speak to…20 Feb 2023HANSARDHealth Promotion Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on bringing forward this Health Promotion Bill, encapsulating as it does many of the major…02 Dec 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will briefly add my disappointment to that voiced by a number of other noble Lords. I note, as previously, my various interests relevant to this legislation. I also…22 Nov 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I note my interests as listed in the register, both as a farmer and as an IP and technology litigator at a law firm that represents clients active in this space. I too…21 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Act 2021: TargetsMy Lords, we have a biodiversity crisis but also a well-recognised housing crisis in rural areas. How do the Government seek to avoid the introduction of biodiversity net gain and…25 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI thank noble Lords for the unified support from across the House. It came from all Benches, it seems, other than perhaps one—and even that Bench seemed to be wavering a little at…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I added my name to this amendment at the last minute and I am very pleased to support it. From my earlier contribution, the House will be aware of my concerns about the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I strongly support these amendments, to which I have added my name. As I have said, I am a litigator, and it is a tremendous help to get parties together in some form of…12 Oct 2022