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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly. It is wise for the Government to make this amendment, given the dangers that have been identified to national security infrastructure of unfettered…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, in the absence of my noble friend Lord Lytton, I rise to move Amendment 19, to which I added my name somewhat late. I shall speak also to Amendments 20, 21, 22 and 24 in…12 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I salute Her glorious and beloved Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Given her age and recent frailty, we have all, I am sure, imagined this day, but in its awesome…09 Sept 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise; this is my first appearance on this Bill as I missed Second Reading. I rise to support the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. I have put my name to her…13 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, I take note of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, on the history and traditions of this place. I just add that, when the Earl…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support the amendments from the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and much appreciate his extensive exposition of them. I have also put my name to the stand part notices from…29 Jun 2022HANSARDAgricultural Fertiliser and Feed: Rising CostsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, for securing this important debate. I note my interests as a Devon farmer and a lawyer working for a firm with an…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, once more, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. I note in response to the Minister on the last group of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the two proposals from the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, to which I have added my name, that Clauses 66 and 72 do not stand part of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I, too, welcome the Bill and I look forward to adding a Cross-Bench voice during its passage through this House. While my principal focus will be on Part 2, I offer a…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSouth-west of England: Levelling upMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Exeter for securing this important and timely debate. It is a pleasure to welcome—somewhat tardily—Bishop Robert to this…07 Apr 2022HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions to this short debate. I reiterate that we are clearly all supportive of conservation covenants. However, in Committee and on…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, this is a groundbreaking Bill in many ways but, from the perspective of English property law, no provisions are more revolutionary than Part 7 and the introduction of…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests and my passion for heritage landscapes. I have spoken already on the gaping hole in this Bill where heritage should sit, and I need…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I should note, for the record and for the whole of Report, my interest as a Devon farmer. For many years, we have been adding organic matter to our porous red sandstone…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillDoes the Minister accept that under Clause 1(2) we need to set only a single metric? Is he saying that there is not a single metric that Defra can set that would impact soil? Is…06 Sept 2021