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HANSARDHigher Education: Financial PressuresMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth, on introducing this very timely debate. I will briefly mention three aspects: international co-operation between…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I also welcome this measure. Very briefly, I will touch on three points: current plans for tackling anomalies arising from the Bill; the task of achieving better…20 Mar 2023HANSARDCentral America: Trade and InvestmentMy Lords, I join your Lordships in thanking my noble friend Lady Hooper for introducing this timely debate. I will briefly link together three themes: our scope for building up…19 Dec 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I pay tribute as Her Majesty’s hereditary banner-bearer for Scotland. Along with your Lordships, I send condolences to the Royal Family. As has been said, the Queen’s…09 Sept 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 353, introduced by my noble friend Lady Stroud. As many of your Lordships know, the United Kingdom is a signatory to the Council of Europe’s…18 Jul 2022HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, in welcoming these provisions, I apologise for missing the opening remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. However, we are still left with some anomalies, one of…06 Jul 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, on foreign affairs and how we might now best meet new challenges, a common theme runs through three issues: a well-focused yet adjusted defence strategy; a robust…18 May 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, since post Brexit, the EU’s Dublin III regulation no longer protects the rights of unaccompanied children. Therefore, along with many of your Lordships, I strongly…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I join my noble friend Lady Stroud and others in strongly supporting this amendment. The proposition is that asylum seekers who have waited six months for an initial…28 Feb 2022HANSARDScotland: Economic Recovery and RenewalMy Lords, I warmly congratulate my noble friend Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie on introducing this debate so very ably just now. I shall briefly connect a few points: how devolved…09 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, regarding countries within the former Yugoslavia, I speak as chairman of the of the All-Party Group for Croatia and as a Council of Europe parliamentarian. On the…10 Nov 2021HANSARDCreative SectorI will just finish. In summary, the creative industries have a very good prospect. To counteract the current negative economic effects of Covid, ongoing protection is necessary.…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCreative SectorMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, for introducing this debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Spencer on his excellent maiden speech. On the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lady Davidson of Lundin Links on her excellent maiden speech. Although I appreciate the motive of the noble Baroness, Lady…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Randall’s amendments, particularly Amendment 121. This would enable global footprint targets to be part of regulations. That in turn can…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for moving the amendment so ably. Its consensual premise is that agroforestry development usefully contributes towards…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support this amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for it guards against lowered standards while still enabling the United Kingdom to do much better. It also…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support these amendments in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett and Lady Jones, and will refer to three aspects. The first is how the pursuit of new…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. Clearly, it is unsatisfactory if local authorities cannot deploy this Bill’s prescriptions. As is here implied, such failure might simply…14 Jul 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, along with your Lordships, I send my condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family. I got to know His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh when over several…12 Apr 2021