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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 127, I shall speak also to Amendments 128, 129 and 130. I remind the Committee of some different interests this time, in that I am a director of…06 May 2025HANSARDWales: Nuclear Power GenerationMy Lords, the Inter-Ministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change met in March and issued a communiqué. The four Governments of the UK were represented there, the UK…29 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, Amendments 279 and 280 stand in the name of my friend, the noble and learned friend, Lord Etherton. I signed those amendments as well, not with a legal hat on but more…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am sorry to put something else to the Minister, and I am very grateful to her for the offer of a meeting. I have here the latest possession statistics, which I printed off…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryThe Business and Trade Select Committee, which the Minister just spoke of, is a House of Commons committee. Within our own House, we have the Industry and Regulators Committee.…12 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I spoke in November and December, and again in this Committee, about the necessity of avoiding a cliff edge when we were thinking about retirement ages. I thought it…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 82 only. I spoke in November in our debate on House of Lords reform and, in December, at the Second Reading of this Bill. I said I felt that…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I do not want to delay anything, and I do not actually want the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, to respond to my thoughts. But there is the matter of the Lord Speaker and…25 Mar 2025HANSARDScotland: New Nuclear Power GenerationThe Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Interministerial Group met on 6 March and the communiqué came out yesterday. It has a section in it about what was discussed, and nuclear…18 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 64, which is the one I am most attracted by in this group. I have in my right hand a copy of the Writ of Summons that we each receive when…12 Mar 2025HANSARDCouncil of Nations and RegionsMy Lords, the inter- governmental relations review, which reported in January 2022, so just over three years ago, introduced a structure of quarterly and annual reports on the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, almost everything in life has a retirement age. I put it to the Committee that having the age of 80 as an upper limit is what most people would expect as being a normal…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillHOLAC is 25 years old in May and, looking at its report card, one would say that it has been a success. Of its two jobs, the production of the 76 Members that the noble Earl, Lord…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. As ever, he spoke with a lot of logic, and I agree with so much of what he said—not quite everything—as I have with so many…03 Mar 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillWhat a genuine pleasure it is to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes. Oddly, in my decade here, I think it is the first time that I have followed her. I say those words warmly…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to the charitable themes of Amendment 5. I declare my interests, as set out in the register, as a trustee of three charities in Perth and Kinross which…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI had really come to the end but I will repeat my final couple of sentences. I ask the Minister whether there might be some room, given that the net gain to the Treasury in the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Annual Progress ReportMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. With her customary clarity and passion, she raised a number of interesting issues that I hope very…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTributesMy Lords, before I pay tribute to three most wonderful staff members, I fully associate myself with the thanks expressed by my fellow usual channels’ colleagues in general to the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI haven’t said anything yet! I should begin by saying that I too very much look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Brady, and to the sad occasion of the…11 Dec 2024