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HANSARDHouse 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 2024HANSARDStorm Bert: National PreparednessMy Lords, will Flood Re, which the Minister knows all about, be included in the review? Quite a lot of claims must have been made to Flood Re following recent events, and…28 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, I too add my thanks to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for bringing this important debate to the House today, and for her warm words personally to me just…12 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to make two very short points relating to the reasoning the Minister gave in response to these amendments earlier. I should also say that my sympathies lie with…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 5, which stands in my name. I thank the Minister and his Bill team for their time in what is always the busiest period of the Treasury’s life.…05 Nov 2024HANSARDScotlandMy Lords, the last quarterly report on intergovernmental relations between the four Governments was produced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, as it…04 Nov 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, the previous Government set up the system of quarterly reports on intergovernmental relations. The last of those reports was delivered in December last year, which is…24 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]It is very interesting that the Minister has not mentioned—unusually, because he is always incredibly well briefed—the Crown Estate Transfer Scheme 2017, which was the scheme…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]I am so sorry. I probably did not make it clear that the reason that I was talking to the Crown Estate Scotland was because it contacted me. It is very keen to have the symmetry,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]That will be a matter for the noble Lord. On that basis—and I very much appreciate the spirit and the smile on the Minister’s face as he said that—I beg leave to withdraw the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]I asked a question as well: is the Minister going to afford every assistance to what is going on? This is something worth discussing. There is a danger here, and it is in the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]Amendment 37D is a simple amendment that allows us the opportunity to discuss the lack of symmetry after the passing of this Bill. I should just say that, following the last…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register and in particular as a trustee of the Blair Charitable Trust. I will make two brief points, but generally I feel very…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]22 Oct 2024HANSARDEuropean UnionLeft on the cutting room floor throughout the Brexit negotiations was a framework for security and foreign policy co-operation. It was not addressed in either of the big…07 Oct 2024HANSARDErasmus+My Lords, while the Minister is reviewing the Turing scheme, I wonder whether it would be worth reviewing at the same time the success of the Taith scheme in Wales. It sits…12 Sept 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness on her becoming the Leader of our House and wish her well in the times to come. I wanted to talk about the European Political…23 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join in congratulating the noble and learned Lord our Attorney-General on his very thought-provoking maiden speech, and I welcome him to this House on behalf of these…23 Jul 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, Lord Judge used to say there is no such thing as a speech too short; I will keep to that. It has always been a great pleasure to work with the Chief Whip: he is the…18 Jul 2024HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024My Lords, I will speak briefly, but I certainly welcome the regulations. I want to reflect on a couple of things before asking the noble Lord to confirm something. First, I will…24 May 2024