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HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023Will my noble friend reassure this House that the UK production of foodstuffs—preferably an expansion in the UK production of foodstuffs—remains a priority for this Government?06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIn respect of the legislation that is to be revoked or re-enacted, is my noble friend going to tell the House what consultation there will be with the various stakeholders, who…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Misconduct CasesMy Lords, I declare an interest as a legal assessor for regulatory panels. My noble friend will know that Parliament has established an independent regulatory panel in respect of…06 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI agree with everything that the noble Lord has said. Would he agree that, at the end of the day, we are going to have to have a statute of limitations? It has to apply to all…24 Jan 2023HANSARDHospitality IndustryMy Lords, would it not be helpful to make an assessment of the impact on the livelihood of those who work in the hospitality sector of the damage caused by the strikes on the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I shall speak very briefly to the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, with which I am bound to say that I have very great sympathy, although for different reasons…24 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestMy Lords, may I suggest to my noble friend that any public concern about ministerial interests will be greatly alleviated if the independent adviser could, of his own initiative,…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am in general opposed to those of the amendments which are designed to reduce the impact of Clause 9. As I said at Second Reading, I support the concept of buffer…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI agree with what my noble friend is saying about timetables, but in response to the noble Baroness, perhaps he would address this point. The truth is that Members of Parliament…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI have some difficulty in understanding the thinking behind this amendment. If a sermon was being preached in a church or mosque, which is what we are being asked to contemplate,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillWould the noble Lord address the point that regulations are unamendable?22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am not, but what I am telling the Committee is that those who have a great many dealings with the public, particularly Members of the House of Commons, have passed by a very…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIt is, because we are being asking what the evidence is. I was telling the noble Baroness that, when I was a Member of the Parliament, for a very long time, I was conscious of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillParliament is in a position to make a judgment about these matters. I was in the House of Commons for nearly 30 years—not as long as my noble friend Lord Cormack—and I was well…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThey are not, and they never have been.22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI agree with that, but I think my noble friend is overlooking the fact that, in the House of Commons, it was not a whipped vote when they were talking about Clause 9; it was what…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI intervene on a narrow point. Why is my noble friend against the test of necessity being included on the face of the Bill?02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I simply express my very strong support for what the noble and learned Lord has said: there is absolutely no limitation on the power conferred on the Minister to make…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly in support of the Bill—briefly because I want to focus on the main purposes of the Bill and on the principles that underpin it. I acknowledge…01 Nov 2022HANSARDGrowth Plan 2022My Lords, I say to my noble friend the Minister that, while it is obviously very important that we should promote policies to protect the environment, it is also very important…25 Oct 2022