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HANSARDBritish Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill but have one quick question. How long was the time between the Government discovering this anomaly and the preparation of this legislation?19 Jun 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.16 Jun 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillMy Lords, I will not detain the House, but I would like to say a couple of things. It gives me great pleasure to see my friend and colleague present to listen to the compliments…16 Jun 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillMy Lords, the Bill will modernise the process for making and registering lasting powers of attorney and will enable chartered legal executives to certify copies of powers of…16 Jun 2023HANSARDNottingham IncidentMy Lords, I welcome the comments of all the Members who have spoken, especially my colleague on the Front Bench, who knows Nottingham well. I know Nottingham only a little. I have…15 Jun 2023HANSARDElections: Voter IDMy Lords, the integrity of our electoral system is important. In the light of what the Minister has told the House about the Government’s review, will she now undertake in advance…13 Jun 2023HANSARDREACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I rise briefly to make just a couple of points. I remember when the EU REACH legislation was going through the European Parliament. I was involved in a different…13 Jun 2023HANSARDScience and Technology Superpower (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I very much welcome the chance to take part in this debate, not least because I have recently joined the committee. I refer to…07 Jun 2023HANSARDScience and Technology Superpower (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, may I say that I fully appreciate that the Minister is not personally involved in the negotiations over Horizon Europe? But in his remarks, he has referred to serious…07 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsMy Lords, my interest in this is that I was at Heathrow at the time in question. My flight was cancelled and I found myself in the unusual position of entering the UK barely two…07 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I was not intending to speak so I shall be brief. This House is not elected—we know that—but that is not to say that it does not have a role, which it does. We heard a…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTrains: Wifi Provision for PassengersMy Lords, the Minister says that no final decision has been taken, but is she trying to persuade the House that the Government no longer think, in the 21st century in which we…25 May 2023HANSARDSudan: RefugeesMy Lords, the Minister mentioned that more than 1 million people have been displaced, and that is very serious. But can he tell the House why the Government brought to an end a…24 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap and make one point, which is about the relationship of science to…18 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is not my intention to detain the House for long, because I think the House wants to move to a decision, but I will make one point about what might be described as…15 May 2023HANSARDAutomotive Manufacturing Sector: SupportMy Lords, further to the answer the Minister gave a moment ago, when he gazes down on the country from his hot-air balloon, can he tell us where the gigafactory for the…15 May 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the Minister is correct to say that today is an important day. The whole House supports President Zelensky in his trip around some of the key European partners over the…15 May 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper—and, as it is the fourth time I have asked it, I am hoping for a more encouraging reply.11 May 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, that is a less encouraging reply than I had hoped for. The scientific community, notwithstanding any intransigence by the EU, feels that the tragedy of Brexit has been…11 May 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the United Kingdom to join the Horizon Europe scientific research programme.11 May 2023