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HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s statement, and will be brief. I am also very grateful to the Government and the usual channels for enabling us to have a debate tomorrow.…24 Feb 2022HANSARDPost Office: HorizonMy Lords, can the Minister remind the House whether the compensation that is due to the people who have suffered this terrible injustice extends to the consequential effects on…24 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I am not sure it is to my advantage to follow my noble friend’s speech, in view of some of the matters he raised. I accept the invitation of the noble Lord, Lord…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursMy Lords, have the Government considered what they can do to help youth orchestras? For many years, they have toured Europe during the summer, to the enrichment of those who have…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I will not detain the House for long, not least because many of the points I wanted to make have been ably made by my noble friend Lord Browne. I welcome much of the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the House does not need or want a history lesson, but over hundreds of years power has been reclaimed from monarchs by Parliament and the necessary transfer of power…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, when the sorry episode of this Government comes to be written, one of the parts of today’s Statement that will attract a great deal of interest is that which says that…31 Jan 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, the whole House knows that this Bill will not reach the statute book, but this is a really worthwhile debate and I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Adonis for…28 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, this might not be a popular question to ask, but it is a very dangerous situation. The House knows that one of the options is war if President Putin makes the fatal…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Norton, that it does not have to be agreed by Parliament, but the Cabinet Manual is a really interesting document. I remember when it…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I intervene briefly because this is a very interesting debate and I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for having tabled his amendment. We are all here…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I have been listening to this debate and it has been extremely interesting. I will not detain the House because it is late, but what I find interesting—I am talking more…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I very much enjoyed the speech of my noble friend, for whom—I hope he will allow me to say—I have a great deal of affection. I am very interested in the list that he has…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTrain Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I associate myself with the comments made by my noble friend Lord Liddle, and I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Berkeley for having moved his regret amendment. When…24 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, one of the interesting things about the Statement is the complete absence of any reference to advice from the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Chief Medical…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, a few minutes ago in Berlin, the Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said that the risk of conflict is real. Does the Minister agree? Can the Minister tell the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations for School PupilsMy Lords, the House is united on the importance of children’s education continuing, but it is the lack of vaccinations not just among children but among the teaching workforce…17 Jan 2022HANSARDDiplomatic Influence Post BrexitMy Lords, if the United Kingdom’s diplomatic influence is as high as the Minister is claiming, why has the UK still not joined the Horizon Europe programme? Our absence from it is…12 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank the Minister for his comments. Yesterday’s Statement by the Secretary of State was a welcome and much overdue step forward. Can the Minister tell the House a little more…11 Jan 2022HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I would like to endorse the point made by the noble Lord about Tellers and ask a quick factual question of the Senior Deputy Speaker about recommendations 3(c) and (i).…10 Jan 2022