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HANSARDSteel SectorMy Lords, would the Minister agree that steel produced by the electric arc furnace method cannot match the quality standards of steel produced in traditional blast furnaces?…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAtlantic Undersea Cables: Russian Subsurface OperationsMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, is quite right to urge the Government to give more support to our hard-pressed Armed Forces in meeting the many challenges that they…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I did not realise that we had moved on to winding speeches. I wholeheartedly endorse what the Minister said about the late Lord Beecham and add my condolences. With the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, different voting systems have different advantages and disadvantages. As the Minister knows, first past the post is simple and allows the winner to be representative of…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, following on from the noble Baroness’s question about grid capacity and upgrading the grid, does the Minister not agree that the more small nuclear we can introduce…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, as many noble Lords have said this afternoon, not only on these Benches, the Bill is titled the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill but it seems that it…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy MarketsCan the Minister please tell the House why the Government have delayed publishing their response to last November’s report from the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce? Are they going to…09 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I add my voice in support of the noble Lord, Lord Bassam. Everything he said makes a great deal of sense. It is hugely important to consider the identity of the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: CaribbeanMy Lords, it has been announced that there will no longer be any Royal Navy ship permanently stationed in the Middle East. This is as troubling as it is incomprehensible. To…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am rather confused about this amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, which seeks to require a mayor with fire and rescue authority functions to delegate…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I would like to add my voice in support of Amendment 168 and the other amendments to which my noble friend Lady Noakes has spoken. It seems quite counterproductive for…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I want briefly to say how strongly I support Amendment 176, so eloquently proposed by my noble friend Lord Younger. The noble Lord, Lord Davies, ignores the fact that…03 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I agree very much with most of what the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, just said. I have been unhappy with much of Clause 9 since I first read it, and I look forward to…27 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will not go into too much detail. I should, because I was not here last week, declare an interest, in that I am a director of a Guernsey-based, open-ended protected…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, briefly, it is not appropriate for legislation to tell the trustees of pension funds, in any case, that they can make investments in some types of structure but not in…26 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallMy Lords, I am not sure whether the Minister actually acknowledged the shortfall of £28 billion as identified by the Chief of the Defence Staff and the other chiefs. I understand…15 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I support this amendment, which was so well introduced by my noble friend Lord Younger and so well spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted. The Bill…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady White of Tufnell Park, who is not in her place, on her excellent and well-informed contribution. It is a great pleasure to…18 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, for introducing this 371-page Bill. I declare an interest as a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire. I am well aware…08 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chester on his entertaining and informed speech. He should moonlight and take a second job on the…20 Nov 2025