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HANSARDLitter on Canal TowpathsMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow on his steadfast support of this important issue and for obtaining this debate today. I first became aware of the…20 Nov 2025HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityMy Lords, I, too, am grateful to my noble friend Lord Elliott for securing this very timely debate today. For inspiration as to what to say, I referred to the TaxPayers’ Alliance,…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the arguments I will put forward in support of my Amendment 254 are similar to those that I put to your Lordships in support of my Amendment 147, so I do not need to…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support my noble friends Lord Blencathra and Lord Bellingham—who will I think speak later in this group—and other noble Lords in their Amendment 146. I agree with…11 Sept 2025HANSARDSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply but I do not share her optimism that dynamic alignment with the EU’s SPS regime will be compatible with our membership of the CPTPP.…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresTo ask His Majesty’s Government, given their intention to align dynamically with the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regime of the European Union, whether they intend to comply…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and I can assure her that, having heard last week from both the chairman and the chief…24 Jul 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Nuclear DevelopmentMy Lords, could the Minister tell the House whether, following this development, it is intended that GBE should merge with what is now called GBE-N—formerly Great British…22 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, I declare my interests as stated in the register, and I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McCabe, on his interesting maiden speech. I thank the noble Lord, Lord…18 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I agree entirely with what my noble friend Lord Lucas has just said. I support in principle Amendment 8, in the name of the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, but I…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am addressing Amendment 8 and addressing the general debate on the group. I am about to conclude my remarks, if the noble Baroness will allow me. It would have been a nod to PR…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire, and I thank the Minister for introducing this Bill today. Everybody recognises that we have to…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow’s amendment, which is not inconsistent with my previous amendment seeking to exempt a particular public body from the list…13 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]13 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the advisory board of Penultimate Power UK Ltd and as a consultant to Japan Bank for International Cooperation. I congratulate the…13 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have contributed to this short debate, and I thank the House for the thoughtful and considered attention that it has given to my…13 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly in support of Amendments 5 and 124, so ably spoken to by my noble friend Lady Noakes, and well supported by the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough. I…29 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, all the amendments in this group seek to bind the Government to undertake some further reform of your Lordships’ House. They variously cover some of the other manifesto…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank my noble friend for her clarification, but I wonder about the creation of yet another type of Peer. I wonder how many people would be happy to be created that kind of…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Laing of Elderslie proposes the creation of a new class of Members of your Lordships’ House, as ministerial members. It is not clear from her very…25 Mar 2025