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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend—19 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness for my over-eagerness to speak in this debate, and thank my noble friend the Minister for introducing this Bill. I declare my interests…19 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, who made a most moving speech. I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for introducing this debate.…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Howell of Guildford for introducing this timely debate. I declare my interest as a consultant to the Japan Bank for International…09 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: GovernanceMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Robathan, with whose every remark I strongly agree. I thank the Senior Deputy Speaker for introducing this…08 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervene briefly to support Amendment 2 in the names of my noble friends Lord Mancroft and Lord Marland. I also wish my noble friend a speedy recovery from Covid. As…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, the last time we debated a similar Bill introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, was on 13 March 2020, immediately before we entered the first lockdown. It seems…03 Dec 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Foster of Oxton. I thank my noble friend the Minister for introducing this debate today and I congratulate the right…03 Nov 2021HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Effect of Renegotiation on Other Trade NegotiationsMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is internationally recognised that the UK is rightly standing by its obligations to protect the Belfast/Good Friday agreement and that…21 Oct 2021HANSARDRoyal Navy: Ships and FrigatesMy Lords, it is very good to see that the Government are investing in national shipbuilding infrastructure, but we know that it will still be important to ensure best value for…14 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have put my name to all four amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, and it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. My…08 Sept 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, who made some very good points in his excellent speech. I thank my noble friend the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I spoke in favour of my noble friend Lord Randall’s similar amendment in Committee. I confess to being a little disappointed that the Minister has not brought forward an…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, there is an emerging consensus that plastics are worse for the environment than other substances used in single-use products. The plastics tax scheduled to be introduced…06 Sept 2021HANSARDFuture UK-EU Relationship on Professional and Business Services (EU Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my financial services interests as stated in the register. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, on securing this debate. I am glad that we just…22 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideMy Lords, the emotive term “ecocide” conjures up horrific images of serious and deliberate crimes against humanity, such as genocide. I understand that an application was made to…21 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, although I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and my noble friend Lord Caithness that the committee should look at policy in the round, I regret…20 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]20 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to be able to move Amendment 17, which my noble friend Lord Forsyth of Drumlean had intended to move, but he is unable to be in his place today. I was…20 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, and I am heartened that both my Amendment 17 and the other amendments in the group, tabled by my noble…20 Jul 2021