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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 May 2020
Income Equality and Sustainability

"My Lords, I, too, congratulate the most reverend Primate for securing this debate and for the wonderful way in which he introduced it. This is such an important subject. Many of your Lordships will have seen the front-page lead in last Saturday’s Guardian with the headline “UK’s corona divide”, and,

…..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Mar 2019
Honours System

"My Lords, the New Year Honours List of 1969 contained a life peerage for Sir Learie Constantine, who took his seat in this House 50 years ago today. On the House of Lords website, there is a very fetching photograph of the bust of Lord Constantine, with the Lord Speaker …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Apr 2018
Capita

"My Lords, would it be helpful if the House were reminded of what the Companion says about procedure on Urgent Questions? They are treated as Private Notice Questions, which in turn are treated as similar to normal Oral Questions. In particular, the answers and supplementary questions on a Private Notice …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Mar 2018
Immigration Statistics

"Is there any serious member of Her Majesty’s Government—with the possible exception of the Prime Minister—who does not believe that overseas students should not be included in immigration statistics? Is it not time that this change was made and a message of hope given to our universities?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2016
Historical Sexual Abuse in Football

"I too declare an unpaid interest as a vice-president of the National League, formerly known as the Football Conference. Does the Minister agree that one of the most worrying aspects of these dreadful allegations is the way that they were ignored by the football authorities when they were first made …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2016
Record Copies of Acts of Parliament

"Does the Minister think that the letter from the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, in the Times deserves to be printed on vellum and preserved for posterity?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 06 Jul 2015
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]

"Forgive me, but if the noble Lord is speaking, he must move his amendment at the end of his speech...."
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Written Question
Royal Warrants
Monday 9th March 2015

Asked by: Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role ministers play in the award or withdrawal of Royal Warrants.

Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Government Ministers are not involved in the process of awarding or withdrawing warrants. Information on the awarding of warrants can be found on the Royal Household's website.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Deregulation Bill

"Is the noble Baroness seeking to withdraw her amendment?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2014
Hong Kong

"My Lords, bearing in mind that the noble Baroness’s question refers to democracy in the region, will the Minister take the opportunity to pay tribute to the people of Taiwan, who change their Governments regularly through the ballot box, and whose parliamentary system is very close to our own, unlike …..."
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