The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Garden of Frognal) (LD)
My Lords, good evening. Virtual Proceedings of the House of Lords will now resume. I remind Members that these proceedings are subject to parliamentary privilege and what we say is available to the public both in Hansard and to those listening and watching. Members’ microphones will initially be set to mute, and the broadcasting team will unmute their microphones shortly before we reach their place in the speakers’ list. When Members have finished speaking, their microphones will again be set to mute.
We now come to the Virtual Proceedings on the repeat of the second Urgent Question. Please note that it has been agreed in the usual channels to dispense with the reading of the Statement itself and that we will proceed immediately to questions, led by the Opposition Front Bench. The Minister will respond to each question in turn. I ask that all questions and answers be brief—no more than 70 words—so that we can get the maximum number of speakers.