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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Falkland Islands: Fisheries Exports Tariffs

"The European Union Committee looked at this issue in 2020-21. What was interesting about it then—and I am sure that it is fairly similar now—is that the fishing grounds for the Falkland Islands were fished by ships that were largely 50% owned by Spanish interests and 50% owned by Falkland …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Black Rod

"My Lords, on behalf of these Benches, I add our warm welcome to Lieutenant General Ed Davis. He will find things in very good order, and I look forward very much to working with him on all the many facets of Black Rod’s unique role.

It is a privilege on …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, each of us receives, on appointment and at the start of each subsequent Parliament, a Writ of Summons. The writ says:

“We strictly enjoining command you upon the faith and allegiance by which you are bound to Us that considering the difficulty of the said affairs and dangers …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, this is the fourth time we have had a very similar debate on this topic in the last nine months. As ever, it has been of high quality, and I am very grateful to those who have participated.

I referred earlier to the many meetings that I have …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Forest Risk Commodities

"Of course the biggest threat to forestry in this country, and particularly to our native broadleaf trees, is the grey squirrel. Can the Minister tell us when the England grey squirrel action plan will surface?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 48, which stands in my name. I declare my interests both as a landlord for my own part, to a small extent—all for properties in Scotland—and as trustee, in particular for the Blair Charitable Trust, all properties of which are also in Scotland.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"I am very grateful for what the Minister has said all round. Before she sits down, I wonder if I could push her just a little more. I think she is saying that there will inevitably be a suitable Bill on social housing at some point, and that it will …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 53A. Getting the balance right between landlords and tenants is something that was stressed by a number of speakers on the previous group of amendments, including the Minister. The Bill really amounts to a presumption that tenants can keep pets, on the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
Grangemouth Oil Refinery Closure: Job Losses

"My Lords, the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change met on 6 May 2025. Clearly, quite a lot of things were discussed there, but a communique published later that month makes no mention of Grangemouth. Can the Minister tell us when the interministerial group will meet again, …..."
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