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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

"My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 6 in my name, which is reinforced by the names of my noble friend the Minister and the three noble Lords who supported my original amendment in Committee.

Noble Lords will recall that, as Second Reading, I drew attention to the following words …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

"My Lords, I can be brief. I join the Minister in thanking all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I suspect it is one of the more consensual debates that the House will have on the Bill. I thank noble Lords for their kind words about …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

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Written Question
Home Office: Bullying
Monday 28th September 2020

Asked by: Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to conclude their investigation into allegations of bullying of officials by the Home Secretary; and when the report of that investigation will be published.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

To protect the interests of all involved the Government does not comment on the specifics of ongoing process.

The Prime Minister will make any decision on the matter public once the process has concluded.

Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that build-up. I will speak to Amendment 7 in my name and those of my noble friends Lord Blencathra and Lord Randall and the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem. Like the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Cormack, …..."
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Written Question
House of Lords: Location
Tuesday 11th August 2020

Asked by: Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer from Lord True to Lord Norton of Louth on 14 July (HL Deb, col 1546), when the information referred to will be provided to Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Norton of Louth.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

Further to the question posed during the debate on 14 July, a letter was sent on 21 July.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jul 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

"My Lords, I welcome the Bill so ably introduced by my noble friend, even though the 1986 Act that it amends abolished the Ealing Acton constituency I represented for 23 years, making me politically homeless until the good voters of North West Hampshire offered me their hospitality.

The most controversial …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 17 Jul 2020
Finance Bill

"My Lords, I applaud my noble friend the Minister’s opening remarks, and the comments of my noble friend Lord Hunt.

I will make three points: one minute each. First, as it addresses the challenges that noble Lords have been talking about, the Government should make it clear that they are …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2020
House of Lords: Relocation

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to relocate the House of Lords to York...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2020
House of Lords: Relocation

"My Lords, in the words of an exasperated Lord Speaker, “Here we go again.” It is all very well to say that it is a matter for Parliament, but it is the Executive, not Parliament, that keeps this hare running. Government policy was set out in May last year:

“We …..."
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