"My Lords, I wish to intervene very briefly in support of my noble friend Lord De Mauley. I declare my interest as a former Defence Minister and as the Minister who was responsible for piloting the Reserve Forces Act 1996 through your Lordships’ House; I suspect that the noble and …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, again, I should like to say a few words in support of my noble friend Lord De Mauley, and in particular to reinforce everything he said about Amendments 50 and 51. On Amendment 51, I will say no more than that it plays into the issues I was …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, one small but significant way of contributing to the life chances of young people would be the automatic release of unclaimed child trust funds. What consideration are the Government giving to doing that?..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. If I have learned one thing during my time in the House of Lords, it is that any pronouncement emanating from the lips of the noble Lord, Lord Patel, should be listened to with …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, the sheer number of amendments from noble Lords on all sides of the Committee that are seeking to prevent medical practitioners initiating a conversation about assisted dying with a patient demonstrates how strongly noble Lords feel about this issue. As a minimum, it is clear that many noble …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, I am sorry to disappoint the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, but, unless it is designed as a probing amendment, I fear I am not drawn to Amendment 123. In essence, it would tie the Government’s hands on the rules around the packaging and display of vapes. If the …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 21A is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Kamall. In Committee the Minister stated that the Government would design a licensing regime that would support compliant retailers while targeting rogue operators. She also spoke of minimising burdens where possible and recognised the importance …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response to my amendment, which was largely reassuring and provided useful clarity. I think we all agree that, with the new licensing regime, enforcement must be effective and proportionate while also ensuring that businesses, especially smaller businesses, have time to …..." Earl Howe - View Speech
"My Lords, in moving Amendment 192A I will speak also to Amendment 194A standing in my name. In Committee, I raised a question relating to Clause 136, which I make no apology for raising with the Minister again. Under the Health Act 2006, Ministers have a regulation-making power to exempt …..." Earl Howe - View Speech