Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to make the first contribution from the cushion-less seats—perhaps that will change for me when we get to day 4 of Committee. I congratulate the Minister on everything he di

My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate. I thank the Minister for his answer, and I echo every word he said about the fantastic work that Chris Woolard and, indeed, Mark Austin ha

My Lords, I shall speak also to the other amendments in this group, which I support. There are two critical threads running through the Bill. I say “running through the Bill”—in reality, they do not a

My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in day one of Committee. I declare my technology interests, as set out in the register, as adviser to the Crown Estate and Simmons and Simmons LLP and as non-ex

My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this group and, indeed, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. There is a thread which unites all the amendments in this group: they all make sense, they are

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. As this is the first time I have spoken on Report, I declare my technology interests as set out in the register, as adviser to the Crown Estate