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 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

My Lords, I support this amendment, particularly in terms of its probing nature and what work can potentially be done between Committee and Report in this respect. It is really about the question of m