My Lords, before we start to consider the message from the Commons on the Data (Use and Access) Bill, I remind the House of the usual courtesies and disciplines that apply to ping-pong.
We have already spent over 38 hours debating this Bill, including four and a half hours on the last round of ping…
My Lords, can the Minister give us an assessment of the availability of the relevant skills for building SMRs? If there is going to be a skills shortage, what training programme do the Government intend to put in place?
My Lords, the Minister herself referred to the sclerotic system. I declare my interest as president of the British Chambers of Commerce. One contributor to that system is the chronic lack of planners themselves. We are working on a project with Aviva to try to help build that capacity, but it will o…
My Lords, it is now 11.41 pm. We have made good progress scrutinising the Bill this evening, having completed 13 groups of amendments. We have three groups remaining. Given the hour, and as agreed by the usual channels, I will now resume the House, and we will return to complete the remaining three …
My Lords, we will now adjourn during pleasure until 11.59 am. Peers who have tickets to the Westminster Abbey service and are joining the procession should remain in the Chamber for Black Rod’s briefing. I encourage noble Lords not involved in these events to leave as quickly as possible to facilita…
My Lords, we will now adjourn during pleasure until 11.59 am. Peers who have tickets to the Westminster Abbey service and are joining the procession should remain in the Chamber for Black Rod’s briefing. I encourage noble Lords not involved in these events to leave as quickly as possible to facilita…
My Lords, in light of the Supreme Court judgment, as well as the FA’s change of policy, will the Minister take this opportunity to invite—not tell—the FA to apologise to those women whom it has penalised for objecting to the participation of biological males in women’s football. I am thinking in par…
My Lords, I thought it would be useful to the House to set out the plan for proceedings this Thursday, which are slightly different to usual to enable us to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, paying tribute to those whose service we honour this week.
The House will sit, as usual, at 11 am but for…