The Earl of Devon

The Earl of Devon

The Earl of Devon

Crossbench
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Member since 11 July 2018

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My Lords, given that so many have remained until this stage of the evening, I would hate to disappoint, as well as given how many resounding words of ...
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The point that I think the Earl Marshal was making was that the seat in the House that he might occupy would perhaps be open to more diverse occupants...
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My Lords, I will briefly address Amendment 1 and will ask a couple of specific questions related to the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain. ...
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I should note that the term limit I propose is only for those who join the House after the age of 70.
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My Lords, I too see the benefits of a retirement age and therefore will speak briefly to Amendment 20 in my name, which is a variation on that theme. ...
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My Lords, I was fortunate enough to sit on the National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee with the noble Lords, Lord Moynihan and Lord Addington...
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My Lords, do His Majesty’s Government have a view on the merits of the Xlinks power project, which is designed to bring renewable energy from Morocco ...
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The Minister may have misunderstood the purport of my amendment, which is merely to ensure that when the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council exerc...
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My Lords, I shall speak to three amendments in this group. Amendments 91 and 94, in my name, seek to address gender equality in hereditary peerages on...
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My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 64 in my name, to which the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, has added his name. Like the other amendments in th...
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Carbon Border Taxes

12/03/2025Lords

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My Lords, given that we now produce no nitrogen fertiliser at all in the United Kingdom, and all of it is imported, have the Government calculated the...
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My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 65 in my name, which is a further variation on the introduction of a retirement age. I am grateful to t...
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High Seas Treaty

10/03/2025Lords

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My Lords, last year I chaired the Westminster conference on marine natural capital. I learned there that while there has been considerable success in ...
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