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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords—23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, across my whole career, I have worked with other women and admired the work of trade unions trying to help the employment protections for women in general, mothers with…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank my noble friend. I am still not quite sure what we can say to women, who currently have hard-won protections in the labour market, about where their future rights and…23 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Pollution PenaltiesI thank my noble friend for his Answer. The noble Duke would like to ask: is the department contemplating resiling from the Government’s current position stated at the Dispatch…22 Feb 2023HANSARDImmunisation: Winter 2023-24My Lords, following the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, can my noble friend tell me what the department is doing on the rollout of convalescent plasma treatments for…22 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Pollution PenaltiesMy Lords, the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, apologises for being absent today as he is on a parliamentary delegation to Madrid. On his behalf, and at his request, I beg…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his place and congratulate him on his introduction. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. I, too, welcome the Bill and…08 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I added my name to three of the amendments in this group. I will speak to Amendments 225 and 226 first. The noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, has expertly explained the…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, in opening, my noble friend the Minister stated that the Bill will “benefit people and businesses”, but workers’ and employers’ organisations are united in their…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank my noble friend for giving way. On these consultations, did the financial services companies generally respond not wishing to have the right of redress? Were the consumer…06 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: PriceMy Lords, will the Minister comment on the problems faced by vulnerable older people who might just have started trying to get tech-enabled and just signed up for a broadband…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadband: Social TariffsMy Lords, many millions of people can neither afford to use internet broadband nor even own a smartphone, especially the elderly. Government figures suggest that more than 90% of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsWould my noble friend comment on the need to reform the standing charge for energy pricing? For the most vulnerable households and, for example, single-person households,…31 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support both amendments in this group. I think my noble friend Lady Noakes’ Amendment 43, which she so eloquently explained, is very much needed within our financial…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I too support both amendments in this group. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Holmes on his Amendment 219, and the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, on Amendment 40 and the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank my noble friend for giving way, but perhaps I could press her a little more on the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service in providing a deterrent against poor…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank my noble friend for giving way once again. This is an important area for the whole financial services framework that we have in this country. I think that the noble…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: WomenMy Lords, I commend my noble friend on all the work he is doing in this area. I know how dedicated he is to trying to make improvements wherever he can. Will he join me in…26 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, on his amendment. I agree with his explanation of why parliamentary scrutiny is so important and his interesting…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, will my noble friend take back to his department the need not only to look at the forcible installation of prepayment meters but the installation of smart meters? An…24 Jan 2023