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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill08 Mar 2021HANSARDPension CreditMy Lords, I am delighted that the Government have included information about pension credit when writing to pensioners about their state pension increases. Will my noble friend…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will also speak to the other amendments in this group in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, and the noble Lords, Lord Mendelsohn and Lord Palmer. I…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his remarks, and am truly humbled by the widespread support across the House for the sentiments and intent of these amendments. Every noble…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment and I pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Meyer for the work that she has done and, as my noble friend Lord Cormack said, the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell, and other noble Lords, including my noble friend Lord Shinkwin and the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, who have…08 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19My Lords, I am pleased to see that the numbers applying for nursing have been increasing. I know that the Government have started on their task of recruiting 50,000 more nurses by…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I apologise for the inadvertent interruption to the Committee’s proceedings on Monday. I declare my interests, as shown in the register. I have sympathy with the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their aim to ban sales of new internal combustion engine cars from 2030. What specific plans do they have to invest in the production of…02 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for his excellent introduction to this group of amendments and his work to try to ensure that the Bill rises to the challenge of…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Countries: Reciprocal Pension AgreementsMy Lords, I understand that the Government are in talks with Canada on possible reciprocal arrangements for state pensions uprating. Can my noble friend tell the House whether…01 Mar 2021HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on introducing this statutory instrument and on her clear explanation. I continue to welcome the success of auto-enrolment in making…25 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, I, too, thank the Minister, and I am most grateful to him for the time and effort that he has taken to meet our cross-party group of Peers and to make himself available…25 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments in this group. It is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Sharpe, but we may have slightly different views on some of the issues he has…24 Feb 2021HANSARDNorth of England: InvestmentMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their £4 billion programme and support the aims of building back better, a green industrial revolution and attracting global capital.…23 Feb 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, I welcome the gateway 2 developer levy and the new tax on residential building developers. I echo the calls for my noble friend to look carefully at recouping costs of…22 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsMy Lords, will my noble friend assure the House that any measures taken to help children with disabilities access their own money in their child trust funds will also read across…11 Feb 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock. This is a most difficult issue and I have every sympathy with my noble friend the Minister and the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on introducing these SIs and her very clear explanation. Of course, I welcome the Government’s commitment to protecting the vulnerable and…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 149, as so excellently moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, who I warmly congratulate on all her work in this area. Amendment 149 relates to the…08 Feb 2021