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HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I take the Minister back to airports. I have three questions. First, what is the science telling us about the likely impact—I know that this is a difficult question—of…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness and to pledge our support—I feel sure of that in this House—for what she is trying to achieve, in the light of what she…02 Sept 2020HANSARDPlanning RulesMy Lords, is the Minister aware of the recent report of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership on the deregulation of upward extension developments? This report has calculated how…28 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseWhere does the Minister think the greatest risks of a second wave of Covid-19 now lie? What specifically needs to be achieved by early autumn to prevent that, and what extra…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, these regulations expose both the way the management of the pandemic is being improvised day in, day out and the failure to provide Parliament with proper time to…24 Jul 2020HANSARDStonehengeMy Lords, Stonehenge is our global heritage flagship. In recent years, it has been brilliantly transformed by English Heritage, which has integrated the wider archaeological…23 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Childcare SectorMy Lords, given the absolutely critical role of early years education, particularly for the poorest children, why are early years providers being excluded from the Government’s…21 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillFirst, on the stamp duty issue and the problems facing young people, welcome though they are, the stamp duty proposals may have very perverse consequences for the most vulnerable…17 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, the Government are being warned, urgently, on all sides to prepare for a second wave of Covid this winter. I hear what the Minister has said but last week, the Public…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment for (1) hospitals, and (2) care homes, in…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Government FinanceMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, because of Covid, referrals to children’s social care have fallen by more than half in some areas? Children’s services are braced for a huge…07 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, for the most part, I certainly welcome the Bill. It is very much a just-in-time Bill and will help deal with immediate pressures but in no way does it offer permanent…06 Jul 2020HANSARDUK-EU NegotiationsMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Hayter has laid out the risks facing this country from no deal. Despite all the Prime Minister’s clichés, it is clear from the Statement’s tone and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the probity of the planning system and its integrity rest on the integrity of the Secretary of State? Will he therefore urge his right…16 Jun 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Wider OpeningMy Lords, I can understand that the noble Baroness does not want to pre-empt what the Prime Minister has called his very big plan, but can she give us some indication of who might…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide DiscussionsMy Lords, further to the Minister’s reply, can he now tell the House why the Secretary of State did not inform, let alone consult, the First Minister of Wales—as a matter of…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Pre-school SectorTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability of the pre-school sector; and what steps they are…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Pre-school SectorMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer, but she is surely aware that the sector feels that it has been appallingly let down financially by the Government in terms…08 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Plans for No DealMy Lords, given that the Social Market Foundation has calculated this week that the regions that will suffer most from the double shock of a no deal plus the pandemic will be the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, for this debate and for the way he introduced it. This pandemic has dramatically exposed the fragile and precarious…21 May 2020