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HANSARDPrisoners: ReoffendingMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to ask the Question standing on the Order Paper in the name of my noble friend Lord Hain.14 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoners: ReoffendingMy Lords, I am grateful for that very positive Answer. I do not think anyone in the House underestimates the personal and professional concern the Minister has with reducing…14 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am intrigued by this exchange, because the thought had occurred to me that, by introducing a principle of proportionality into the legislation, we would then open the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I feel that I have been reprieved on this amendment. I will do my best to keep it short, although it is a bit technical. It is a proposed new clause. The Front Bench…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, in another life, I had the privilege of taking through the then Planning Bill 2008, which introduced CIL. In this House, we had some very vigorous arguments, not about…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful for my noble friend’s reply. I will of course withdraw the amendment, but it is rather disappointing. I am very glad that the Minister has met with the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationMy Lords, for some years now planning departments have been hollowed out, specialist planners and experienced planners have resigned and there is a critical need to introduce more…08 Sept 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for introducing the debate with such clarity. I also look forward with great anticipation to the maiden speech of the noble…22 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing Associations: Financial AssistanceMy Lords, it is very good news about investment in social housing. The role of the housing associations will be critical, obviously. The noble Baroness mentioned the role of the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDArts SectorDoes the Minister agree with me that, when we audit the arts in simply economic terms, we undervalue them hugely? The value of the arts goes so much towards our social capital,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My Lords, one of the most welcome aspects of the spending review is the terrific increase in science and technology spending, which will drive innovation across the country. It is…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords, can the Minister tell us what progress has been made on addressing the problem faced by many unpaid carers who have been penalised, through no fault of their own, for…22 May 2025HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords—22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe noble Lord has made an important and timely intervention about the focus of the Bill, which is indeed on children. It is the first Bill of its kind that has the phrase…20 May 2025HANSARDHigh Streets (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I am pleased that we have an opportunity to debate last year’s report on the future of high streets from the Built Environment Committee, chaired with such brio by the…13 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesMy Lords, can the Minister give the House an assurance that the review will be done with greater care, greater discrimination and greater consultation than the disastrous review…01 May 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard. I cannot understand why he has not been appointed to the Constitution Committee. I make my…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for what she has said. I would expect nothing less from our Government than support for unpaid and paid carers. Exactly what arrangements…31 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, in the interests of institutional memory, I will add a footnote to that. I was very surprised to see the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, as I…10 Mar 2025