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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group, which I tabled as new clauses in Committee. I am again very grateful to the Victorian Society for helping us do this. I am also…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Lord for what he has just said. It is an important step forward to get a consultation on the two propositions and the two sets of dates that might apply with…06 Sept 2023HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesDoes the noble Baroness agree with me—I am sure she does—that the creative industries in this country generate £109 billion a year and are 5% of our GDP? Does she agree that…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMedical Research CharitiesIn the light of comments from across the House, what progress does the Minister think we are making towards us becoming a global science superpower, and when does he think we…21 Jun 2023HANSARDCarers: Financial SupportMy Lords, we have received the Government’s response to the report from the Adult Social Care Committee and we are grateful for it. Is the Minister aware that in that report we…16 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am out of date already. That is excellent; I am very grateful and withdraw my question. I am delighted the Government have been so responsive. My final point is on parliamentary…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, in following on from what the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, said, let me say that we had that debate at Second Reading; it was exhaustive and the noble Lord’s argument was,…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful to the noble Lord. It is a measure of the speed with which the Bill has gone through every stage that these questions should be raised in the first place, but I…15 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this is an important group of amendments, and I have great pleasure in supporting them all. I have two amendments in my name, which reflect a particular interest that…20 Apr 2023HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response, for the compassion he shows and for the shared values we clearly hold across the Chamber. He had a difficult job…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to introduce a debate which has a particular resonance in this House and a real urgency. I am very pleased that so many…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial CareThat this House takes note of the future of adult social care given (1) the recent reports from the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee (HL Paper 99) and the Archbishops’…30 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am asking whether there is the power to exempt a whole category, because we have not heard that before. Would not common frameworks, because they are discrete and have an…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI support Amendments 34 and 55 in the name of my noble friend Lord Murphy, who cannot be in his place, and Amendment 35, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. I declare my…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIf that is the case, the logic is that all the common frameworks could be exempt. Is that not the case? If we can exempt one SI on animal welfare, there are 50 SIs on animal…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDoes the noble Baroness think that common frameworks will be a specific category?02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe noble Lord, Lord Benyon, is a good Minister who is genuinely doing his best, but we have a fundamental contradiction here. He has said that his department’s default position…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am terribly sorry to noble Lords, I really am. We have not heard the expression “retain by default”. Does the Minister sitting beside the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, agree with…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI support the amendment in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and Amendment 26. The point about consultation is extremely important, especially as it seems obvious…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMay I suggest an answer to the noble Lord’s question? One way of avoiding regulatory divergence would be to remove every common framework from this Bill because, if common…28 Feb 2023