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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is my privilege and pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Casey. As she says, I was her first Minister. We recruited her from Shelter to deliver a very…08 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Regeneration: Industrial AreasMy Lords, I thank everyone for the debate. It is probably presumptuous of me to say so, but it was refreshing to be in a debate with so many people who found their allegiance to…07 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Regeneration: Industrial AreasThat this House takes note of the case for local regeneration of former industrial areas across the whole United Kingdom, and the challenges constraining such regeneration,…07 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Regeneration: Industrial AreasMy Lords, it is a great privilege and pleasure to introduce this debate, partly, of course, because it gives me the chance to talk about the north-east again, the contribution…07 Mar 2024HANSARDDomestic Violence Refuges: Charities and Local GovernmentMy Lords, as the Minister says, there is currently no sign of domestic abuse being overcome and things changing, and recent reviews of serious cases are really quite scary. This…04 Mar 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionMy Lords, it is a great pleasure and privilege to follow the right reverend Prelate, who is leaving not only this House but his job as Bishop of Durham. I value both aspects of…22 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I enter the debate with some trepidation. I am not a member of the committee, but I think the report is very important. I bring to the debate that in 2007-08, when I was…08 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIt is.07 Feb 2024HANSARDMaternity ServicesMy Lords, I enter this debate with some trepidation, having heard contributions such as the last from such a distinguished obstetrician, but I thank my noble friend Lady Taylor…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSchools: Persistent AbsenteeismMy Lords, I am somewhat concerned by the fact that we have now been talking about this fairly consistently for some time. In the north-east, the difference between now and…24 Jan 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, the sustainable development goals included volunteering this time. As Prime Minister, the noble Lord really supported volunteering and introduced the International…16 Jan 2024HANSARDNational Health Service: Key TargetsMy Lords, the Government keep telling us—and I understand why and congratulate them on it—that the number of people employed as doctors and nurses has risen in recent years. Can…16 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I welcome this Bill. As the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, has said, it is one we have waited quite a long time for. We will therefore want to strengthen it because I…18 Dec 2023HANSARDLocal Enterprise Partnerships: FundingMy Lords, is it not clear that in the Teesside mayoral area, on some of the economic development programmes, we have seen less democratic accountability and less transparency…11 Dec 2023HANSARDRwanda TreatyMy Lords, I wonder whether the Minister will reflect on what he has just said. The Prime Minister said that the reduction in the numbers crossing by boat was mainly because of the…08 Dec 2023HANSARDChildren’s MinisterMy Lords, I know the Minister is new, so he does not understand that we have asked Questions similar to this one time and again but end up getting the same waffle. The reality is…06 Dec 2023HANSARDCancer Research UK ReportMy Lords, the problem that the Minister faces is that things may well be getting worse. Because of the extensive waiting lists, one major cancer centre in London is saying that…05 Dec 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMy Lords, I understand and welcome the White Paper, and I am very grateful to the Minister for continuing his enthusiasm for development. He will not be surprised that I will…23 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsThis week, given what the King did yesterday in launching his charity to tackle food poverty, we need to acknowledge that this is a real issue. Many children who are entitled to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsMy Lords, does the Minister really understand the effect this is having on individuals? I was a bit late in today because on the way in I met someone in Greenwich—as I was going…26 Oct 2023