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HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus: Immunisation ProgrammeMy Lords, the Covid pandemic demonstrated clearly that there were differential impacts on different ethnic communities. We know now that black and ethnic-minority communities in…19 Oct 2023HANSARDChildren’s Social Care Implementation Strategy (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the committee for this report. It is a fair and, in a sense, generous report to the Government but it raises some serious issues, as my right honourable and…20 Sept 2023HANSARDEmergency Healthcare (Public Services Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Public Services Committee Emergency healthcare: a national emergency (2nd Report, HL Paper 130).20 Jul 2023HANSARDEmergency Healthcare (Public Services Committee Report)I thank the noble Baroness for being here to chair this debate; I know that this is an area in which she, too, has a strong interest. I apologise to her and to other members of…20 Jul 2023HANSARDEmergency Healthcare (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I thank everyone who has been involved today. There are lots of issues that have come up, but I hope that the Minister understands that we saw this as a national…20 Jul 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. However, neither his remarks this morning nor the Statement acknowledge the real size of the problem that we now have.…22 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportMy Lords, it is very clear that despite the very important report from the archbishops’ commission, and indeed other reports, the Government have still not grasped the seriousness…13 Jun 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests: I am a trustee of GambleAware, I am on the advisory group of the Behavioural Insights Team, I am a vice-chair of Peers for Gambling…03 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairMy Lords, when I was a councillor and somebody knocked on my door to say that they were applying for a school caretaker’s job or a dinner assistant’s job, I would say,…02 May 2023HANSARDWilliam Hill: Breaches of Player ProtectionMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests in the register. Given the seriousness of the complaints that led to the imposition, it is not good enough just to recognise that the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016My Lords, why are the Government investing for their own fleet of cars in South Korea? My friends in Sunderland are bewildered as to why investment is going to South Korea and not…14 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I am somewhat intimidated to follow three women who have spoken so powerfully and who I know have contributed enormously to taking forward women’s health in this…10 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityDoes the Minister accept that people like me worked with Sue Gray in government, and that she knew a lot about our Government, but that did not stop her acting impartially when…07 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingMy Lords, this remains a real issue, and the Minister, I am afraid, is being rather complacent. We know that what has happened since 2010 is that there have been unprecedented…01 Mar 2023HANSARDReform of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I welcome the fact that the Government have broadly supported the recommendations of Josh MacAlister’s report, but I am sure the noble Baroness will recognise that I am…08 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanMy Lords, I am sure the Minister has taken note of the House of Lords Public Services Committee report on emergency access to healthcare, which came out two weeks ago. Many of its…02 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, tempted as I am to put the case of the challenge for upland farmers in County Durham, I actually want to concentrate on the crab deaths. First, I thank the Minister for…01 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball: Illegal Entry to MatchesMy Lords, given that we know that there are increasing problems at football matches, what are the Government going to do to make sure that they address those issues now? We have…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords—01 Feb 2023HANSARDVulnerable TeenagersMy Lords, I want to thank everyone for their contribution today. I am sort of feeling guilty, because I somehow manage to get a slot each time at the end of the business of the…26 Jan 2023