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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillSince we are forming a set for Amendment 117, I will stand up now, having attached my name to it, and will focus chiefly on that amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, has…17 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Caine. She made some terribly important points; they are literally about matters of life and death. I have…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure briefly to follow the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, who made a typically powerful case. I echo his comments, particularly on the need for safeguards on the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, the Minister made a powerful point about the position of the current Opposition. As she identified, the old-age pension being covered in the former iteration of the Bill…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I attached my name to the Clause 74 stand part notice tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and Amendment 80 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Davies. The stand part…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the Minister for giving way. It is important that we identify something here. I mentioned that case study because there are, of course, many carers in this situation. As I…16 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillBefore the Minister sits down, I asked about the fact that, apparently, 40% of 17-year-olds turning 18 are in unregulated or independent accommodation. Could the noble Baroness…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My Lords, I can only welcome the 3% increase in NHS funding in real terms, although it is below the long-term average over decades of 3.6% increases. The chief executive of the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThose are in the next group.12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am going to be slightly unconventional and start with the last amendment in this group, Amendment 183A, in the name of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Watson, having attached my name to all the amendments in this group that include extending Staying Put support for young…12 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I will speak now, as I think it is probably the appropriate moment; I am sorry if I have jumped in over the noble Viscount, Lord Younger. On the next group, I was going…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI will stay sat down.11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am slightly torn. Yes, we have the Covid inquiry but we also have a country that faces ongoing risk. I was, entirely coincidentally, speaking this morning to someone…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Vaux of Harrowden, and to speak in favour of Amendments 75A and 79A, to which I have attached my name and which noble…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am sorry for the Minister’s knees: I apologise in advance. But before she theoretically sits down, in her response, she said that the DWP is essentially relying on…11 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, several of the corporate collapses that the Minister referred to earlier were associated with private equity ownership and high levels of debt. Moody’s reports that…10 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 68 and to speak to Amendment 171 in my name and to Amendment 169, to which I have attached my name. In the interests of time, I am going to…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the case for Amendment 67 and the associated Amendment 505 has very powerfully been made. I add a couple of additional points that might perhaps inform the House and be…09 Jun 2025