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HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, I rise to move what the Minister has correctly identified as a fatal amendment that the House do not approve this order. This is on two primary grounds: the lack of…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, I am acutely aware of the hour, but I am also aware there are a great many people—so social media tells me—watching this debate. There are a couple of things I need to…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024As an amendment to the above Motion, to leave out from “that” to end and to insert “this House declines to approve the draft Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024Bennett.26 Feb 2024HANSARDPupil Mental Health, Well-being and DevelopmentMy Lords, I thank the Minister and everyone who has taken part in what has been a rich and deeply informative debate—I might even say your Lordships’ House at its best. I think I…22 Feb 2024HANSARDPupil Mental Health, Well-being and DevelopmentThat this House takes note of the role of schools in caring for the mental health and well-being of pupils, and assisting in their development as community and family members.22 Feb 2024HANSARDPupil Mental Health, Well-being and DevelopmentMy Lords, I begin by thanking the Library for the excellent briefing setting out the problem. A standout statistic in that briefing about the truly terrible state of the mental…22 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Minimum WageMy Lords, my question follows on from the Minister’s answer to the noble Lords, Lord Woodley and Lord Leong. The Minister spoke about young people being scarred by periods of…21 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi. In 2019, she told the BBC that she aimed to be challenging, authentic and brave. Your Lordships’ House…20 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryMy Lords, I shall switch sides of the country. The campaign group Toothless in England was founded in Suffolk and is calling for contracts for NHS dentists to cover the real…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyMy Lords, I associate the Green Party with the expressions of condolence from all around the House to Alexei Navalny’s family, friends and supporters. A number of noble Lords have…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, aware of the hour, I rise very briefly, having attached my name to Amendment 81 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and the noble Viscount, Lord…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the expert contribution of the noble Lord, Lord McDonald. I offer Green support for all the amendments in this group. I particularly highlight…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI rise with great humbleness to intervene at this point. I was planning to refer to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. I know that she has a book coming out shortly, Human…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillSurely we come back to the point about temporality, which a number of noble Lords have raised. Surely the circumstances of an individual, and the nature of the Rwanda they are…14 Feb 2024HANSARDChildren in GazaTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what his Department is doing to ensure the lives and security of the children of Gaza.13 Feb 2024HANSARDRecycled PlasticsMy Lords, the Minister referred to strong public support for recycled plastics rather than virgin plastics, yet it is clear that the market mechanisms are simply not delivering…13 Feb 2024HANSARDRecycled PlasticsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that a global oversupply of petrochemicals has led to recycled plastics failing to compete with new, and…13 Feb 2024HANSARDChildren in GazaI thank the noble Lord, but surely a pause in fighting is not enough. We need a permanent ceasefire now. Specifically, I am sure he is aware of the awful fate of six year-old Hind…13 Feb 2024HANSARDRecycled PlasticsI thank the Minister for his Answer. However, there was, for example, three times as much ethylene produced last year as there was demand for it. As with fossil fuels used for…13 Feb 2024