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HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy Lords, on the new lifelong learning entitlement, are the Government not simply loading even more debt on to a generation already carrying an enormous weight of debt, and…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to offer Green support for this amendment and to address one specific point and one specific question. The right reverend Prelate, in introducing…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Visa Restrictions for RefugeesMy Lords, I want to follow on from the question of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, about Ukrainians who are settled here with elderly parents. I think there is a lack of clarity…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, and I agree with what she said and that, although the amendments moved by the noble Lord, Lord…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I point out to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, that the whole point of the amendment is to ensure that people who may be making demands on houses, schools and hospitals…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe noble Lord has displayed a very touching faith in the Home Office, which I do not think reflected the view of your Lordships’ House in an earlier debate in terms of how we are…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI am here.25 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I seek as always to add new points to the debate, so I will simply mark my agreement with the noble Lords who have stressed the many actions that we need to take to get…25 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring ProgrammeMy Lords, the Government like to talk about being “world leading”. However, a survey by the National Association of Head Teachers found that one-fifth of those questioned rated…24 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, in responding to the Front-Bench questions, the noble Baroness the Leader of the House said the international community must speak as one. That is identifying it, I…24 Feb 2022HANSARDIreland: Russian Naval Military ExercisesMy Lords, in response to questions from my honourable friend Caroline Lucas in the other place, the Prime Minister said yesterday that he was not aware of any Russian interference…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this hugely rich and informative debate that has so comprehensively torn to shreds the Bill and the methods by which it arrived in…23 Feb 2022HANSARDHong Kong: Political PrisonersMy Lords, I declare my position on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong. I will understand if the Minister does not know that the Hong Kong Baptist University student…22 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, and I will pick up some of the points he raised as I reach the end of my contribution. It is also a great…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Hanworth, with his arguments about the financial sector, although I would make the point that we of course cannot…21 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI thank the Minister for giving way. Very briefly, can he identity those four areas?21 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am sorry; I was trying to get the terms right. The noble Lord, Lord West, might like to go to Portsmouth to see where there was a wonderful passive house refurbishment of an…21 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillDoes the noble Lord agree with me that the noble Lord who just intervened on him—21 Feb 2022HANSARDMedical Abortion PillsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Patel, talked about convenience of telemedicine for women. The fact is that women from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are three times as likely…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I attached my name to Amendment 290 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, but I support all these amendments. The comments made by the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Feb 2022