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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is my pleasure to support all the amendments in this group, so ably introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. I thank her for tabling this amendment and…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, will he respond to the question, of which I gave him prior notice, about the document?13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it may not surprise your Lordships’ House that as a Green Peer, I rise to offer my full support to all these amendments. I also declare my involvement with Peers for the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDNuclear WeaponsMy Lords, the P5 statement that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought is of course hugely welcome, but it did not repeat a phrase used in earlier, similar…12 Jan 2022HANSARDFarming Industry: SupportMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, for securing this debate. It is a delight to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott; she said many of the things I was…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to offer Green support for all the amendments in this group. I will split them into two groups internally. First, I will speak to Amendments 6, 19, 60 and 215; I…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDWP: Support for Larger FamiliesFollowing on from the Minister’s answer to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, in which she talked preventing problems, is she aware of the report in Community Care last week on research…11 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I was pleased to attach my name to these two amendments, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, for leading on them. The case has already been…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this group, particularly Amendment 97A, has become pertinent in light of the apparent situation whereby the Attorney-General has displayed something less than a full…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I started off with a set of notes that said, “The Green group fully backs all these amendments”, and that we would have attached one of our names, had there been space.…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise as I did in Committee to speak briefly and humbly on behalf of my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, who signed the matching amendments in Committee. I can…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI beg to move.10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat the House do adjourn the debate on Amendment 102 until another day.10 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, the Minister addressed ventilation and air filtration in schools but the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, asked about stepping the issue up more broadly. In her…06 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this debate and so powerfully introducing it by setting out the human reality of displacement, particularly for…06 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Night-time WorkingI thank the Minister for his Answer, but many people will be surprised to learn that one in nine British workers now works at night. The medical evidence is that this is bad for…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords—06 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Night-time WorkingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effects of increased night-time working on public health; and what steps they intend to take to mitigate the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDEducation: Return in JanuaryMy Lords, I am aware that the Minister was venturing somewhat outside of her portfolio, but I point out with regard to her response to the Front-Bench questions that Dyson did not…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I begin with a short list of issues that I regard as priorities in trying to make this Bill less disastrously bad. I associate myself with every word said by the noble…05 Jan 2022