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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise with a very long list of amendments to speak to, and I shall begin by very briefly addressing the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle, and the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for initiating it. I think it has been very useful and I truly…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI rise to speak to Amendments 8 and 56, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market, to which I have attached my name, though I will also offer my support to…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in his response the Minister referred to the issue of littering, particularly personal responsibility for littering, but we were earlier talking about waste reduction…21 Jun 2021HANSARDUniversities: Compulsory RedundanciesMy Lords, I am sorry to add to the litany of academic loss, but I am sure that the Minister is aware of the plans to end the undergraduate teaching of archaeology at the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to find myself at this place in the debate and to respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. It was certainly a passionate speech, but perhaps…21 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: ChildrenMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for securing this debate and for her immensely powerful introduction to it. I particularly applaud her positivism in…17 Jun 2021HANSARDChina: MuslimsMy Lords, Amnesty’s report on the treatment of the Uighurs is subtitled China ’ s mass internment, torture and persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang . Would the Minister categorise…16 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, I feel I should declare my FE experience, which was shorthand at Wagga Wagga College in Australia and a very brief, and…15 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to put myself on the record as one of those who would have signed the noble Lord’s amendment, had there been space. I again draw attention to the way in which our…14 Jun 2021HANSARDFood, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee ReportMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, my fellow Australian-born female Peer in your Lordships’ House. That will become somewhat…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsMy Lords, I draw on figures from The UK’s Enforcement Gap 2020 report by Unchecked. These are figures for the fall in staffing numbers between 2009 and 2019: the Equality and…10 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak chiefly to Amendments 20 and 21 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, to which I have attached my name. These amendments are also supported by…09 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish CouncilMy Lords, I should perhaps declare an interest as someone who once did an exam in the British Council office in Bangkok. That is of relevance to the question that I wish to ask…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I put my name down to speak to this group of amendments—the first time I have participated in this Committee—because, as the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, said, they…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad of the opportunity to contribute to this short debate, but I will be brief and forbear commenting on Amendments 23 and 47, as noble Lords have already covered…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I return to the question that I raised both at Second Reading and in my comments today. As the amendment seeks to address, it would appear that there is the possibility…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, who has tabled a very useful amendment, Amendment 52, to which I was pleased to attach my name. I will speak…09 Jun 2021HANSARDDisability Benefit ClaimantsMy Lords, the Minister has given us an extensive account of mental health training. I am sure she is aware of the Z2K # PeopleBeforeProcess report which looked at PIP payments.…08 Jun 2021HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, I rise with the unusual luxury of 10 minutes’ speaking time, given because we have only a dozen Back-Bench speeches on this crucial taxation issue. I hope that some…08 Jun 2021