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HANSARDSecondary Schools: Arts SubjectsMy Lords, the Minister referred to the well-being benefits of the arts. She is probably aware of the “HEarts survey” published in the PLOS ONE journal in March, which showed that…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb has already set out the temporal position of the Bill: it is at the end of a long line of debates on the Agriculture Act, the…07 Jun 2021HANSARDClimate Change: TargetsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for securing this debate and particularly for the way that she framed it as ensuring that legislation aligns. That seems to…27 May 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: EthnicityMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, for securing this debate and for so powerfully introducing it. The noble Lord referred to the lived experiences of systemic…27 May 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Statements of ChangesMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I find myself in the rather curious position of greatly regretting elements of the SIs we are debating now, particularly HC 1043, while…27 May 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesMy Lords, given the long, arduous months of confinement suffered by the city of Leicester, compounded by the confusion caused by the apparent secret lockdown, and then the…26 May 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to join many others in welcoming a fellow former newspaper editor to your Lordships’ House. I am sure that the noble Baroness, Lady Fleet, will be a…26 May 2021HANSARDPesticidesI thank the Minister for his Answer. I gave prior notice that this Question was inspired by a study published this month in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science , which…25 May 2021HANSARDPesticidesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prohibit the use of pesticides.25 May 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, who expertly outlined the complexity contained within this apparently simple Bill. It is also a pleasure…25 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the richly evidenced contribution of the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull. I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for this debate, and…20 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Internal ReviewMy Lords, I join the chorus of welcome to the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, who referred, as have other Peers, to the National Audit Office report on the handling of the pandemic.…20 May 2021HANSARDRent Arrears: Covid-19My Lords, before the pandemic it was taking a median of 42 weeks for court cases to reach repossession. The mean length was nearer a year. Analysis suggests that the small number…20 May 2021HANSARDFood and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, as I often seem to do in Committee. I should like to express the Green group’s support…19 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnMy Lords, I associate the Green group with the accurate description by the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, of the plan as scattergun, and with many of his other concerns. I am sure…19 May 2021HANSARDUK Policy Implementation for Wales and ScotlandMy Lords, I declare my position as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Policies and laws in and between England, Scotland and Wales are becoming increasingly…19 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, it is clear that the B16172 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is now established in the community, but that only highlights the need to keep out further variants of concern that…18 May 2021HANSARDBallymurphy Inquest FindingsMy Lords, will the Government learn from the reception of this apology—the rightful and understandable upset of the families of the innocent Ballymurphy victims, who heard that it…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in light of the difficulties Australia and New Zealand, with their excellent Covid control track records, have had in preventing breakouts of infection from quarantine…13 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is delightful to be back in your Lordships’ House after our brief break and to hear so many excellent speeches today. It is also delightful that so few of them were…12 May 2021