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HANSARDEducation Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021My Lords, in the light of the Sutton Trust’s report last week on the hugely negative effects of university closures, especially on disadvantaged students, will the Government…01 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation: Supply TeachersMy Lords, given their commitment to a recovery programme to try to reduce the number of children who may never catch up following the school closures, will the Government ensure…22 Feb 2021HANSARDBiodiversity: Dasgupta ReviewMy Lords, what plans do the Government have to include the financing of nature-based solutions as one of the objectives of the national infrastructure bank to make sure that…04 Feb 2021HANSARDAlexei NavalnyMy Lords, does the Minister agree with Mr Navalny that only if we sanction what he calls “the people with the money”, not those operatives who are obeying orders, will there be…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTelevision Licence EvasionMy Lords, can the Minister say why on earth the Government intend to keep decriminalisation under consideration in the 2022-27 licence fee discussion? This is really perverse,…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTackling Intergenerational Unfairness (Select Committee Report)My Lords, this report was published in April 2019, nearly two years ago, and it makes a nonsense of the long-established system of debating Select Committee reports in the House…25 Jan 2021HANSARDXinjiang: Forced LabourMy Lords, I welcome the fact that the Statement recognises the appalling nature of the human rights abuses by Chinese authorities against the Uighur people, some of which have…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCircular Economy and Elimination of WasteWill the Minister update the House on how the Government plan to tackle planned obsolescence? Do they favour altering consumer rights legislation, taking a regulatory approach or…18 Jan 2021HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, it is clear that there are gaps in support, with some groups having had no help since the first lockdown began, which can only widen inequality. What is being done to…12 Jan 2021HANSARDAgreement on Climate Change, Trade and SustainabilityMy Lords, do the Government anticipate any problems in complying with the commitment made by the ACCTS countries to abolish tariffs on environmental goods and services?11 Jan 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, I am not reassured by the Minister’s answers to the questions that have so far been put to him. How long will this House have to endure the disgraceful behaviour of a…05 Jan 2021HANSARDUighur Forced Labour: XinjiangMy Lords, have the senior Chinese government officials responsible for human rights abuses been identified? Are Magnitsky sanctions going to be applied to them? If not, why not?17 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewMy Lords, I declare an interest, as set out in the register, as the chair of the trustees of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. As the Minister has admitted,…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCarbon-neutral HomesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Scottish Government have published proposals for point-of-sale standards to require all owner-occupied homes to…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine RolloutMy Lords, do the Government intend to create some kind of vaccination passport, which will allow people to attend events across the UK and to travel to and from the UK without…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: GCSE and A-level ExamsMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s decision to hold GCSE and A-level exams this year, and their admission that to cancel them last year was a mistake. It certainly was, as some…03 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaMy Lords, I want to press the Minister a little further on her answer to my noble friend Lord Rosser; she was a little evasive, if I may say so. Can she confirm that her…01 Dec 2020HANSARDHydrogen SectorMy Lords, given that the Hydrogen Taskforce estimates that the UK hydrogen economy can create and sustain 75,000 jobs—I note that the Minister mentioned 100,000 jobs just now—what…30 Nov 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, the Minister has paid tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg. I too want to pay tribute to her for her honourable decision to resign when the Government broke their…26 Nov 2020HANSARDAdult Learning: Union Learning FundMy Lords, does the Minister accept that this is a splendid example of co-operation and collaboration between employers and the unions? I notice that she did not answer one of her…24 Nov 2020