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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her response, and the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, for his comments. I think I can honestly say that there is still concern. I have heard it particularly from…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I think we can all congratulate Members on their persistence on this issue and I have to tell noble Lords that my vocabulary has expanded at an enormous rate by being involved in…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by saying a personal thank you to my noble friend Lady Hayter for her wonderful support over the past few months. We go back many years and we have worked on…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, as I said in Committee, there is a clear need to give those who already have their professional qualifications recognised in the UK certainty and confidence that this…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Second HomesMy Lords, I refer to my interest as a vice-president of the LGA. Last year, the Chancellor announced a major reduction in stamp duty, which also covered buyers of buy-to-let…04 Nov 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: Safety Remediation CostsMy Lords, I refer to my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I also add my sincere thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, for achieving this debate…04 Nov 2021HANSARDGypsies and TravellersMy Lords, earlier this year, reports emerged that Pontins had used a blacklist of common Irish surnames allegedly to attempt to prevent Traveller families staying at its holiday…04 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterMy Lords, the UK published a draft Order in Council under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 that required British Overseas Territories to establish a public…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingMy Lords, I refer to my interest as laid down in the register. We have, on a daily basis, yet more distressing personal experience from the fallout of the cladding scandal—I am…28 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic ServicesMy Lords, could I point to a case in Shropshire? The Conservative-run council has spent £1,000 a day on a pothole consultant. Does the Minister believe that this private…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingMy Lords, I join other Members in congratulating my noble friend Lord Boateng on his well-informed and incredibly powerful contribution. I thank him for giving us all the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Young, to which I have added my name. I too pay tribute to Stella Creasy in the other place for her…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe Minister is setting great store by the guidance that is going to come forward. Can I ask her for reassurance that there will be adequate opportunity for those working on the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDRural PovertyMy Lords, we hear on a daily basis about the impact of the rising cost of living but not so often about the very real problem of rural poverty. Levels of poverty in rural…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPrime Minister: Meeting with First MinistersMy Lords, I would like to extend the debate to the devolved entities in England. Earlier this year, PoliticsHome reported that some metro mayors are growing increasingly…20 Oct 2021HANSARDRegulation of Property Agents Working GroupMy Lords, I pay tribute to the work of my noble friend Lady Hayter, all the working-group members and the progress made towards adoption of the codes of practice as outlined. I…20 Oct 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I refer to my interests as laid out in the register. Following on from the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, one thing I am fast learning in this place is that the debates…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsIt was good to hear the Minister acknowledge the distressing situation, however predictable it is, and I hope that his colleagues in government will follow suit and acknowledge…14 Oct 2021HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests as laid out in the register. It gives me enormous pleasure to add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Stansgate. I am thrilled…14 Oct 2021