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HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as vice-chair of the Accessible Transport Policy Commission. I start by thanking the Minister for meeting with myself and the noble Baronesses,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDUnaccompanied Migrant ChildrenMy Lords, the Minister referred to Kent County Council. Earlier this year, questions were asked in your Lordships’ House about whether Kent was getting extra reimbursement for the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingMy Lords, Naomi Long, the Justice Minister in Northern Ireland, has said that Westminster’s legislation on online crimes, including catfishing, is not strong enough, particularly…30 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and of the Accessible Transport Policy Commission. The first amendment in this group,…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI will briefly respond to the proposals from the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton, and ask both him and the Minister some questions. I will not say that the recent BBC drama…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillFrom my experience on the then Automated Vehicles Bill, there is a person who watches various vehicles driving. If there is an issue, they will intervene. That is how reassurance…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this group of amendments. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, for his very helpful comments and look forward to hearing from…23 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank both the noble Earl, Lord Howe, and the Minister for their contributions to this debate. We are all broadly on the same page. I do not think there is a…21 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024My Lords, I start by saying that I shall not call a vote on my regret amendment. It is important to avoid any delay to the infected blood victims receiving either interims or full…21 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024At end insert “but that this House, while welcoming the progress made to compensate eligible infected persons, regrets that close family members and carers affected by the…21 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Twycross, for introducing this debate today and colleagues from across the House for their contributions. I particularly want to thank…15 Oct 2024HANSARDProcurement Act 2023My Lords, it was a pleasure to work cross-party on the Procurement Act, but my party objected to the NHS and the Ministry of Defence being granted an exception from having to…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFood and Drink Industry: Processed SugarMy Lords, the Food Foundation review in January this year noted that 41% of multibuys were still high in salt, sugar and fat, with only 3% on fruit, veg and staples. The Minister…14 Oct 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, on securing this key and very interesting debate, and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hodge, on her maiden speech.…10 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Care StrategyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg. I completely agree with him about the importance of technology and data, and will refer to it later in my…10 Oct 2024HANSARDNHS: Independent InvestigationMy Lords, the excellent report of the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, refers to the stress our GPs are under and how patients are no longer flowing through the hospitals as they should.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and I am glad he started referring to international products. Given the earlier contribution by the noble Lord,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, following the publication of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in October 2022 and the government response a year later, the Government issued a…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I apologise, but that was not my question. My question was: will the Government make sure that, if emergency powers are used, both Houses of Parliament are kept informed prior to…08 Oct 2024