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HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my past interest as a member of the Select Committee on the Equality Act and its impact on disabled people, which included assessing PSV transport regulations…15 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]I suspect that between Committee and Report, the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, and I will discuss this in detail. We might even try to do it at the meeting with the Minister.15 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]I very gently challenge the noble Lord on his contribution. The problem is that, if there is no chance to rethink, for example, the design of some of the vehicles or the…15 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryMy Lords, recommendation 19 of the Brook House report is on the attitude and behaviour of healthcare staff. The use of force on one person who had a serious heart condition lasted…11 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to make a brief intervention on this group of amendments. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, for raising the important issue of an advisory council. The…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all the contributors to this debate. We are delighted that others have been so supportive of our amendments, which cover a considerable range of data protection…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, we move to a group that looks at data protection issues, which were covered at Second Reading. In this group, I have Amendment 21, the Clause 42 stand part notice and…10 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsMy Lords, following the question from my noble friend Lord Allan about a red team, in the past not health data but personal financial data has been sold by subsidiaries or…19 Dec 2023HANSARDMinister for Disabled PeopleTo ask His Majesty’s Government why the status of the Minister for disabled people was downgraded from that of Minister of State to that of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.19 Dec 2023HANSARDMinister for Disabled PeopleMy Lords, disabled people are horrified by the Prime Minister’s decision. DWP estimates that 16 million people have a disability— that is one in four—and they face multiple…19 Dec 2023HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseMy Lords, I would like to pick up from where the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, left off. We need to occasionally remind ourselves of the history of this. I thank the Minister for…19 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling SpikingMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for this Statement about understanding and tackling spiking, and indeed for the document which accompanies it. It is good that the Government…19 Dec 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, and his officials for the helpful…18 Dec 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIt is very generous of the Minister to say, as he has done with other Bills, that we should write to him with concerns, but given that he said at the start of his response that he…18 Dec 2023HANSARDFire Safety Regulations and GuidanceMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Goddard on securing this important and timely debate. I associate myself with his comments about the late Sir David Amess, who was an…14 Dec 2023HANSARDEmployment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023My Lords, I will make two very brief interventions on this. There is not much left to say, following the noble Lords, Lord Hendy and Lord Davies of Brixton, but it is important…13 Dec 2023HANSARDImmigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023Perhaps the Minister could write to me afterwards. I am talking about post-docs, who arrive with a PhD on a salary of £35,000. They now have a problem because of the level at…12 Dec 2023HANSARDImmigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s introduction to this statutory instrument, but he raises more rather than fewer questions for me. First, I point out that it would…12 Dec 2023HANSARDImmigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023I know that we are not discussing this today, but I referred to the increase in the income threshold to £38,500. If that is the case, why was it set at that level, when post-doc…12 Dec 2023