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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I echo my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville’s thanks to the Minister for his introduction to this group and also for arranging the meeting with the…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful for the Minister’s response. I forwarded to him and his officials the response that I received from both the FSA and Coeliac UK, which said that this was a temporary…17 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker. I will focus today on how this Bill will affect some of the health and medical decisions relating to…10 May 2023HANSARDSecondary Metastatic Breast CancerMy Lords, while it is good to hear about the audit, five months ago respected oncologist Professor Carlo Palmieri from Liverpool University estimated that the number of cases of…09 May 2023HANSARDCode of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, in the Explanatory Memorandum, the Government say that they have consulted, although not formally, with “key policing stakeholders” but, as others have said, the…26 Apr 2023HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, 2 million people currently reporting symptoms of long Covid is a shocking 3.1% of the population, with over a million people having had it for at least one year. There…25 Apr 2023HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Code of PracticeMy Lords, after the appalling behaviour of energy suppliers forcibly installing prepayment meters at the homes of the most vulnerable and disabled, why is Ofgem’s new voluntary…20 Apr 2023HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Code of PracticeTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the new Ofgem Code of Practice regarding installing pre-payment meters for vulnerable and disabled customers will be…20 Apr 2023HANSARDGender Identity Services: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, in reply to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Hunt, the Minister referred to the new GID services at the Evelina and GOSH. But the original proposals were for…19 Apr 2023HANSARDDiphtheriaMy Lords, to follow on from the question by the noble Baroness, Lady Blackwood, last week the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases published a report…18 Apr 2023HANSARDHealth and Disability White PaperThe Minister said that this White Paper has taken a long time to get here, but the rollout will not start until 2026-27, so I really hope that the Minister will provide assurance…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care. It is a…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRugby: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, Lady Masham, who is so sorely missed, won gold in swimming and silver in wheelchair table tennis at a number of Paralympic Games. She was a passionate champion of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateMy Lords, along with other noble Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. It is a positive step forward, but only a partial step. The Minister referred to my noble friend…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Baroness. I was asking for something slightly different. I am sorry; it is complex and I was not clear. It is really important that the information that the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group. I also had a…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateI thank the Minister. She answered my question, and I look forward to hearing from her on PEEPs in the future.14 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportMy Lords, I want to pick up on the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, about victims, what they have been seeking from the inquiry and the balance with the inquest. I…14 Mar 2023HANSARDSEND and Alternative ProvisionMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as one of the infantry working on the Children and Families Bill, as were other…09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will add one very brief point as well—following on from my noble friend Lady Ludford when she introduced Amendment 68 and 69A—which is the background in the report of…06 Mar 2023