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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher; I agree with everything she said. I also very much agree with the previous speakers, including my noble…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment: Disabled PeopleMy Lords, on 12 January, the Disability News Service reported that neither the Secretary of State, Mel Stride, nor Tom Pursglove, the Minister for Disabled People, had signed up…06 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 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for giving way for my question to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. If the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, is not concerned about…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords—06 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsMr Hancock denies that he rejected Chris Whitty’s advice in April 2020 that everybody going into a care home should be tested. On 19 May, I said to the then Minister in the Lords:…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThis takes us back to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee report, which specifically made the point that there is not, “an indication of which legal or policy…06 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, some child trust providers such as OneFamily and Foresters Financial have developed a simplified process, working with families and using the DWP appointee scheme as a…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillEven if it is 1,000 fewer, a large number will return. On that basis, I withdraw Amendment 6.23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Like other noble Lords, I thank all three Ministers for responding to a Committee that is clearly concerned about what is going on in…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will move Amendment 6 and speak to Amendments 13 to 15 on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. Just to say, both he and I support Amendment 145 in this group from the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful for that clarification, but it exactly makes the point that every noble Lord made this afternoon.23 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: StalkingTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 February (HLWS554), whether their package of measures to tackle violence against…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonEarlier this month, it was announced that Oxford and Cambridge universities, once given more than £130 million a year in total by European research programmes, now get £1 million…23 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: StalkingI thank the Minister for his reply. Despite the drastic increase in stalking cases in recent years, only 1% result in a court conviction, and this does not deter the most serious…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI apologise, I was not quite clear about something the Minister said. He made reference to the issues relating to the creative industries being covered by broader powers. Could he…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate and engaged directly with the Minister. It has been very helpful, not just to these three amendments but to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillTo conclude, I feel that a rather large number of amendments from today will return in some form on Report, with possibly thousands more, as my noble friend Lord Fox outlined—23 Feb 2023