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HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, I will make a couple of comments and ask a question about the SI on assistance with voting for persons with disabilities. I declare an interest as someone with a…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAmbulancesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London on securing this important…03 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: NursesMy Lords, the comment about the figures by the noble Lord, Lord Clark, was entirely accurate. The Minister gave us the truth, which is that the net increase is 9,000, whereas the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. The Statement says that 12,000 people have arrived at both Manston and Western Jet Foil…01 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Scriven. I have signed Amendment 423, but I support all his amendments and those of my noble friend Lord Wallace of…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, if I might try to assist, employment tribunals in the private sector have taken the view that you can have fairly tight, limited terms. I am sure that one of the reasons…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 436, from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and to my noble friend’s Amendment 441. It is a pleasure to follow both of them. I want to talk a bit…26 Oct 2022HANSARDNursing: RecruitmentMy Lords, following on from the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, can I ask the Minister if there are plans to increase the number of student nursing places at…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for allowing me to intervene. I absolutely accept the point about the change to civil servants’ arrangements. The example that I gave is outside the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDGreat British RailwaysMy Lords, the Minister referred two or three times to accessibility during her responses. While the new passenger assistance app is extremely helpful, it still does not have any…25 Oct 2022HANSARDWater Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome the Minister to consequential SIs from the passage of the Health and Care Act. Some of those present will remember the long debates we had during the passage…25 Oct 2022HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal ServicesMy Lords, in yesterday’s Statement on Dr Kirkup’s report, the Minister told us that 23 hospitals are in maternity safety support programmes—special measures—and that, while four…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI asked the Minister whether he would meet me, the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas, and representatives of disabled peoples’ organisations. I think I heard him say that this was more…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationMy Lords, I want to start from these Benches by sending my deepest sympathies to the bereaved families and to say that we admire the parents for their campaigns over many years…24 Oct 2022HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final ReportMy Lords, it is disappointing that recommendation 13, on mandatory reporting, is not a pure system; it is a bit of a hotchpotch of mandatory reporting systems. Will the Government…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillMy Lords, first, I apologise for being unable to be present at Second Reading. I am speaking to Amendment 12, which my noble friend Lady Thomas of Winchester has also signed. It…24 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseMy Lords, in the initial Answer that he gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, the Minister said that access to support during the menopause is vital. Does he therefore agree…18 Oct 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI listened carefully to the Minister’s response. He did not respond to the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, about the social care…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I am opening from the Lib Dem Benches today to focus on the health and care sectors, their…17 Oct 2022HANSARDSkills for Care ReportMy Lords, the Minister referred to the £500 million investment in social care but this is only his fourth day in the job. Many people in your Lordships’ House know that that money…13 Oct 2022