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HANSARDHealthy Homes Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as vice-chair of the All-Party Group on Fire Safety and Rescue. I am also disabled. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, on securing the…15 Jul 2022HANSARDDomestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-chair of the All-Party Group on Fire Safety and Rescue. I start by congratulating my noble friend Lord Foster on the Bill, but also on…15 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Fixed Penalty NoticesMy Lords, the data in the National Police Chiefs’ Council report on fixed penalty notices issued in England and Wales shows the different approach to FPNs taken by forces. For…14 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I start with my usual apology that the rules for remote contributors mean that I will be commenting on amendments that have not yet been spoken to by their authors. I…13 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageMy Lords, the Royal College of GPs reports that since 2019, GP clinical administration tasks have risen by a shocking 28%. GPs say that it would make a significant difference if…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. I completely agree with his Amendment 62 on the high needs budget for children with special educational needs. I…12 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am used to speaking in this way, if the Committee will bear with me. These are the rules, and I do not believe that I have the luxury of choosing to change them. What I usually…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 30 but just want to say that I agree with Amendment 33, in which my noble friend Lord Wallace asks why suppliers from outside the UK are likely…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, in championing small and medium-sized enterprises to get access to many contracts, which needs to…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I apologise again to the Committee. I was just quoting the element of Amendment 534 that talks about “procurement rules” as meaning “the requirements related to procurement set…11 Jul 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, on her excellent Private Member’s Bill and…08 Jul 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham for bringing forward this important Private Member’s Bill and for his excellent introduction to it. I add support…08 Jul 2022HANSARDHealth Improvement and Food ProductionMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank my noble friend Lady Walmsley for securing and excellently introducing this…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the LGA and as a disabled person. I am speaking to Amendment 141, which would ensure that contracting authorities must…06 Jul 2022HANSARDThyroid Patients: LiothyronineMy Lords, what assessment has been made of the T3 Prescribing Survey Report , which was published on 13 May, and of the reported failure by clinical commissioning groups to follow…06 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesMy Lords, when Sandra Francis of Oswestry had a cardiac arrest a few months ago, her son had to do 35 minutes of CPR waiting for an ambulance delayed in handovers at A&E. Sadly,…04 Jul 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageMy Lords, the Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Report 2021 shows that one in seven girls and one in eight boys is particularly unhappy about their appearance. Young people who…30 Jun 2022HANSARDRail Dispute: Michael Ford QCMy Lords, over 30,000 passenger-facing rail staff have completed the disability training required by the Office of Rail and Road. As a wheelchair user, travelling by rail is…29 Jun 2022HANSARDPharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this Order and the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for explaining his amendment. First, as others have said, it is…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillMy Lords, from these Benches we would also like to thank Sir Simon Wessely for his report. We welcome reform to the outdated Mental Health Act and we are pleased to see that the…28 Jun 2022