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HANSARDGypsies and TravellersMy Lords, the Minister has just said that there has been an increase in authorised encampment pitches. The reality is that there has been an overall 8.4% decrease of pitches on…04 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. I start by thanking the campaigner, Julia Cooper, who the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, quoted earlier, for her extraordinary…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I am also a patron of the Traveller Movement and an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary…03 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 48. As we heard from the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt, it aims to improve mental health services and to provide additional support for…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Beith is right to lay his Amendments 111 and 112 to the Bill, asking whether to restrict Clause 45 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to those listed…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPeople with Learning Difficulties and Autism: Detention in Secure SettingsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, on securing this important debate, especially with her expertise following the excellent review that she led two years…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, I declare an interest as one of the vice-presidents of the Local Government Association. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, on securing this important and…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth Care and Adult Social CareMy Lords, in addition to the winter’s and next year’s workforce plan, the CQC reports that providers of residential care showed the vacancy rate rising month on month from 6% in…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 9. As the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has already said, at Second Reading a number of noble Lords, including me, raised the fundamental…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI seem to have lost the sound.27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I first apologise for the technical glitch. This is the first week of new remote contributions to Grand Committee. It is such a shame that we always notice the problems…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, before I speak to my Amendment 56, I will start by saying that I completely agree with everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin, has just said. Amendment 56 adds…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations Administered AbroadMy Lords, in July, the Minister’s predecessor, the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, told your Lordships’ House that the problem with registering Covid vaccines—whether it was UK…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, so far the Minister has responded only on the issue of adult social care. Freedom of information requests from every local authority in England by the Disabled…27 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaMy Lords, the £5.9 billion in the Chancellor’s early announcement is to pay for physical infrastructure and equipment, not for current services. The NHS Confederation says that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I start by echoing the comments of my noble friend Lord Scriven and many other noble Lords.…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020My Lords, regardless of where your Lordships stand on mask wearing, I believe that we are all agreed that this Government have brought forward far too much emergency Covid…26 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 22 and will speak to Amendments 48, 54, 61, 64, 68 and 71, which all cover doctor-patient confidentiality in Clauses 7 to 17 in Part 2, Chapter 1…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on these amendments, especially those who are doctors—the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Kakkar—and those who are lawyers. The…25 Oct 2021