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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillBefore my noble friend sits down, I fully understand why he is suggesting this and I have a lot of sympathy with it, but, for clarity, I would like to know about a detail in his…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillForgive me, but within that code of practice is a clear code of conduct for how capacity is assessed and by whom. There should be an assumption of capacity before that process…09 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformMy Lords, I have power of attorney for two adults, close relatives, who are in receipt of PIP. As a carer and a mother, I have had to deal with the DWP for most of my life and…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I have been waiting for the noble Lord, Lord Burns, to contribute to this debate. He has not done so, so perhaps I might, as a member of the Burns committee, set up by…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillAs a former member of HOLAC, I wonder if I might intervene briefly. In the term in which I served on HOLAC, we would have liked to have introduced two or three Cross-Bench Peers a…02 Jul 2025HANSARDMiddle EastDoes the Minister share my concern that the first port of call for the Iranians to be provided with something not immediately available in the world—scientific expertise in…24 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentWhen I was talking about professional indemnity, I had particularly in mind the fact that, apart from the operation of the door, which has been discussed, I have lost count of how…12 Jun 2025HANSARDParliamentary Commercial DepartmentCan the noble Baroness the Leader confirm that all those individuals—and I mean individuals rather than collective groups of people—who sign contracts on behalf of this House have…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in the middle of all those amendments is Amendment 185, to Clause 38, which would ensure that training and education for social care workers are clearly within the remit…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillPerhaps I can just clarify that we were very much sighted on the fact that in education, people who are on the non-teaching staff are included in the Bill in the pay negotiating…05 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Single-sex Spaces for StaffMy Lords, the fact that we are here today to discuss this subject, against the background of the Supreme Court’s ruling, is a total indictment of the body politic in this…01 May 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Before the noble Baroness sits down, she mentioned autism several times, but the whole purpose of the Bill is to remove autism and learning disability from mental health, where it…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am very grateful for that response. The noble Baroness said that autism is different; it certainly is different, which is why it has its own Act of Parliament.02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, very briefly, I added my name to this amendment, but I of course support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Meston—it is urgent to have an answer to that when the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceMy Lords, will the Minister explain how the Government will approach what is an increasing number of households, particularly as people get older, where you have two people in a…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I just want to clarify something, as the Minister has referred quite a lot to NHS England and its role going into the future. My understanding is that there is a sea…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 1, which is in my name, and then to Amendment 4, in the same group, to which I have added my name. Amendment 1 is exactly the same amendment…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, we have heard a lot of very salient and not just helpful but wise words in the debate on this group of amendments. I thank the Minister for standing at the Dispatch Box…31 Mar 2025HANSARDFood, Diet and Obesity Committee ReportMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe. Like him, I pay tribute to our chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley; she has been such…28 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations on the four excellent maiden speeches we have been privileged to listen to in the course of this debate. I will focus on a small section of this…27 Mar 2025