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HANSARDFootball: RacismMy Lords, watching the television footage of the Bulgaria match, it was obvious that one could identify the faces of many of the culprits. What action is going to be taken against…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. When I was shadow Leader in another place during the William Hague administration, the Blair Government introduced guillotining at…04 Sept 2019HANSARDRoad SafetyI am sure my noble friend is aware that a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease has to be notified by law to the DVLA. When the DVLA receives that information, it then makes medical…23 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak but I would like to ask about two matters in the light of what the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, has said. Yesterday was my first sitting on the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am sorry; I must be missing something here. Can my noble friend just explain to me why it is that if this amendment proceeds the timescale for the foetus is not the same as in…17 Jul 2019HANSARDInflationMy Lords, I support this report from my noble friend Lord Forsyth and his committee. There is very little that my noble friend and I disagree on. He trained me well when I was his…01 Jul 2019HANSARDInflationIndeed. I used the phrase “sleight of hand” quite deliberately. Clearly, there needs to be some fundamental change here. The legal basis for the change is well set out in my noble…01 Jul 2019HANSARDMetal TheftMy Lords, I support the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, as together we piloted the Bill through your Lordships’ House. I appreciate that once an Act of Parliament is…26 Jun 2019HANSARDRailways: Newcastle and EdinburghCan my noble friend confirm what the Government’s attitude is because many of us were inconvenienced last week by the strikes on South Western Railway? Is it their policy that…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCarers: SupportAfter decades of being a carer myself, I can say to my noble friend that it would help carers enormously for there to be an integrated approach to the carer and the person they…17 Jun 2019HANSARDProbate: DelaysTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce delays in probate being granted to non-professional claimants.12 Jun 2019HANSARDProbate: DelaysI wonder whether my noble and learned friend can tell us exactly what the waiting time is as of today, and when he expects his department to meet the recommended waiting time of…12 Jun 2019HANSARDHousing: Social RentDoes my noble friend envisage that the solution to the need for social housing would be met by nationalising all available building land throughout the country, including…04 Jun 2019HANSARDDisabled PeopleMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Borwick on bringing this very important debate to the Chamber today. I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Addington. The…09 May 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesCan my noble friend pay particular attention to women who live in very rural, isolated parts of this country? Having represented 600 square miles of rural Devon, I know that women…04 Mar 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. I too had concerns about this definition when the original legislation went through pre-legislative scrutiny—it seems an eternity ago now. It does not…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]Is my noble friend able to define what the Government describe as “as soon as practicable”, which she said was going into the code of practice? Linked to that, how will it be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for giving us this opportunity. I pay tribute to the fact that the plan focuses on autism. I declare my…31 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanI advise the noble Viscount from personal experience that David Cameron’s motivation was not political expediency. As I know only too well, he had every reason to be grateful to…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Further ReferendumMy Lords, I must declare that I was never a Boy Scout. Like the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, I have some questions for my noble friend the Minister, not because I wish to express an…17 Jan 2019