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HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women’s SportMy Lords, women’s sport depends on getting girls and young women active, but they frequently have a negative association with sport, especially as they go through the changes of…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: Face CoveringsMy Lords, I support the use of face coverings in principle but are the Government fully aware of the challenges that this presents for people living with disabilities, including…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the Prime Minister’s reference to live performance, but it is just one element of the UK’s cultural ecology. I have seen very little over recent weeks to give…25 Jun 2020HANSARDSchools: Disadvantaged PupilsMy Lords, UK household longitudinal study data shows that, in addition to the disparities in provision during lockdown between affluent and disadvantaged, private and state…24 Jun 2020HANSARDSeaside ResortsMy Lords, University of Southampton research shows that the five towns at the greatest economic risk from the pandemic across the entire UK are coastal: Mablethorpe, Skegness,…22 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesMy Lords, black, Asian and minority ethnic-led charities working in the criminal justice system have an important role to play in the new model for probation because they are…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, the palpable improvement in air quality over the past three months has been the silver lining in the Covid cloud. In London, there has been an average fall in nitrogen…11 Jun 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Wider OpeningMy Lords, does the Minister agree that schools play a vital role in not just academic learning but the development of social and emotional skills that lead to better mental health…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Pre-school SectorMy Lords, research shows that high-quality birth-to-age-five programmes for disadvantaged children yield a 13% return on investment per child per annum, through better education,…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, the UK’s creative industries are a major economic asset: before Covid hit, they were generating more than £111 billion in GVA, growing at five times the rate of the UK…04 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: British MusiciansMy Lords, UK musicians rely on the European Health Insurance Card scheme while touring in the EU. While the negotiating mandate mentions that arrangements for healthcare cover for…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, museums and galleries depend for their success on an army of freelancers and SMEs providing specialist services on a project-by-project basis. These are the people who…21 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, it has long been recognised that the withholding of information about the location of victims’ remains can have a devastating impact on the lives and mental health of…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, for his comments and I have listened carefully to his response. I also express my gratitude to all noble…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, many people in learning disability care services have very complex care needs that make them vulnerable to Covid-19. Indeed, recent numbers from the CQC showed that the…19 May 2020HANSARDGavi: Covid-19My Lords, experts have stressed the importance of nutrition as part of the pandemic response, likening good nutrition in infants to a vaccine against the secondary effects of the…18 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, there are 1 million people on the Government’s clinically vulnerable list but nearly 14 million people living with disabilities. That is 21% of the UK population. They…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SportsMy Lords, in terms of the physical demands and the reliance on specialist training conditions, professional dancers are effectively elite athletes engaged in a team sport and,…13 May 2020