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HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesMy Lords, in its recent inquiry, the Communications and Digital Committee of your Lordships’ House heard that the OfS introduced a measure of low-value courses that failed to take…28 Jun 2023HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikes: Battery FiresMy Lords, in reviewing the success of the trial periods, will the Government consider parking, particularly of these dockless vehicles, and the impact on people with impaired…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWould the Minister like to move that we move on to this item of business before he moves his first amendment?27 Jun 2023HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Freelancers and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords, the creative industries rely more heavily on freelancers than any other sector and that leads to greater precarity compared to the wider UK workforce. I want to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewMy Lords, the Statement on which we are about to take questions concerns matters which are currently before the courts. The Speaker granted a waiver of the sub judice rule in the…06 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise to offer support for all the amendments in this group, but I will speak principally to Amendment 192A, to which I have added my name and which the noble Lord,…25 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI remind the Committee that we are still debating the group beginning with Amendment 313, if any noble Lord wishes to speak on amendments within that group.18 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Buscombe, on the built-in obsolescence of any list. It would very soon be out of date. I support the amendments tabled by the noble…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI do not have all the answers, but I do think we heard a very powerful point from the right reverend Prelate. In doing the same for everybody, we do not ensure equality. We need…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, to which I have added my name. As we heard, the amendments originally sat in a different…09 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 141 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Clement-Jones. Once again, I register the support of my noble friend Lady…09 May 2023HANSARDPerforming Arts: GCSE and A-level QualificationsMy Lords, when might we see the arts premium that was promised in the Conservative Party manifesto?26 Apr 2023HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, the Minister will know that evidence shows that the risk of long Covid increases with each subsequent reinfection, and that most adults were last vaccinated in the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: Employment SupportMy Lords, work experience is an important window on the world of work for all young people, but the figures we heard from the noble Lord opposite suggest that it is particularly…24 Apr 2023HANSARDStroke Rehabilitation and Community ServicesMy Lords, the Minister will know that stroke survivors, once in the community, face challenges with long-term rehabilitation and higher levels of depression, anxiety and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideMy Lords, the review to which the Minister has just referred went on to say that academic and Europol evidence identified the UK as one of the leading dark-web sources of these…15 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes. Amendment 19713 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsMy Lords, I want to press the Minister a little further on the answer to the question of the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, particularly on public and private schools opening their…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, as Amendment 209 has not been moved, I cannot call Amendments 210 and 211.13 Mar 2023HANSARDTheatre Tax ReliefMy Lords, the creative future report from the Communications and Digital Committee of your Lordships’ House, on which I sat until recently, called on the Government to benchmark…09 Mar 2023