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HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester. I am in favour of the Bill; it is a critical stepping-stone to fundamental and urgent…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillDoes the noble Baroness believe that sharia councils do not interfere with our rule of law? Do they fully respect our rule of law?24 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: Maternity Care Provisions in East KentMy Lords, there is no question but that our maternity services across the piece are under enormous pressure. We know that in 2017, somewhere between 30% and 40% of all babies born…13 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, can he tell me: do you have to pay tax in any EU country in order to obtain EU citizenship?16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillSo the answer is that you do not necessarily have to pay tax in any EU country in order to obtain that citizenship. You could be claiming benefits in—or, in other words, not…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillOn 1 February 2016, a cross-party meeting was held in Committee Room 9 in the Commons for any Peers and MPs interested in supporting a campaign to leave the EU. There was a…13 Jan 2020HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsMy Lords, we are working hard to get on top of these problems, and no one is working harder than my honourable friend in another place the Minister for Disabled People, Justin…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationI thank the right reverend Prelate for his positive response to these regulations. I appreciate the frustration of noble Lords who feel that they seem to have come late in the…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationI will respond to the noble Baroness by saying that I absolutely appreciate and very much respect the work that she does in relation to supporting just the sort of people we want…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationI thank my noble friend for his question. As he will know, Harrogate has a strong mix of benefit claimants that will reflect case loads across the country as we start to scale. We…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question asked in another place concerning personal independence payment: “The Supreme Court has…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationI am in full flight here.23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationI am glad that the noble Baroness has prompted me. We will publish an assessment of the impacts prior to scaling of managed migration. As we said in our response to SSAC, we are…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationThe noble Lord is quite right. There is no question—it is quite right, absolutely right—that we should report once we have done the pilot, before regulations are laid to roll out…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsI shall do my best to respond to the noble Baroness, who of course knows so much about this area. On waiting times, we are committed to processing PIP claims as quickly as…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationThe right reverend Prelate will know that each and every parent will receive child benefit for each and every child, no matter how many children they might have now and into the…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationOne reason I became a Conservative was that there was an incredible advertisement in 1979 that said, “Labour Isn’t Working”. It showed lines and lines of people outside what we…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationI thank both the noble Baronesses, Lady Sherlock and Lady Janke, for their questions. I have to agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, that it has been a journey. It has…23 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Managed MigrationMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his response and his understanding that we welcome this judgment. As he will know, we regularly consult stakeholders to help shape the…23 Jul 2019