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HANSARDRailway Station Ticket OfficesMy Lords, will the Minister take back to her department that it is extremely difficult ever to find anyone on any platform in the West Country?13 Dec 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: Housing BenefitMy Lords, is the Minister aware that some of the victims of domestic abuse are also victims of forced marriage? Many of them are very young, and some of them are under 18. Will…12 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillCan I just ask the noble and learned Lord as a lawyer what he was meaning when he gave an explanation on Clause 20(3)? I may be very stupid, but I could not understand a word of…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI want to add to the two speeches that have just been given, with every word of which I agree. The Minister may say that we are being hypocritical, as was said earlier, because…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI very much support what the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said, and add that it seems quite astonishingly narrow-minded and short-sighted to want to be rid of the European court in…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I wonder whether we should stop and think for a moment. The electricity issue that has just been raised is the most serious—but not the only—disastrous situation that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, is there not a very short answer to all of this: not to proceed with the Bill?31 Oct 2022HANSARDOlder Persons Commissioner for EnglandMy Lords, is there a Minister for older people? If so, what does the Minister do, and if not, should there not be one?19 Oct 2022HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, I am a patron of a secure unit down in Exeter. One of its main concerns is a lack of funding to get sufficient staff and sufficient training. What will the strategy do…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSocial Security Payments: UpratingMy Lords, there was a disturbing discussion on the “Today” programme today about the parents of disabled children. What are the Government doing about that? It sounds as though…10 Oct 2022HANSARDFamily-strengthening PoliciesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that there is a particular group of young mothers with very young children who are quite unable to understand how to bring them up, and what can…10 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS: End-of-life CareMy Lords, as a family judge I tried a very considerable number of end-of-life cases, in relation to both children and vulnerable adults, so I hope this review will take into…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNHS: Access to TreatmentsWhy have the Government reduced the number of doctors being trained and when will this be changed?07 Sept 2022HANSARDWater Companies: BorrowingsMy Lords, is the Minister not being somewhat complacent? Beaches across the country have been unusable in this hot weather. Should the noble Lord not be worried about that?05 Sept 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum Partnership: Removal of Unaccompanied ChildrenMy Lords, I recognise of course that some adults pretend to be children, and therefore there must be some sort of age assessment process. However, listening to the noble Lord,…21 Jul 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022I am very grateful and it was only because I had a bad fall last week and went for an MRI scan. I took the first taxi back to be here. What saddens me is that this Government are…20 Jul 2022HANSARDSlavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am not at all sure that I am allowed to speak, and I seek the approval of the House. The reason that I arrived late was that I was having an MRI scan for a bad back.…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAmerican War of Independence: Semiquincentennial CommemorationsMy Lords, I cannot resist saying that the Temple Church held a service last Sunday commemorating the close relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, and we…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCannabis: Medicinal UseMy Lords, is there not a way around this? It seems to me extraordinary that we cannot cut through this.12 Jul 2022HANSARDShortage of WorkersMy Lords, fruit and vegetables are rotting in the fields. What on earth are the Government doing to get enough seasonal workers to pick them?06 Jul 2022