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HANSARDEducation RecoveryThe Minister knows that this is a mess. When Conservative MPs met the Prime Minister’s PPS and two Education Ministers, they were told that “there has been a big mess-up over the…07 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I understand the Minister saying that he is focusing on the vaccines and surge testing. I even understand his reply to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, that one cannot…26 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome the maiden speeches of my noble friend Lady Blake and the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, and I join in saying farewell to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…12 May 2021HANSARDKickstart SchemeEven given the difficulties created by the Covid pandemic, a 6% success rate is an abject failure. The Minister knows more than most the importance of work experience for a young…29 Apr 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee Registration of members’ foreign interests: follow-up (9th Report, HL Paper 255) be agreed to.20 Apr 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I am moving this Motion as a member of the Conduct Committee on behalf of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, because he has interests relating to the contents of…20 Apr 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, I am very glad that we have had this debate. I shall thank one or two people before I reply. First, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston. It is always…20 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: One Year ReportMy Lords, I support the regret Motion in the name of my noble friend Lady Thornton. In response to the contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, we do not always agree…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersIt is right that we should celebrate International Women’s Day today and celebrate women’s achievements, although some might think we have gone back to the 1950s. Low pay, job…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the TUC Working mums: Paying the price , published on 14 January.08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Minister for his continuing patience on this subject, and I am sure he did not mean to sidestep the two questions from my noble friend Lady Thornton. One was about the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021I support everything that my noble friend Lady Sherlock said in moving her regret Motion. I have some experience of the grinding juggernaut of universal credit—a High Court…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI am very pleased to support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell. Members may have seen recent reports in the media covering the experience of elite female…08 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinesHow can the Government ensure that the second dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is delivered to patients within 12 weeks? I do not think the Minister answered that part of my…01 Feb 2021HANSARDVaccine RolloutI want to follow up on the answer that the Minister gave to my noble friend Lady Thornton. I was quite shocked by his reply, because I am quite sure that most people working in…25 Jan 2021HANSARDConstruction Industry: Retention PaymentsI would like to thank the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for referring to Lord O’Neill. We miss him and I am sure the industry misses him. This has been going on for…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI hope that the noble Baroness will support the campaign launched today by the Daily Mirror , the TUC and the Labour Party called Let’s Vaccinate Britain. To go back to what the…07 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, mentioned that, nearly 50 years ago, the first women’s refuge was opened in Chiswick. I lived there, and I remember it well: it hit the…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Hayter’s Amendment. I chair the EU Services Sub-Committee, which conducted an inquiry into the future UK-EU relationship on professional…30 Dec 2020HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020In supporting my noble friend Lady Hayman of Ullock, I am concerned about the resources and capability of the Health and Safety Executive to carry out its new role, about the risk…08 Dec 2020