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HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersTo ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to ensure that Her Majesty’s Government provide timely answers to questions for written answer.22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, Written Questions should be a critical tool for us, but responses, when they eventually arrive—one of mine took four months— just give information that is available…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I wish to speak in favour of Amendment 52. I too support the comments made about children by previous speakers. This amendment seeks to place in law safeguards for young…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTravel AgentsMy Lords, the Government are currently developing a tourism recovery strategy to rebuild the £30 billion of export earnings that inbound tourism generates for the UK. What…23 Nov 2020HANSARDChildren in Care: Unregulated AccommodationMy Lords, the commissioner’s report is a harrowing catalogue of information from police about providers of unregulated accommodation who are affiliated with major organised crime…17 Nov 2020HANSARDChildren in Care: Unregulated AccommodationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to respond to the report by the Children’s Commissioner for England Unregulated : children in care living in semi-independent…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, there are times when breaches of the law by agents of the state should be allowed, in order to avoid some horrific harm to society as a whole, but there are some lines…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the tourism and hospitality industries have been thrown into confusion by the latest announcements. Tour operators, conference and events organisers, coach operators and…03 Nov 2020HANSARDVAT Retail Export SchemeMy Lords, this issue was last considered in 2013, when tourism was benefiting from the prestige of the 2012 Olympics. Even at that boom time, HMRC strongly backed tax-free…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Child TraffickingMy Lords, I thank the Minster for the response. Evidence from the UN human rights report on the consequences of Covid-19 shows that the risk of online sexual exploitation of…29 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Child TraffickingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how measures to protect the victims of child trafficking have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.29 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelDoes the Minister acknowledge that while international travel is something of a roulette, the Government should do everything possible to encourage a renaissance in domestic…09 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, Amendment 55 standing in my name aims to modify the package travel regulations, retaining protection for consumers travelling abroad but removing barriers which stop…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning Bill20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI thank the Minister for his response, for offering to review the regulations and for the meeting that he suggested. It will definitely be followed up. If we wait until January…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response, particularly in respect of caravan parks, which sounds good. I would obviously like to see the detail, but it is definitely a step…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 50, I will speak also to Amendments 74 and 75 in my name. Amendment 50 seeks to modify the regulations introduced in 2018 around package travel, in…13 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to support Amendment 42, which articulates an excellent idea and one that I hope the Government will take up. A similar amendment was moved in the…13 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning Bill13 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration: Detainee SupportMy Lords, many non-UK detainees released from immigration removal centres are victims of trafficking. Despite this, they have been allowed simply to walk out of the centre without…07 Jul 2020