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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Commission on Alcohol Harm. The commission received evidence from many who had first-hand experience of the relationship between…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI am most grateful to the Minister for his fulsome reply and for trying to get to grips with this issue, but I point out that it has been 14 years since the need for standards was…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I should declare that I chair the Commission on Alcohol Harm. I added my name to Amendment 31 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the noble…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for meeting me and the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baronesses, Lady McIntosh of Pickering and Lady Burt of Solihull, over…10 Mar 2021HANSARDWorld Health Organization: Pandemics[ Inaudible ]—excellent record in research, are the Government able to work through the WHO to promote research into recyclable PPE to avoid the environmental hazard of an…09 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow all the speeches already given, because these important amendments close a loophole in our current framework. They do not criminalise carers;…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for leading on this important aspect of domestic abuse, clearly laying out the high incidence of abuse when a woman is…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, British science is indeed to be celebrated, as is government support of it, in vaccine development, genome sequencing and disease-specific registries such as UK Biobank.…04 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingDuring the passage of the Internal Market Bill in both Houses, Ministers committed to collaborate closely with the devolved Administrations, not simply to have them represented.…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Brazilian VariantMy Lords, given the inevitability of variants and that some will evade antibody responses, what plans do the Government have for unified messaging, across the whole of the UK,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, I am glad to be following the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire. I welcome the Government accepting amending the Bill. I listened very carefully to the very wise…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyTo “make the industry pay for its faults of the past”, how will the Government recoup the full cost from those resistant to undertaking remedial work before they close their…22 Feb 2021HANSARDLearning Disabilities: Child Trust FundsI declare an interest as chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum. As Covid lockdown difficulties for the Court of Protection have now led to delays of around 20 weeks for…11 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish SectorWill the Government urgently redeploy the £23 million seafood winter scheme funding, which was set aside for a no-deal Brexit, to install and reupholster tanks and UV filters for…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 146A, to which I have added my name. We know about the strong link between domestic abuse and homelessness, with access to housing often…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, has raised an important issue and outlined the size of the problem. Brain injury can arise from many different causes such as violent…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this important amendment seeks to include controlling and coercive behaviour by a psychotherapist or counsellor in the Bill. The noble Lord, Lord Marks, and the noble…08 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, with the emergence of new variants, questions over vaccine-induced antibody response to these and the risk of children as asymptomatic carriers, will the Government…04 Feb 2021