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HANSARDPower of AttorneyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle power of attorney being used as a form of economic abuse that disproportionately affects older people.02 Feb 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyMy Lords, unless stated, there is no obligation to tell family members that a power of attorney has been created and there are no publicly searchable online databases of…02 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 289, which would ensure that every hospital has sufficient accommodation to allow a bed for any patient who is rehabilitating and who no…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 235 in my name, which seeks to implement the social care contribution cap recommended in the 2011 Dilnot report. He recommended that a cap…31 Jan 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, for introducing this Private Member’s Bill. The Bill is part of a conversation about how we should prepare our young people for…28 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 133, 139 and 161 in my name, and to Amendments 143 and 144 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, to which I have added my name.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am in favour of the amendments in this group in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, specifically Amendments 59, 67, 71, 77, 80 and 82. My own Amendment 290 will…20 Jan 2022HANSARDEU-UK Partnership CouncilMy Lords, Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies recently highlighted that trade with the EU has declined sharply since 2019. Based on OBR figures, the prediction is…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, in October last year, during the debate on the Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living report, the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, confirmed that the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRefugees: Mass DisplacementMy Lords, the UN has defined forcibly displaced persons as those who are “forced to move, within or across borders, due to armed conflict, persecution, terrorism, human rights…06 Jan 2022HANSARDHospital Beds and Social CareWhat assessment have the Government made of NHS or other publicly owned land that is currently unused and could be converted into accommodation for people who are rehabilitating…06 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Sanitary ProvisionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their review of the Building Regulations Part M on access to and use of buildings, what assessment they have made of the commissioned…05 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Sanitary ProvisionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer, but on Report on the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Act in March 2021 the Minister informed the House that there were 6,087…05 Jan 2022HANSARDInternational Development StrategyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for securing this important debate today, the last sitting day of 2021. As this year draws to a close, the Government are being…16 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am speaking in favour of Amendment 55ZB from the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, which would ensure that Gypsies and Travellers are not evicted from an unauthorised…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I add my sincere congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Stevens. I am delighted that he is joining us in this House. May I start by saying that the Government correctly…07 Dec 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleCan the Minister update the House on the statutory guidance on detecting and preventing the abuse of older people which the Home Office was working on after the Domestic Abuse Act…30 Nov 2021HANSARDDementia: Art and Music-based InterventionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to increase the use of art or music-based interventions in the care of people living with dementia.22 Nov 2021HANSARDDementia: Art and Music-based InterventionsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. What further steps will the Government take to support brain health through social prescribing? How will any measures taken be…22 Nov 2021HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for this Private Member’s Bill, which raises many important issues, and for the very moving way he presented…19 Nov 2021