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HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: North of EnglandMy Lords, as president of the British Chambers of Commerce, I have spent many happy days in Doncaster and can attest to how delighted local businesses are at the reopening of the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for this important debate, in particular for focusing on the human experience at the end of his remarks. I too will tell a…17 Oct 2024HANSARDSkills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of LifeMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, for this extremely important debate. I am beginning to think that the only place that there is no skills shortage is in this…09 May 2024HANSARDBank of England (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I too thank the committee for this extremely effective and wide-ranging report. I shall make a short intervention with three different hats on. The first of those hats…02 May 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for his timely debate and his relentless and indefatigable championing of this issue. I declare my interests, most particularly as…22 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, thank the committee for its work on this important subject, although I must confess to raising my eyes to heaven when I saw that it was still necessary to do…08 Feb 2024HANSARDLiving in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (COVID-19 Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the COVID-19 Committee Living in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (3rd Report, Session 2021–22, HL…29 Nov 2023HANSARDLiving in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, I will start with some thanks. First, I thank the team that helped us during our committee; it was patient beyond belief, especially with the novice chair. I thank the…29 Nov 2023HANSARDLiving in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (COVID-19 Committee Report)I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. It has been incredibly interesting to hear about some substantial areas of coalition, particularly around health…29 Nov 2023HANSARDBeyond Digital (COVID-19 Committee Report)I thank the noble Lord. I agree 100% and, if he had just allowed me 10 more seconds, that is where I was going to end. I hope that the noise now around the other issues that we…06 Sept 2023HANSARDBeyond Digital (COVID-19 Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the COVID-19 Committee Beyond Digital: Planning for a Hybrid World (1st Report, Session 2019–21, HL Paper 263).06 Sept 2023HANSARDBeyond Digital (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, I speak today at what I think might be my least last-minute event ever. We completed the work of this committee nearly two years ago and, after a year of…06 Sept 2023HANSARDBeyond Digital (COVID-19 Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for his concluding remarks, and I thank everyone for participating in the debate. These are complex issues and tricky to unpick, and this is the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDFighting Fraud (Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee Report)My Lords, I too was not of a member of the committee chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, but was compelled to come today. I hope your Lordships will forgive me a short…30 Jun 2023HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]The irony clearly weighs heavy when I have wi-fi issues. I apologise, but the internet completely collapsed in my home—fingers crossed that it works this time. You would think…15 Jun 2021HANSARDRetail Sector: UnemploymentAt the Covid-19 Select Committee yesterday, both the Fabian Society and the British Independent Retailers Association gave startling evidence to our inquiry. Both said, quite…27 Jan 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeI declare my interest as a director of Peers for the Planet. Nearly half the recommendations made by the climate change committee require some kind of behaviour change by the…14 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting OnlineI declare my interests as noted in the register. Can the Minister confirm that there will be a special focus, in the strategic review that she mentioned was coming next year, on…09 Dec 2020HANSARDClean Growth FundI declare my interest as a director of the Peers for the Planet group. A Resolution Foundation report out today states that 20% of 18 to 24 year-olds are likely to face…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Information Sharing with Police ForcesUnderstandably, this news has caused much confusion: you only need to take to social media to see people’s anxieties. As I understand it, the app keeps all data locally on your…20 Oct 2020