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HANSARDFood Price InflationMy Lords, it is good to hear the Minister talking so positively about school meals, so why are the Government still rejecting the calls from Henry Dimbleby and public health…23 Mar 2023HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, for tabling the regret Motion and to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for moving it. I hope that the noble Baroness…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, it would be churlish not to welcome this Bill, which will bring much-needed support to those who qualify for the payments it provides. However, I am sure the Minister…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth and Disability White PaperMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, asked about sanctions, but I do not think that the Minister answered her, so perhaps I will ask the question in a different way. Can…20 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen and Men: Pay GapThank you. There is widespread agreement that an effective parental leave scheme that encourages fathers to shoulder more of the work of caring for young children is one of the…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen and Men: Pay GapMy Lords—08 Mar 2023HANSARDCarers in EnglandMy Lords, carer’s allowance is the lowest benefit of its kind. Research by Carers UK found many unpaid carers in poverty and struggling to make ends meet. Why, therefore, do the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Public Sector Food ProvisionMy Lords, a recent open letter to the Prime Minister from the heads of leading public health organisations, supported by a number of noble Lords, including myself, called for the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDFood Price Rises: Public Sector Food ProvisionMy Lords—27 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023My Lords, I welcome the Minister to this annual outing for us social security geeks and thank him for meeting me earlier this week. Of course I welcome the uprating of benefits…22 Feb 2023HANSARDTax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023I am grateful to the Minister for that. However, can I also point out that there may be other forms of support but, in terms of financial support for children, it is not just…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023There would not be much competition for that.22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the freeze in local housing allowance rates.22 Feb 2023HANSARDTax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023My Lords, I wish to speak to the child benefit uprating regulations, which of course I welcome, as there had been fears that the Government would resile from the convention that…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023Yes, he could. Incidentally, the concern that this freeze is causing was evident from the unprecedented number of unsolicited briefings that I received for my Question. According…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023I asked that question as well. Will the Minister write to me about how many will be affected? I had hoped that he might be able to bring those figures today.22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023Perhaps I can ask again the question that I asked this afternoon but in a slightly different way. Let us take somebody whose local housing allowance is well below the rent that…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023The noble Viscount was. I am sorry but the very reason I raised it with him earlier this week was so that it might be possible to bring the figures today.22 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesMy Lords, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, this further freeze in private rental support means that two-thirds of lower-income private renters must cover at least a…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this debate has shown the importance of some of the gaps in the Government’s levelling-up mission. It also shows how social and environmental justice are intertwined in…20 Feb 2023