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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 4 in my name and those of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham and the noble Baronesses, Lady D’Souza and Lady Stroud, whose…20 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 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingMy Lords, the noble Lord said that he was not able to answer all the questions asked. Will he please write to noble Lords with the answers?06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingMy Lords, I refer to the register and my support from RAMP. One reason why the MoU is such an important political issue, as agreed by the committee and the Government, and also a…06 Feb 2023HANSARDUniversal Credit: Benefit Cap and Two Child LimitMy Lords, in the absence of official data hitherto, the Benefit Changes and Larger Families Project estimates that at least 110,000 children are being pushed deeper into poverty…24 Jan 2023HANSARDUniversal Credit: Benefit Cap and Two Child LimitTo ask His Majesty’s Government how many families in receipt of Universal Credit are subject simultaneously to the benefit cap and the two child limit.24 Jan 2023HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, the i newspaper has shown that thousands of cases are being put through magistrates’ courts without any proper assessment of the case at all, with no one having the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will focus on levelling up, even though it forms but a fraction of this leviathan of a Bill. If the Bill and the wider levelling-up agenda are to meet their objectives…17 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Local Authority AccommodationIn view of the recent report on PoliticsHome of an asylum-seeking family left in mould-ridden accommodation, and the claim of a local charity that the standard of Home Office…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I apologise for popping up at this point, not having taken part in the debates so far, but I was requested to do so by the British Academy, the UK’s national academy of…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFood BanksMy Lords, the Trussell Trust identifies a social security system that provides adequate protection as key to reducing the need for food banks, which the trust thinks are not the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI asked specifically about unaccompanied children, but I thank the Minister.20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, according to refugee organisations, although we were told that unaccompanied children would not be removed to Rwanda, some have already been issued with notices of…20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, I may have misunderstood, but I think the Minister said that unaccompanied children can be sent to Rwanda. Back in July, the noble Baroness—20 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationIn his response to the Statement, the UNHCR made it clear that the designation of safe countries such as Albania must not lead to the blanket rejection of asylum applications…14 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth: MalnutritionMy Lords, one group who are undernourished are hungry children from struggling families who have not had breakfast; yet government funding for school breakfasts reaches— at…14 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, during the passage of the Bill, I raised the likely impact of the photo identification requirement on people living in poverty. I remind the noble Lord, Lord…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: Housing BenefitMy Lords, when freezing the housing allowance yet again, did the Government assess the impact on domestic abuse survivors and their children trying to establish themselves in…12 Dec 2022HANSARDX-Rays: Child RefugeesMy Lords, I have twice recently through Written Questions tried to find out whether the Government will publish the report of the advisory committee. Both answers—which were…06 Dec 2022