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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Dubs and the proposal that Clause 10 should not stand part of the Bill. I put on record my thanks to the Joint Committee on Human Rights…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am not a lawyer either, but like my noble friend Lady Blower I have read the Bingham Centre’s report on this. I want to draw your Lordships’ attention to one aspect of…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. It is fair to say that there is unequivocal support across the Committee—perhaps not for the exact wording of the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Ludford and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and the noble Lord, Lord Woolley of Woodford, for their support for the amendment. The…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill27 Jan 2022HANSARDSick PayMy Lords, the Minister said that the pandemic is not the right time to improve statutory sick pay. Given everything we have heard, when is the right time?17 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Living WageMy Lords, families with children have been suffering some of the worst in-work poverty and hardship. As wages cannot and should not take account of family size, what are the…17 Jan 2022HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, if the Government want to focus any help with the cost of living crisis on those in greatest need, the simplest and fastest way in which to do so is to boost social…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Night-time WorkingMy Lords, does not the evidence about the poor conditions experienced by night workers underline the need for stronger employment rights for those in the so-called gig economy, in…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I welcome the long overdue ending of the injustice done to those deprived of the right to citizenship because their British Overseas Territory father was not married to…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 82, to which I was very pleased to add my name. I applaud the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, for his tenacity on the issue…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIs the noble and learned Lord in effect saying it will be at least two years until there can be legislation, because this only runs for two years?15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry to interrupt, but the Minister seems to be using this as an argument for not accepting the amendment. I have two points. First, there is no reason why the pilot should…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy suggestion was to wait until the end of the consultation, which we are told will be next April, review the evidence, which surely should not take that long, and then run the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 57, which is in my name, those of the noble Lords, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth and Lord Alton of Liverpool, and that of the right reverend…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI apologise for not being here at the outset, but I have listened very carefully to what has been said and it seems to me that it would be wrong simply to steamroller this…08 Dec 2021HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeThe Home Affairs Committee report said: “We can only conclude that four years on from the Windrush scandal, vital lessons have still not been learned by the Department.” It is…24 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Food Strategy ReportMy Lords, the food strategy emphasised the importance of free school meals for all disadvantaged children. Will the Government therefore commit now to making permanent, and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]It is a pleasure to be able to speak in support of the amendment. As Committee was quite a long time ago, I hope noble Lords will forgive me if I repeat some arguments. We are all…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak in support of Amendment 4, to which I have added my name, and Amendment 5 in my name, which augments the original amendment by ensuring that the…16 Nov 2021