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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I will not go through all those who supported the amendments individually, but their contributions deepened the…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendment 34 would require the domestic abuse commissioner to investigate the payment of universal credit separately for members of a couple and to lay a report before…27 Jan 2021HANSARDFree School Meals: Food ParcelsMy Lords, returning to my noble friend’s Question, one parent described their treatment as “humiliating”. They asked: “Why should you decide for us? Why not give us the money?”…14 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I too welcome the Bill and pay tribute to all who have contributed to it, including organisations on the ground, whose experience and expertise must inform our debates.…05 Jan 2021HANSARDExtreme PovertyMy Lords, is it not shocking that the JRF found that “even before the COVID-19 outbreak destitution was rapidly growing in scale and intensity”, with 2.4 million people, including…15 Dec 2020HANSARDExtreme PovertyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Destitution in the UK 2020 , published on 9 December, what steps they are taking to…15 Dec 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect migrant women who have been subjected to domestic abuse who have no recourse to public funds.23 Nov 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseMy Lords, instead of listening to the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill, organisations on the ground and the commissioner-designate, the Government’s review of…23 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesThe Statement said that the Government want to give disadvantaged families peace of mind. Welcome as this week’s package is, why do the Government continue to refuse to act on…12 Nov 2020HANSARDPension CreditMy Lords, it is nearly a decade since the DWP conducted research into non-take-up of pension credit. Will it therefore now instigate new research into who non-claimants are, their…26 Oct 2020HANSARDProject for the Registration of Children as British Citizens v Home OfficeMy Lords, could the Minister confirm that the “task and finish” exercise which she promised at Report stage of the immigration Bill will address the barriers to children…19 Oct 2020HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Stuart of Edgbaston, and the noble Lord, Lord Field of Birkenhead, on their excellent maiden speeches. The latter in…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Low-income FamiliesMy Lords, welcome as what the Government have done is, there is growing evidence of hardship among low-income families with children, most recently from Save the Children today.…08 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for tabling Amendment 24. In supporting it, I will not repeat the evidence I rehearsed in Committee showing the damaging impact…06 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 23, to which I have added my name, and the others in the group. Since Committee, the Public Accounts Committee’s report has come out —we have heard…05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThank you. That is very welcome. While obviously I am disappointed that the amendment has not been accepted, I feel that we have made progress this evening. That is partly because…05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank all noble Lords who spoke in support of the amendment, from right across the House, and who very much strengthened the case. Some important points were made and I pick out…05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, in Committee I expressed dismay that in their negotiating proposals the Government seek to replace refugee children’s rights under Dublin III with a discretionary…05 Oct 2020