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HANSARDMigrants: Hotel AccommodationMy Lords, report after report has documented what one described as the “cruel, unsafe and degrading” treatment experienced by many asylum seekers living in hotels, especially…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in my Second Reading speech, I drew attention to the role played by high housing costs in driving poverty. I was thus pleased to add my name to Amendment 114, tabled by…01 Jul 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am afraid it was remiss of me not to congratulate the Chair on the recent addition to his family and to send best wishes to his daughter—fingers crossed, and I hope it all goes…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI do not want to have a long debate with the noble Viscount about the pros and cons of universal credit because we would be here all night. I just point out that it may be simpler…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, Amendment 123 is supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, who is in the Chamber, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester, who…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly. My noble friend said that the department tries to move as quickly as possible when there is an error in payment, but, patently, that did not happen…25 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I was pleased to add my name to various amendments concerning free school meals. Much as I welcome the Bill’s provision for free breakfasts, there remains a strong case…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am moving Amendment 166 with the support of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford, to whom I am grateful—she regrets that she cannot be in her place—as I…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for her support. She put her finger on the key point, which is that it is the spirit and not the…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am sorry to interrupt. It may be me—I may have missed it, as it getting to the end of the week—but I am not sure that my noble friend responded to Amendment 187 with the…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 187 in my name, and I am supportive of others in this group, particularly those in the names of my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie and…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank my noble friend the Minister for her response and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, for making the case and reminding us that we are talking about children first.…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, if the noble Lord brings his amendment back, will he consider adding a target on deep poverty? A lot of what he has said so eloquently has been about people who have…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 152. I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, who regrets that he cannot be here—perhaps an absent friend, taking…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, may I just ask her why she thinks that all the charities working in the field and with local authorities, as well as academics, are calling…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to speak in support of Amendment 163, to which I have added my name. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for tabling it. A recent article in…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have a last point to make. I am obviously disappointed by my noble friend’s response on targets, but she talked about monitoring and accountability. One of the really good…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am so sorry; this is perhaps just to put the noble Lord out of his misery. I remind noble Lords that under the last Labour Government, there were targets. They were made legally…19 Jun 2025