Contributions
13 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDHealth: Type 2 DiabetesThere are not many questions left for the Minister now—it will soon be over. Can I ask again the question that some of my noble friends have asked, as I have not specifically…12 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of hospital patients referred to residential accommodation during the pandemic that were tested…28 Jun 2021HANSARDGypsies, Travellers and Roma: Racism and DiscriminationI declare an interest by referring your Lordships to my name. I had wondered why I was never able to book a Pontins holiday, even in the dead of winter, and now I know. Thanks to…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCould the noble Lord give us an estimated time for Oral Questions?05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: School Students Learning From HomeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on primary and secondary school students’ ability to learn for those students (1) who have digital…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: School Students Learning From HomeI thank the Minister for that Answer. The department needs to do more. Before the Covid outbreak, we had heard already this year from the Education Policy Institute that young…05 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillI too welcome the Fire Safety Bill and thank the Minister and the Government for bringing it forward. At this stage, I have more questions than answers after reading it. Perhaps…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I want to speak in favour of Amendments 1 and 2, and later Amendment 6, which I think is trying to do the same thing. Like my noble friend Lady Thornton, I was struck by…25 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the debt levels, (2) the mental health, and (3) the ability to work, of people in receipt of Universal Credit.02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditI thank the Minister for her Answer. She is very straightforward, and I know she will want to get this right. I know too that the majority of people in this House agree that…02 Mar 2020HANSARDLate PaymentsI ask the Minister for a little more information about the definition of late payments. Small businesses often experience difficulty in the process that leads up to issuing an…19 Jun 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]Leave out from “do” to the end and insert “not resolve itself into a committee on the bill until the Committee stage of the Trade Bill is set down in House of Lords Business”.08 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to the amendment in my name on the Order Paper. It is a Christmas miracle: I now have evidence that Santa Claus exists. The Trade Bill finished Second…08 Jan 2019