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HANSARDAviation: Cost of TravelMy Lords, I think that some of us may be struggling to understand the Minister’s definition of “competitive”. My understanding of the term in these circumstances is that it is to…07 Dec 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, good afternoon. I remind the Committee that if there is a Division in the Chamber, the Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes from the sound of the Division Bell.05 Dec 2022HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, the Minister has been asked several times a question that, with great respect, he has not answered: why are international students, who bring significant income to our…29 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerMy Lords, the Minister has just referred to awareness, to which he has referred many times in the course of this Question. Would he accept that, for some people, it is difficult…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAbuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsMy Lords, as a member of the committee that the noble Baroness, Lady Buscombe, chairs, may I ask the Minister to especially note what she said about the importance of acting…09 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, has the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, not precisely made the point by pointing out that what we need to do now is talk about the Bill? We are prevented from talking about the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectTo take the Minister back to the answer she gave on the subject of mental health services, particularly for young people, she will be aware that the real difficulty in providing…07 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I should notify the Committee that, if this amendment is agreed to, I will be unable to call Amendments 32 or 33 owing to pre-emption.02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI should point out to the noble Lord that if he wishes to speak again on his amendment then I will have to put the amendment and it will be open to further debate. Of course, I do…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation: PhilosophyMy Lords, I should declare an interest as I have a degree in philosophy—but I am not sure what that says about the value of such a thing. I may no longer be very familiar with…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I believe it would be for the convenience of the House if I were to put the Question to the House and perhaps allow the matters which have been raised by the noble Lord…31 Oct 2022HANSARDArts: Energy Cost SupportMy Lords, I can assure the Minister that the entire sector needs support at the moment. Of course he is right that choices have to be made. We are well aware that some of those…20 Oct 2022HANSARDHorticultural SectorMy Lords, I should perhaps say to those patiently waiting for the next debate that this debate did start a little late and, on Questions for Short Debate, Ministers are guaranteed…13 Oct 2022HANSARDHealth TaxesMy Lords, I have been listening very carefully to the Minister’s answers. I wonder whether he recalls the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. In his answer he referred…12 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportThe Minister referred earlier to part of the Government’s strategy being to engage schools to try to get them to open for longer. This is a noble aspiration. However, he will be…11 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyMy Lords, to take the Minister back to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, and extend it into his wider brief, is he aware that many arts organisations—particularly…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I am afraid it is very hard to know where one comes in the pecking order in this debate, so I apologise to anyone who feels that I have stepped ahead of them. The impact…10 Sept 2022HANSARDRepatriation of Cultural ObjectsMy Lords, the Minister has rightly said that it is the job of museums to look after whatever is currently in their care, and to make sure that items are displayed appropriately…06 Sept 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, good afternoon. I think we are all now present and correct and can begin.05 Sept 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, forgive me. It may be entirely apparent to the Committee that we are missing an Opposition Front-Bench spokesperson at the moment. We have search parties out and I hope…05 Sept 2022