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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, can the noble Lord say a word about enforcement? In my observation of the use of face masks on London transport, for example, compliance has increased significantly in…08 Dec 2021HANSARDSmall Business Commissioner: Late PaymentsMy Lords, in an earlier response, the Minister suggested that the Government had many priorities, and I am sure they do, but can he say where he thinks this matter sits in the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyMy Lords, building on the response that the Minister gave to my noble friend Lady Blower, could she say what actions her colleagues in the Department for Education have taken…06 Dec 2021HANSARDChild SafeguardingMy Lords, the time allowed for Back-Bench questions has now elapsed.06 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSMy Lords, there has been a huge amount of progress in the last 30 years since—I think I may say my noble friend—my noble friend Lord Fowler did his good work. But there is still…01 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]We shall now have a short interval for a change of personnel before we move on to the next business.29 Nov 2021HANSARDEggs (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the noble Baroness. She will be aware that a Division has been called in the Chamber. The Committee will adjourn—I am hesitating to say for…23 Nov 2021HANSARDFood (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, will contribute virtually as the Liberal Democrat Front-Bencher at the appropriate point in the debate.23 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Appointments ProcessWe have maybe a couple of minutes in hand before the hour is up, and the Minister is apparently about to sit down. Will he please explain his reference to piecemeal reform as…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I think that there are probably very few people, apart from hardened anti-vaxxers, who do not accept that vaccination is good and that it has done a huge amount to…10 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateSince we have a little time left, could I ask the Minister to go back to the question of the support that care homes, hospitals and other healthcare settings may need in the not…10 Nov 2021HANSARDCreative SectorMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, very warmly, on securing this debate and on setting out the issues so very clearly and lucidly. During a long…04 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, it might help if everybody knew that the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, who is intending to participate remotely in the next group, has just arrived. There is possibly a…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it might be helpful to the Committee if I clarify what may be a slight confusion. The group was led by Amendment 72 but noble Lords will recall that Amendment 72 was…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEducation: Music and the ArtsMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests in the register. There are many ways of learning, but over the past decade education policy has privileged one kind—the ability to…25 Oct 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I wonder whether I might be allowed to speak. I am sticking my head above the parapet a bit here, as a member of the Procedure Committee. I do not anticipate that many…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMay I remind the Committee that the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is participating remotely? I apologise if I interrupted somebody who wanted to speak.25 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Plan BMy Lords, taking the Minister back to the answer he gave to my noble friend Lord Rooker, on the issue of mask wearing, the evidence seems to be that wearing a mask does have an…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUSMy Lords, it appears that there are no further questions for the Minister. If I am right about that we will move to the next business as soon as people have had a chance to change…16 Sept 2021HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, we come now to the next business, which involves a new acronym for us all to get used to: the repeat of a Statement made in the House of Commons today on AUKUS.16 Sept 2021