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HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, can my noble friend the Minister tell the House what data, if any, the Government hold on the casual employment of young people between the ages of 16 and 18? Does she…05 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessGood afternoon, my Lords. I remind the Committee that, in the event of a Division in the Chamber, the Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes from the sound of the Division Bell.02 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, 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.29 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, who has tabled the lead amendment in the first group, is not currently here. Before I call it, I ask whether any other…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will agree with me, I am sure, that, within the overall creative industries, the arts sector—performing and visual arts, and museums—is a…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank noble Lords. Clause 11: Relevant schemes: value for money22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords—22 Jan 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, in the admittedly unlikely but none the less possible event of a Division in the Chamber, the Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes from the sound of the Division Bells.22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords—22 Jan 2026HANSARDBuses: Safety and SecurityMy Lords, I must confess that, when I saw this Question on the Order Paper, I envisaged a discussion about safety in buses as much as the safety of buses, so I hope my noble…08 Jan 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I remind the Committee that, in the admittedly unlikely event that there is a Division in the Chamber, the Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes from the sounding of the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that there is an adjacent problem to the one that we are discussing, which the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, has raised, which is parents’ own…18 Dec 2025HANSARDArrangement of BusinessGood afternoon, my Lords. 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.16 Dec 2025HANSARDRiver PollutionMy Lords, I know that this Question relates specifically to river pollution, but my noble friend will no doubt be aware that there has been a major pollution event in East Sussex…10 Nov 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport: Third RunwayMy Lords, lest there be any doubt, I was here for the beginning of this Question—I was on the Steps. I am sure my noble friend recalls the plans for expansion at Stansted Airport,…30 Oct 2025HANSARDAutistic Children: State SchoolsMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that autism and ADHD often present differently in boys and girls? Girls are frequently underdiagnosed and under-understood, because their…23 Oct 2025HANSARDAmazon Web ServicesMy Lords, the outage that occurred yesterday was obviously very serious, and let us hope that it was not a foreign actor intervening. However, the assumption that underpinned the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, building on the answer that the Minister gave to my noble friend Lady Bousted, can she confirm that schools value all the various ways in which young people can move…16 Oct 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, I hope that my noble friend has had a chance to read an interesting article in this week’s New Statesman by Oliver Pickup about the people who have so far been arrested…14 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI alert the House that if this amendment is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 287 or 287A by reason of pre-emption.17 Sept 2025