Contributions
662 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCharities: National Minimum WageMy Lords, in the course of this short debate the Minister has produced a large number of statistics involving sums of money that are eye-wateringly large if you look at them on…29 Feb 2024HANSARDPeatlandsMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Ritchie referred to the use of peat in horticulture. Will the Minister remind the House what the Government have done and what they will do in the…22 Feb 2024HANSARDHousing: Section 21 EvictionsCould the Minister answer the question that she was just asked by her noble friend Lord Young? She was asked whether it would be possible still before the general election, and…20 Feb 2024HANSARDFood Import RequirementsMy Lords, may I take the Minister back to his answer to the question from my noble friend Lord Berkeley? Perhaps I am very stupid, but I found it quite difficult to understand…14 Feb 2024HANSARDArtsMy Lords, I will come to my noble friend Lord Bragg later. I remind the House of my current and past interests, including as a former executive director of the National Theatre…01 Feb 2024HANSARDArtsMy Lords, I can tell that the Minister is coming to a close, and there are a couple of minutes left. I would very much appreciate it—and I am sure that his noble friend Lady…01 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am going to give the Minister an opportunity to respond, if he wishes.31 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Stansgate, and at his request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.30 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, I thank the Minister for a very optimistic prospect, but as he knows, negotiations for the UK to rejoin Horizon were protracted and quite difficult. While there was…30 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023My Lords, I hesitate to interrupt the noble Lord but there is a Division in the Chamber. The Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes.16 Jan 2024HANSARDStorms: Weather ResilienceMy Lords, the Minister and others have naturally focused on the macro schemes that are designed to reduce the major impacts of flooding, but does he agree that micro-level…11 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsMy Lords, following the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, is the Minister confident, in all the talk about advances in technology, that data-sharing within the NHS is…19 Dec 2023HANSARDRefugees: Notice Period for Home Office AccommodationMy Lords, I am glad to hear that the Minister will take that point back, but it is entirely salient and, if I may say so, I am surprised that he does not have a slightly more…18 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords, will the Minister spare a thought for the small but significant number of people who live very modestly in listed buildings? I have to declare an interest, being one of…14 Dec 2023HANSARDClassical MusicThe Minister will be aware that opera and classical music still suffer from a quite widespread perception that they are not for anything other than a very small audience. This…07 Dec 2023HANSARDSexually Transmitted InfectionsMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House what the current rate of take- up is for vaccination against HPV—human papillomavirus —and what efforts are being made to make sure that…05 Dec 2023HANSARDJobs Market: GraduatesMy Lords, I was so surprised by the absence of other noble Lords asking questions that I almost did not get up. Could the Minister think particularly about the creative…27 Nov 2023HANSARDRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Safe RoutesMy Lords, referring to the Question from my noble friend concerning young people stuck, as she put it, in Pakistan, to which he said he did not have any information; he did not…22 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsMy lords, the Minister referred in her first Answer to my noble friend to a certainty that food that was supplied to children would be healthy and nutritious—I think those are the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingMy Lords, in an earlier answer the Minister used the term reprofiling. Could she assist us by telling the House how reprofiling is defined by His Majesty’s Treasury?26 Oct 2023