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HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Financial InclusionDoes the Minister share my concern at the rate of closures of rural banks? This is a particular problem for the elderly who often have no access, other than by public transport,…22 Mar 2022HANSARDDirect Payment to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022I have that already. I am just slightly disappointed that the working group will not now report for nine months; it was meant to report within six months.21 Mar 2022HANSARDDirect Payment to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022I thank my noble friend for introducing these regulations. I would like to put one or two questions about each in turn. Could my noble friend the Minister clarify an issue that…21 Mar 2022HANSARDMinister for the OceansMy Lords, my noble friend, as Minister for the Oceans, took a great interest in the passage of the now Environment Act, and in how the competing claims of fishing, shipping and…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022I am most grateful to my noble friend for repeating the responsibilities of the local authorities. Were they allocated special funds to do this or are they just relying on their…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation etc.) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend, both for his Answer to my Question earlier, which I would like to pursue in more depth here, and for moving the regulations today. I also pay…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsGiven that the level of infections is now running at 220,000 new infections per day, and given the fact that the Government are planning to remove free testing from 1 April and…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, I beg to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I refer to my work with the Dispensing Doctors’ Association.14 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they made of any available scientific advice when implementing or removing COVID-19 restrictions in England.14 Mar 2022HANSARDNorth Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend for racing through the provisions of this order. I have sat through three SIs this afternoon and it is a matter of regret that each of them has…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNorth Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, what is the timeframe and is the public consultation more than just online, as in the unitary?09 Mar 2022HANSARDGoods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, perhaps I could ask for a point of clarification. I am here for the next business; I was not intending to speak. My noble friend the Minister eloquently moved the…09 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade Talks with India, Greenland and IsraelMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on opening negotiations with Greenland, and I declare my interest as someone of half-Danish heritage and co-chair of the All-Party…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to move Amendment 83. I say at the outset that I shall neither speak to nor move Amendment 84. I take this opportunity to thank the noble…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken. I detect the mood of the House is not to support these provisions but the hour is late, and we have a lot more business to…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I am humbled by the level of support expressed in the House this evening and outside the House from the Law Society of Scotland, the Project for the Registration of…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillBefore my noble friend sits down: I asked a specific question as to why the money raised will be paid into a consolidated fund. I listened carefully and I do not think I heard him…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am most grateful. If that is the case, I am surprised that the Law Society of Scotland is not aware of that, because it certainly did not respond in that regard. I am grateful…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDBus Improvement PlansMy Lords, will my noble friend update the House on the position of concessionary fares for buses, and will she join with me in saying how important they are to rural life,…08 Mar 2022