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HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateMy Lords, it might help if I reiterate one or two of the key points made by my right honourable friend the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs when he made his Statement. Perhaps I…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI shall make two points. First, I draw my noble friend’s attention to the UK-wide fund of £35 million that we are providing to local authorities and others to provide casework…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising the point about education, because it is very important. It is one of the reasons that we have chosen April as the date, because…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI am sure my noble friend will correct me if I am wrong, but I think she is asking a follow-up question to the Statement made in the other place yesterday by my right honourable…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI think the easiest thing is for me to take the point away. There is a lot of scope for confusion between the different schemes and the asylum numbers. We are certainly trying to…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateMy noble friend Lord Hodgson and I always agree on the need for numbers—and numbers of the right kind, relating to the right dates. I do have numbers for ARAP and ACRS, but I…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI thank the right reverend Prelate for her comments, which I very much agree with on the whole. The work we are doing with the Afghans, and will be doing through these case…30 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessI agree with the noble Lord that levelling up is important, and this Government have many policies pursuing just that. He talks about representation. For me, the House of Commons…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessWe have an established Church, and that is reflected in our Bench of Bishops, who contribute such good challenge to the Government of the day. I have explained the process of…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessI have to say that I often agree with the noble Baroness opposite, and I agree with her that less is often more. I am very glad that we have two members of the Green Party in this…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessDevon is a wonderful county—I always go there on holiday—and it is very nice to have the noble Earl, Lord Devon, talking it up in our House. The House of Lords has a very…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessThere are indeed different sources from which representation of this House can be drawn. That includes, of course, former politicians— I draw your Lordships’ attention to the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessI entirely agree with the noble Lord about the importance of the representation —if that is the right word—of people with a background in local government, such as my noble friend…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessMy noble friend introduces a new argument into this much-debated subject, which is normally, as today, led by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. Hereditary Peers continue to be elected…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessWe have to come back to the point that the recommendations made to the sovereign on appointments are made by the Prime Minister of the day. That has been conventional right across…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessAppointments to the House of Lords are a matter for the Prime Minister, who will take a range of factors into consideration when making recommendations to the sovereign, including…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessI could not agree more on this occasion with my noble friend, who does such a good job in the part of the country from where he came—and, of course, in supporting Lincoln…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHouse of Lords: Regional RepresentativenessAnd, yes, trade unions.22 Mar 2023HANSARDSecurity of Government DevicesI think two different points perhaps arise. One is about apps, and, as I have explained, we have given some central guidance and have also asked government departments to work to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDSecurity of Government DevicesMy Lords, I welcome the welcome for the Statement made by my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster last week. By way of background, I should explain…21 Mar 2023