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HANSARDCovid-19: HousingAs the Secretary of State said so eloquently in his Statement: “A home is more than four walls and a roof. It is a sanctuary, a form of protection and the link to your…18 May 2020HANSARDHousing and Construction SectorTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will lift all of the restrictions in place on the housing and construction sectors as a result of COVID-19.14 May 2020HANSARDHousing and Construction SectorMy Lords, this is a lucky day for me and for my noble friend the new Minister on the occasion of his first Oral Question. My Question, tabled a month ago, has been magically…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic PackageCould my noble friend explain in more detail what the Chancellor meant when he said he would ask employers to share with the Government the cost of paying people’s salaries under…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyThe Prime Minister is rightly charting a staged return to normality, in the interests of our economy and our economic future. I agree with my noble friend that we can learn from…12 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMost of us are probably in favour of more equality in general. Some will remember that the Duke of Omnium, Trollope’s Liberal Prime Minister, was especially in favour of perfect…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government ResponseMy noble friend has described a situation that is still worrying. The rate of deaths and of new infections is still much higher than we wish, and we may soon be faced with a…06 May 2020HANSARDEmployment Allowance (Increase of Maximum Amount) Regulations 2020My Lords, as this is the first debate in which we have spoken together, I start by congratulating my noble friend Lady Penn on her appointment, and on starting her new career so…05 May 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdateMy Lords, these are troubling times, and I am glad the Government have taken bold steps, including the new bounce-back scheme, to deal with the problems that confront us. One of…28 Apr 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Dairy PricesI declare my interests as set out in the register. As has been said, the dairy industry is under huge pressure in the current crisis as coffee shops, cafés and canteens are…28 Apr 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend Lord Howe took great trouble in Grand Committee on 2 March—at column GC237 in Hansard —to respond to my earlier amendment on impact assessment. He made…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 83, which sets a deadline for a review and is essentially probing in nature. I am unashamed. I want to put pressure on the Government to do…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I look forward to hearing from my noble friend the Minister on this, but I confess that I have a little scepticism about this proposal. We have had many reviews of pensions,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, we have had a good debate and I think we have made it very clear that action is urgently needed in the NHS area. It goes wider, as the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, said,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 72 would require the Secretary of State to lay an impact assessment before Parliament, once the Bill becomes an Act, setting out the expected costs of our…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]As I said right at the beginning, I value the work that the department has already done on this matter and the thought that it has given to it. I very much agree about the value…02 Mar 2020HANSARDArtistic Content: Copyright ProtectionMy Lords, with the onward march of the digital revolution and our pre-eminence in artistic areas such as music and arts, copyright is becoming ever more important. Can the…02 Mar 2020