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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords—05 Sept 2019HANSARDProsecutions and SentencingMy Lords, over the summer, I was very pleased to hear of the Home Secretary’s new approach and of the extra funding for 20,000 police officers. Indeed, that takes me back to the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDProsecutions and SentencingTo ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to support the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting, and the courts in sentencing, those involved in gang-related…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7My Lords, growing protectionism is a great worry across the world, so it was refreshing to hear that the Prime Minister brought his energy to this area. As my noble friend the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI congratulate my noble friend on her reappointment. Her experience will be very useful in the coming months as we tackle the various bits of Brexit legislation. I share the warm…25 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to express some concerns about the amendments tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and Lord Griffiths of Burry Port. I am sorry that I was not able…24 Jul 2019HANSARDHousing: AccessibilityMy noble friend will know that I am very keen on good models of behaviour and codes of practice. Is it possible for the Government or the universities to construct model homes…22 Jul 2019HANSARDEconomic Environment: Growth and JobsMy Lords, I am honoured and delighted to be leading this debate at such an important time for our country. Of course, most of our thoughts are on the next 100 days, which will…11 Jul 2019HANSARDEconomic Environment: Growth and JobsMy Lords, this has been an excellent and good-humoured debate, which is frankly long overdue. I thank all noble Lords from across the House for their thoughtful contributions at…11 Jul 2019HANSARDEconomic Environment: Growth and JobsWhat about business rates?11 Jul 2019HANSARDEconomic Environment: Growth and JobsThat this House takes note of the case for creating an environment which encourages (1) business growth, and (2) job creation, especially in relation to the tax system.11 Jul 2019HANSARDRestaurants: Calorie LabellingDoes my noble friend agree that two other policies on obesity are not adequately focused on? The first is helping parents to teach self-control and good eating habits. The second…09 Jul 2019HANSARDCouncils: FundingWhat can be done to ensure adequate funding for trading standards officers, who do such an important job on product safety? Fake airbags, dangerous tumble dryers: this disturbing…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-term PlanMy Lords, I have two questions for my noble friend. First, I very much welcome the inclusion in the plan of a section on improving productivity. My experience is that the best way…01 Jul 2019HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2019A letter from my noble friend would be extremely helpful. Regarding food safety, which I also know a lot about from my background, there was a practice whereby unsafe products…25 Jun 2019HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I support this measure, which will improve the enforcement framework for unsafe consumer products—always a concern of mine because of my background in retail and at the…25 Jun 2019HANSARDPlastic Bag ChargeMy Lords, I have been campaigning on the plastics issue now for two years, and progress has been too complex and too slow, for example on bags, as we have heard. Does the Minister…17 Jun 2019HANSARDWhirlpool Tumble Dryers: Product RecallI was very glad to hear of the recall, albeit it is rather late in the process. It is, I think, three and a half years since these fires were first identified, and I hope we will…17 Jun 2019HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority: Legislative and Institutional ReformsMy Lords, this debate is on an important subject—namely, how to improve the UK’s regulatory regime on competition and consumer law. The Secretary of State asked the new chairman…08 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019Before my noble friend moves on, would it be possible to look again at what is in the national curriculum that helps on finance, debt, pensions and the associated things that we…01 May 2019