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HANSARDSeparation Centres: Terrorist OffendersMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister think that we are doing enough to keep our prison staff safe? With increasingly violent prisoners challenging authority, what else is…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI wish to correct a potential misapprehension in the description of my view of Amendment 180. The “cigar-tasting tasting experience” at this particular hotel is described as:…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 180 in the name of my noble friend Lord Faulkner, to which I have added my name. Amendment 180 would remove the sampling exemption to smoke-free…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAccidental Prison ReleasesMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister explain what, if any, impact the previous Government’s austerity measures and policies over a decade or more have had on the Prison…10 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I wish to speak in support of Amendments 141 and 143, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Rennard. This Bill is a world-leading piece of public health legislation. It is…03 Nov 2025HANSARDAntisemitism: UniversitiesMy Lords, following the shocking and violent intimidation of Professor Michael Ben-Gad and the alarming data from the Community Security Trust, which documented a 117% surge in…29 Oct 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance Schools: Affordable AccessMy Lords, according to research by the Sutton Trust, 43% of classical musicians went to private school, compared with 7% of the population as a whole. More than half of all…16 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATMy Lords, given that the money raised from this will be spent on increasing teacher numbers in state schools and that 93%—although as my noble friend the Minister mentioned 94%, I…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 502YG, in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes, and other noble Lords. Your Lordships may well have seen the helpful…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I speak on behalf of my noble friend Lady Kennedy, who, due to recent surgery, cannot be here this evening, but also on behalf of other women around the House, all of…14 Jul 2025HANSARDFood AllergensTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following recent reports of a restaurant serving a meal containing nuts to a severely allergic customer in Stoke-on-Trent, what plans they have to…26 Jun 2025HANSARDFood AllergensToo many food-allergic customers are still being put at risk when eating out or ordering food from an online platform. New research by the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation has…26 Jun 2025HANSARDMusic Education: State SchoolsMy Lords, as the Government’s important curriculum and assessment review continues, this is a timely debate. I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Keeley for securing it and…24 Jun 2025HANSARDElections: Political Party SpendingMy Lords, what plans does my noble friend the Minister have to tighten the rules on foreign donations to ensure that donations are made only from profits generated in the United…09 Jun 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Porter of Fulwood, and all noble Lords, with so many moving speeches about the sacrifices of family…09 May 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Library, to ASH, to Professor Theresa Marteau of Cambridge University and to the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, for which I am an ambassador.…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, the Round Oak Steelworks was a steel production plant in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, close to where I grew up. Many of my classmates’ fathers worked there, meaning…12 Apr 2025HANSARDAutism and Learning Disabilities: Hospital DetentionMy Lords, I refer to my particular interest in this subject as the younger sister of a woman with severe learning difficulties who was detained in a hospital for many years. Is my…11 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 155 and 156, to which I have added my name. If they were approved, the Care Quality Commission would be required to ensure independent reviews of…24 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 134. I hope I get the etiquette right, as this is my first contribution in Committee. I know noble Lords will put me right if I get it wrong.…24 Feb 2025