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HANSARDCovid-19: HousingMy Lords, what discussions have taken place with the devolved institutions about the need to increase the provision of social and affordable housing to address the housing need…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TestingMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that, to be effective, testing in care homes of residents and staff needs to be done continuously. Can he confirm when this testing system…14 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, on her very comprehensive overview of the situation in relation to food security and food resilience. However, for me,…14 May 2020HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I welcome the debate on the regulations. There is no doubt that motor vehicle regulations that enabled the three or four-year testing of vehicles’ roadworthiness have…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BusinessMy Lords, yesterday the Ulster Bank published a report showing that for the first three months of this year there was a contraction in business activity put down to coronavirus.…13 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome the report and the references to the need for the EU and the UK to establish effective channels of communication and co-operation, plus the need to respect the…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Contact-tracing AppMy Lords, the importance of track, trace and isolate is beyond doubt, but what assurances can the Minister give to your Lordships’ House that this data, as part of data-sharing…06 May 2020HANSARDBudget: Economic and Fiscal OutlookMy Lords, both documents that we are taking note of today are now simply historical because they have been overtaken by the unprecedented circumstances of the coronavirus, which…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Department for Work and Pensions UpdateMy Lords, what further steps—by which I mean the introduction of new legislation—will the Minister and her colleagues take to transform welfare policies to ensure that they are…05 May 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestMy Lords, what discussions have taken place with the devolved institutions with a view to sourcing workers who could help to harvest these perishable commodities, which are of…30 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: People Living in PovertyMy Lords, this debate presents an opportunity, with all the challenges of the Covid pandemic, for the Government to reshape the debate around welfare with a view to reducing…30 Apr 2020HANSARDPublic Services: UpdateMy Lords, I have strong solidarity with all public sector workers. What are the plans for the post-Covid economic strategy, and when will we have sight of them? Perhaps the…29 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will the Minister provide an assurance that there will be rigorous tracking, tracing and isolation of those in care homes, including the staff and residents? Through its European…23 Apr 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyMy Lords, will the Minister consider a meeting of the British-Irish Council to deal specifically with the rising level of dementia cases throughout our devolved institutions, as…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly on Amendment 54, which is to do with shared stocks. The UK Government share the Irish Sea with the Irish Government. An agreement is already in…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I support both amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch; I have added my name to Amendment 29. As the noble Baroness said, the purpose of…04 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. Throughout this transitional phase, are the Government still availing themselves of the medical expertise in the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDBrexit: Financial Assistance for BusinessesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance they have provided to businesses in the United Kingdom to deal with the ongoing costs of staff training and…26 Feb 2020HANSARDBrexit: Financial Assistance for BusinessesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. Given the statement from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland this week that there will not be a regulatory border in the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDFlooding UpdateMy Lords, climate change is a challenge facing all the regions of the United Kingdom. Flooding has occurred right across the United Kingdom, and the Minister referred to the issue…25 Feb 2020