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HANSARDCare Homes: Safety RatingsMy Lords, organisations such as the Medical Defence Union report that new healthcare providers are facing severe delays registering with the Care Quality Commission. These delays…05 Feb 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I welcome my noble friend the Minister to the Front Bench, as well as the noble Lord, Lord Caine, on behalf of the Opposition, and the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, on…29 Jan 2025HANSARDFuture Homes StandardMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that, by being ambitious here, we have the opportunity to drive growth in renewable sectors such as the heat pump sector while…29 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI thank my noble friend Minister for his Answer. Would he agree, as has been the case in other areas of conflict, that a vibrant, free and civil society is essential to building…22 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with international partners about establishing a fund to support infrastructure in Gaza and reconciliation between…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for presenting this statutory instrument and declare an interest as a member of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee of your…20 Jan 2025HANSARDDeposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for presenting the case for the deposit return scheme. I declare my interest as a member of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…20 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyI thank my noble friend the Minister for his Answer, but will he set out whether the Government expect Ofcom to take enforcement action against small but high-harm sites that are…16 Jan 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister provide your Lordships’ House with an update on the progress of the remedial order and of repealing the legacy legislation, which, as…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for online safety posed by small, high-risk online platforms, such as 8Chan.16 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityMy Lords, the move to universal credit is impacting income-based ESA claimants. Will my noble friend the Minister and his ministerial colleagues in DWP, noting that these…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill, and the collaboration and working manner of my noble friend the Minister. The Bill is about improving the safety of the public, as stated by the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDHousing: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, I congratulate the Government and my noble friend the Minister on the ambitious housing targets to meet housing need. What assessment has been made of mixed funding…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison Capacity StrategyMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the Front Bench on his very interesting Statement on prison capacity. While this issue relates to England, and prisons in…17 Dec 2024HANSARDAvian Flu: Turkeys in NorfolkMy Lords, I commend my noble friend the Minister on her wonderful work with the devolved Administrations, in meeting the various Ministers and organisations in the agricultural…12 Dec 2024HANSARDMovement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My Lords, I refer to my registered interests, including my membership of the Government’s Veterinary Medicine Working Group and of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHealth: Quad-demicMy Lords, undoubtedly the vaccination programme has had an important influence and impact on our National Health Service as well as our economy. What further vaccines and…10 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesMy Lords, I welcome the Statement on legacy from my noble friend, particularly in relation to the removal of the immunity scheme, the reinstatement of civil proceedings and the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, for securing this vital debate. I welcome my noble friend the Minister to the Front Bench and declare an…04 Dec 2024HANSARDProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024I thank my noble friend the Minister for his very detailed answers. Could he indicate whether any discussions have taken place with the Minister and the Department of Justice in…02 Dec 2024