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HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkThe ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates the value of a whole-community approach when responding to emergencies. As envisaged in this framework, we have seen how…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkMy Lords, our reservists, particularly in the military, have been playing a key role in the Covid-19 response. They form an exceptional group of people with specialist skills and…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkI cannot comment on the particular area of the noble Baroness, but I think that the framework this document provides should be used by the whole of the voluntary sector. There is…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkWe have many examples of really good practice. At the moment, the Covid pandemic is taking up so much time but I am sure that, at the end of it, the relevant department will make…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkThere are no plans to improve resources for the framework at the moment. The noble Baroness will understand that a lot of government money has gone into all of our communities…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkI should say to the noble Baroness that we certainly will do that. In fact, I have here information that Monkstown Boxing Club in Northern Ireland has delivered a wide range of…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkThe noble Baroness is right. We hope that come the end of this spring and over the summer, a lot of people involved in the community and charity sectors will be out working again…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, the Government will carefully consider the recommendations in this report. However, it is not the case that those serving an IPP sentence have no life, future or…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionI will take the noble Lord’s ideas back to the service. However, we have to remember that an offender serving an IPP sentence may only be recalled when they have breached their…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, when considering recalling an offender whose escalating behaviour is increasing their risk, offender managers will look at all protective factors in place, especially…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, public protection has to be the Government’s priority. We recall only those IPP offenders who are assessed by those managing them to present an unacceptably high risk of…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkMy noble friend is right. The Community Resilience Development Framework is only that—a framework of things. We need to take the learnings from the pandemic, so far, and to work…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, every prisoner has a key worker, who is dedicated to providing support for individual prisoners at any one time and to understanding any mental health issues they might…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court looked at the IPP issue and found that detention post-tariff for such sentences could become arbitrary and thus…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkIn June this year, the Prime Minister asked Danny Kruger MP to set out proposals to sustain exactly this: the community spirit and high levels of voluntary action undertaken…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkI know about London, but I do not know of any others that have faith from outside the capital. It is an important area, and I would be very willing to meet the noble Baroness to…09 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, this instrument prevents enforcement agents—bailiffs—from entering residential premises in England to execute a writ or warrant of possession until 11 January, except in…08 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 16 November be approved. Relevant documents: 35th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and 33rd Report from the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I shall give a big thank you for a very balanced debate on this subject, which is a difficult one. The pandemic is serious and impacts all members of our society—not…08 Dec 2020HANSARDChild Trust Funds: Children with Learning DisabilitiesI thank my noble friend; she is absolutely right. That is why the Government made the announcement yesterday that we want to reduce the obstacles to supporting young people who…03 Dec 2020