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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI am most grateful to the Minister. There is one question, so I apologise if he answered it and I did not quite pick it up. I specifically asked if these powers would allow the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, as I asked only four questions, I want to try to nail each one as we go. I am grateful to the Minister. Before we leave the matter of the kind of organisations to which…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 225, I will speak to the other amendments in this group. They cover two issues: first, the code of practice, which features in Part 2 of new Schedule…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I am sure that on behalf of the Committee I can thank the Minister for that generous offer, and we look forward to taking it up. In the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his attempts to answer my questions and those of many noble Lords. I will not detain the Committee for very long at all. I am grateful to know…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill24 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsMy Lords, the Minister mentions that this as a conversation but that is not how the headlines read, is it? The headlines are that the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State are…23 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and my noble friend Lord Sikka for introducing their amendments. I also thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I will speak to…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I will also speak to the other amendments in my name, which are designed to dig further into exactly what the Government plan to do with these powers. Amendments 220 to…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillRather than asking all my questions at the end—I only have four—I will try to get answers as we go. On the appointees, I think that the Minister has just said that the reason the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for taking the time to try to answer the questions. I know that we have given him a hard time, but I thank him for responding so graciously. He did…22 Apr 2024HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024I will not interrupt further but, just to clarify the question, the point the committee was making was not that the Explanatory Memorandum needed to be changed to reflect the…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these regulations and all noble Lords who have spoken for their contributions. I should perhaps say that nothing in my…26 Mar 2024HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, the Minister challenged my noble friend and cited statistics on absolute poverty, which, as we know, is the Government’s favourite measure. The last time we discussed…26 Mar 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension AgeMy Lords, I am sure the House will join me in thanking the ombudsman and his staff for all their hard work on this report over a number of years. The product is a serious report…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024I fully accept that some of these questions may have been technical and that the Minister may need to write but, in the case of one question that I asked, I would fully expect him…26 Mar 2024HANSARDChristians: PersecutionMy Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, for securing this debate and introducing it so comprehensibly, and to all noble Lords who have spoken. We on these…25 Mar 2024HANSARDExtremism Definition and Community EngagementMy Lords, hateful extremism threatens the safety of our communities and the unity of our country. It is a serious problem demanding a serious response. When it comes to national…19 Mar 2024HANSARDUNICEF: Child Poverty RankingsMy Lords, the Minister mentions various measures, but when it comes to international comparisons, the Government do not get to mark their own homework. Relative poverty is used…28 Feb 2024