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HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I have two quick questions. I am not advocating smoothing, but the Minister’s argument against it was that there would be a compositional effect. From memory, the base…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI rise to move Amendment 5, in my name, and to speak to the other amendments in this group. I tabled Amendments 5, 6 and 7 for two reasons: to try to plug what seems to be a…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillOn base and compositional effects, is not the compositional effect on which she was relying as a defence against smoothing very small? Does not the base effect account for most of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have signed my amendments. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Boycott and Lady Altmann, and my noble friend Lady Drake and…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann and Lady Janke, for introducing their amendments, and all noble Lords who have spoken. We had a good discussion at Second…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI will be very brief. I thank my noble friend Lord Sikka for introducing this debate. We all share an underlying concern about the living conditions for poorer pensioners. I will…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for introducing Amendment 9 and speaking so passionately on its content. We tried everything to get an amendment on universal…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill26 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, oppose the Bill. I am a Christian and a priest in the Church of England, but I should say that I do not take a whip from my bishop, or even the most reverend…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, when the Minister looks at the record, she may find that she has not been able to answer some of my questions, particularly around mental health. Will she write to me?21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, for stepping in marvellously and introducing the amendment so confidently. It certainly seems, especially given the situation…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for introducing his Amendment 47. I will comment on that before moving on to my Amendment 48 in this group. Even before the pandemic…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham and all noble Lords who have spoken. In Committee, we had a good debate about universal credit and the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, as this is my first speech on Report, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, to her new ministerial role, and place on record my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the government amendments and all noble Lords who have spoken. I shall say a brief word on government Amendments 58 and 72, on…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I will remind the Minister, but I am happy for her to write. My questions were about who commits the offence, what it means for it to be committed in England, the likely number of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewMy Lords, the Nuffield report said that last year over 54% of families with young children in poverty had three or more kids, and that the recent rise in early childhood poverty…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this debate, and for her briefing and access to her officials. What a great debate—the House has come back in fine form.…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, and all noble Lords for their contributions. The Government have very few supporters on this matter, and nor should they. We have…09 Sept 2021