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HANSARDPensions CommissionMy Lords, the Pensions Commission is rightly worried about pension adequacy for a worryingly large and even growing proportion of the population and will of course make its…22 Jul 2026HANSARDGovernment Record on Education, Employment and WelfareMy Lords, my noble friend Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, in her excellent speech, and many others, have made strong points about the previous Government’s achievements in…16 Jul 2026HANSARDMaximum Temperature for Indoor WorkplacesMy Lords, as the Minister has said, the workplace regulations already require employers to make sure that workplace temperatures are reasonable, which is a pragmatic and flexible…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this order. We support the continuation of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board levy for the 2026, 2027 and 2028…14 Jul 2026HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026Can the noble Baroness address my question about the impact of government policies enacted over the last two years on the engineering construction sector, particularly increased…14 Jul 2026HANSARDContemporary Cultural BoycottsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, for securing this debate. I must start by declaring my interest as a trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The…09 Jul 2026HANSARDUnemployment: People with AutismMy Lords, if reducing unemployment is a serious government priority, the proportion of young autistic people beginning sustained employment must be improved substantially. Can the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, I, also, thank the noble Lady Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for this important debate today. I think we all agree that eliminating child poverty is an important…18 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyMy Lords, like others, I thank the most reverend Primate for making this the subject of today’s debate and for introducing it so admirably. She wisely reminded us that we must pay…05 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I must start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, on his powerful speech, rooted in his substantial career in education, and the other noble Lords and…19 May 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryMy Lords, will the Minister say what advice he has given or is planning to give to the Secretary of State for Education about managing the risk that, sadly, some young people…15 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will o speak to Motion K1, tabled by my noble friend Lady Barran. The Government are rightly acting to give local authorities the power to prevent children subject to…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendment 424, tabled my noble friend Lady Monckton, and Amendment 426C, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf. I have put my name to both…18 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 198 and will touch on Amendment 230 from the noble Lord, Lord Addington. Listening to noble Lords around the House, I find it surprising that…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillCan the noble Baroness say at what point I said that there were schools which did not take children? I do not think I did.03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too support the amendment. We have relied through history on a presumption that schools will stay open, even in adverse circumstances such as epidemics or…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to make just one point, following up on the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, and the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley. The medical devices…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the debates today are of tremendous importance and, I think, of comparable difficulty to the painful debate about assisted dying, though that other Bill has rather…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 243D, which is unchanged from the amendment that I tabled in Committee. It is late and I shall be brief. We are in a world where we all have a much…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 117 in the name of my noble friend Lord Young of Acton, to which I have added my name. Although it may seem a small point, it matters. The…28 Jan 2026