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HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026May I start by saying how delighted I am to see the Minister in her place? My Lords, these regulations make a significant change to the way in which personal independence payment…22 Jul 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I thank the Minister for her response. I agree completely with the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, that disabled people need to be…22 Jul 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That this House regrets that the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment)…22 Jul 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026What is new?22 Jul 2026HANSARDGovernment Record on Education, Employment and WelfareMy Lords, I have been reflecting on why the lifelong learning commitment matters: the world of work has changed and continues to do so. People will need new skills throughout…16 Jul 2026HANSARDConstruction Sector: Skills ShortageMy Lords, given the Government’s ambition to build 1.5 million homes and our reliance on a strong construction sector for economic growth, what specific steps are being taken to…29 Jun 2026HANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, I, too, pay tribute to Lord Younger, our colleague on these Benches who has left the House, not of his own volition. He is a great loss to the House, as are all the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBest Start Family HubsMy Lords, the test of the family hubs is not how many open but whether children are connected to the right opportunities. The Department for Education’s own guidance includes a…10 Jun 2026HANSARDReforming the Child Maintenance Service (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I first declare an interest, in that I was a member of the Public Services Committee. I loved being on that committee—and you will not hear that about many committees, I…08 Jun 2026HANSARDHealth-related Benefits AssessmentsMy Lords, between July 2024 and July 2025, 1.1 million assessments were carried out remotely. Three-quarters of those were conducted by telephone and just 3% were conducted by…08 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name in the Order Paper. I understand that there is a debate going on about where I should be sitting. If I have got it…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkI thank the Minister for her Answer, which is encouraging. We on these Benches welcome the Milburn report. It is a serious, research-driven diagnosis of a problem that has…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Alan Milburn's report Young people and work: interim report , published on 28 May; and what steps they intend to…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Statement on the draft Equality Act 2010 code of practice. The publication of the draft code is welcome, and I was pleased to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDFor Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish MinistersMy Lords, this morning the Health Secretary told the “Today” programme that the Supreme Court ruling was clear and that single-sex spaces must be protected, but UNISON has called…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment GapLike everyone on these Benches, I welcome the fact that the Government are intending to give more prominence to creative subjects, music included, with their proposed reforms to…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, and my noble friend Lord Blackwater, on their maiden speeches. It is great to have both noble Lords in the House,…19 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of so-called lifestyling pension strategies, also known as target date or pathway funds, where savers are automatically moved…18 May 2026HANSARDHealthy Life Expectancy: EnglandMy Lords, my succinct question is this. Given that healthy life expectancy has fallen despite record levels of NHS spending, with obesity, diabetes and poor mental health…18 May 2026HANSARDFor Women Scotland CaseMy Lords, on 16 April, the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court judgment confirming that sex in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, the Conservative…27 Apr 2026