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HANSARDRail Ticket OfficesMy Lords, I use the ticket office at Staplehurst station and its staff are outstanding. The care that they show the customers and the way in which they help them plan their…12 Jul 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, in the UK, for as long as I can remember, we have had a very successful practical measure that has worked to help keep women and girls safe: the provision of single-sex…29 Jun 2023HANSARDPension Funds: Investments and Tax ReliefWhat assessment has been made of the burdens placed on trustees in respect of reporting? This must have a chilling effect on getting people to become trustees of pension funds.29 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismMy Lords, has my noble friend had an opportunity to see the Synergy report, which shows that exclusions from school of young people with autism, ADHD and dyslexia have been…22 Jun 2023HANSARDChild Support (Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Redfern for sponsoring this important Bill in this House. The Bill is important, as it will help to ensure that action is taken to get money…19 May 2023HANSARDForeign PolicyWith no disrespect to my noble friend, the noble Baroness was not here at the beginning. It may be a rule that she is not familiar with.03 May 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, can the Minister tell us what the Government are doing to help those having difficulty purchasing essentials due in some part to mandatory deductions from their…18 Apr 2023HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 and 20 October be approved. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…23 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, this draft statutory instrument was laid before Parliament on 18 October. It makes a technical change only and there are no policy changes. It relates to biocidal…21 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I will write to the noble Baroness about that. I would assume—correctly or incorrectly—that the Health and Safety Executive is keeping up with developments by other countries’…21 Nov 2022HANSARDCessation of EU Law Relating to Prohibitions on Grounds of Nationality and Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2022My Lords, this instrument was laid before the House on 20 October. It disapplies retained EU equal-treatment provisions relating to nationality and freedom of movement so that…21 Nov 2022HANSARDCessation of EU Law Relating to Prohibitions on Grounds of Nationality and Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Cessation of EU Law Relating to Prohibitions on Grounds of Nationality and Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2022.21 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Sherlock, for their contributions. I shall try to answer those questions. If there are some that I cannot answer, I shall write…21 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…21 Nov 2022HANSARDBiocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My understanding is that, with the information that the HSE has, it has to start from a very low point, but it will not be without anything—as I understand it. I am told that…21 Nov 2022HANSARDCessation of EU Law Relating to Prohibitions on Grounds of Nationality and Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2022I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for her contribution and questions and congratulate her on her stamina in these matters. I will try to answer all the points raised. The…21 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI think the noble Lord is asking me whether people on carer’s allowance will automatically get means-tested benefits. There are other benefits which are means tested and cannot…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI go back to my previous answer. We have done it for pension credit, and we have had quite some impact there. I cannot commit to doing the same for carer’s allowance, but I am…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceMy very straightforward answer is that there are no plans for a review or working group on this. Knowing how vociferous the noble Baroness is about things that matter to her, I…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceThose who are on carer’s allowance receive the £400. Those who are on carer’s allowance but who are entitled to the carer’s element of UC, where they are not required to look for…17 Nov 2022