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HANSARDNet Zero: Social Market Foundation ReportMy Lords, local authorities are critical to achieving the Government’s net-zero target, but will struggle to do so without sufficient resources. Some 95% of local authorities have…01 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, £1 in every £12 spent by local authorities on social care goes towards funding mental health social care, supporting people of all ages who live with severe mental…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, on her excellent opening speech. It is a privilege to follow her. We debate social care today at a time when, after…14 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a close family member is a long-term care home resident. Before turning to the specifics of the Bill, I will make a few general points about…11 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding: Intergenerational ImpactMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, on securing this important debate. We live at a time when the notion of intergenerational fairness is under threat.…16 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I make no apology for pursuing the issue of wearing masks and face coverings, because I feel so strongly about it. My personal experience this morning when coming in on…15 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Family CarersMy Lords, research shows that, pre pandemic, 600 people a day had no choice but to leave work to manage their unpaid caring responsibilities and that, since Covid began, an…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register, particularly as a member of the Financial Inclusion Commission and president of the Money Advice Trust. I very much…09 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal CreditTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact assessment they have made of the proposed withdrawal of the £20 uplift to Universal Credit.09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve on the Public Services Committee under the exemplary leadership of the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong. I too thank our…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021My Lords, this is an extremely tricky issue, and I find myself deeply conflicted. On the one hand, I strongly support the principle of mandatory vaccination of care home workers,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCash InfrastructureMy Lords, does the Minister agree with me that the Financial Conduct Authority should be given overall responsibility for maintaining a well-functioning cash infrastructure as…19 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, with government scientists predicting that up to 4,800 people a day could be admitted to hospital with Covid if England rushes back to normality at the same time as…15 Jul 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesI welcome some of the relatively modest procedural changes being proposed today, such as retaining lists for Oral Questions and changing our working hours to make them more…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsMy Lords, how will the Government support further education colleges to continue to provide blended and online learning to students needing to stay at home due to illness,…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, continuing on this theme: “masks work” is the clear message from Public Health England. Both Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty have said that they will…06 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Departments: Non-Executive DirectorsMy Lords, there is a large variance in the number of non-execs sitting on departmental boards. While some difference is to be expected between smaller and larger departments, the…01 Jul 2021HANSARDDeprived AreasMy Lords, yesterday’s report highlights the need for an ambitious new framework to reduce health inequalities, focusing far more sharply on the wider social determinants of health…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Statement places great emphasis on regaining freedoms but has relatively little to say on the specifics of how we learn to live with Covid, as we surely must, given…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Patient ReferralsMy Lords, in recent weeks, Ministers have quoted from the Public Health England report published in May, which claimed that only 1.6% of outbreaks in care homes potentially came…28 Jun 2021