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HANSARDSkills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of LifeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Aberdare for introducing this topic. We have the economic challenge of building relevant skills for the future and the social…09 May 2024HANSARDHousing: Young PeopleMy Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord for introducing this debate. I have been aware of housing challenges, particularly in London and Blackpool, for a long time, but the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDHousing: Young PeopleOn the subject of migration, as far as I recall, a very large number of migrants are students. I wonder whether the noble Lord would like to comment on student housing in that…14 Mar 2024HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my Amendment 57 is about the distribution of levelling-up funding. The premise of it is, first, that levelling-up challenges are by their nature long-term and difficult…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillCan I clarify my involvement with the various areas I have been talking about? I work some of the time with Business in the Community to persuade businesses to get involved in…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI have added my name to Amendments 32 and 38, both of which deal with the independent evaluation of progress against the levelling-up missions. I begin by apologising that I was…20 Feb 2023HANSARDVulnerable TeenagersI welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I work part-time for Business in the Community where, as director of place and levelling up, I aim to facilitate long-term…26 Jan 2023HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI begin by adding my welcome to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Guildford. I also declare that I am director of place and levelling up at Business in the Community, as…11 May 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (EAC Report)I am grateful for this opportunity to discuss this important topic. I will focus on one particular aspect of universal credit: housing benefit. I should first say that I work…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInequalities of Region and PlaceBefore I start, I should say that I support the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, on HS2. I have sat on the boards of Crossrail and HS2, but I cannot say it as passionately as the noble…14 Oct 2021HANSARDBudget StatementIn these testing times, I thought it was important to speak up today for those towns at the end of the line, which rarely reach the consciousness of our Westminster world. These…18 Mar 2020HANSARDFuture of Seaside TownsMy Lords, it was a pleasure to be on this committee. We looked at a wide range of issues and there was always constructive debate, ably chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam.…01 Jul 2019