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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I refer to my interest in the register as the chair of UN Women UK. I ask my noble friend the Minister to look at its strategy on safe spaces, where we have worked with…05 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWill my noble friend do a communications strategy or campaign to debunk the idea that the vaccines have animal content? There are messages going around on social media that would…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that while many local authorities have done a very good job, some will really need to revisit their own resilience plans? It may be that once…09 Dec 2020HANSARDG7 SummitMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the G7 also has a responsibility to look at how it will respond to women and girls, post Covid, because the biggest impact has been on…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that, post Covid, there will be cities like mine—Leicester—that will be looking for investors to come and invest, given the loss of jobs? Does…12 Nov 2020HANSARDPlanning: Accessible HomesMy Lords, while my noble friend the Minister is looking at the consultation process, will he also look at the new ways of designing housing within an urban planning system? That…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesMy Lords, will my noble friend look at councils that rent their properties out to small businesses, so that those businesses do not receive demands to pay their rent at this very…29 Oct 2020HANSARDAlmshousesMy Lords, does my noble friend not agree that it is time to rethink urban planning and how multigenerational households can live together, and to slow down the constant building…22 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportMy Lords, will my noble friend look at cities such as my own, Leicester, where we have been in a second lockdown since June and where sole traders and small businesses have really…07 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, I refer noble Lords to my interests in the register, and I congratulate the Government on putting the green economy at the forefront of the work that we are doing.…01 Oct 2020HANSARDSchools: Great British September CleanWill my noble friend also work with small businesses in the fast food industry to ensure that they have bins available so that people, particularly young people going out for…24 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, first, I thank the Minister for all the work that he and the Government have done in Leicester. The many millions that have been spent have been hugely helpful to our…23 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy: HydrogenMy Lords, I too refer to my interests in the register. I congratulate my noble friend on the fund for innovation but can he also tell me what work is being done with the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThank you, Deputy Lord Speaker. My noble friend has talked about Covid, but I think it is important in the same debate to talk about the flu injections that are available to help…14 Sept 2020HANSARDAnti-obesity StrategiesMy Lords, will my noble friend take into account that in the south Asian community there are larger numbers of people with diabetes, heart disease and a lack of vitamin D? Through…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Rise of Positive TestsMy Lords, given that the virus is spreading and we are fast approaching autumn and winter pressures, can my noble friend ensure that the NHS and local authorities are…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will my noble friend tell the House what communication plans are in place to ensure that, as winter approaches, all communities are well informed on what measures need to be…03 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020My Lords, I have been in Leicester since the country went into lockdown and have witnessed the huge pressures that the second lockdown has put on local people and businesses. So I…29 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make learning (1) to speak, and (2) to read, English compulsory.27 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that local authorities have a duty to ensure that, when public funds are provided for community groups and activities in areas that are…27 Jul 2020