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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, Clause 12 and Schedule 1 introduce important new protections for social housing tenants experiencing domestic abuse. I welcome these measures, which will help ensure…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDTeachers’ Pension Scheme: Automatic EnrolmentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value for money of automatic enrolment in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for (1) higher education providers,…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDTeachers’ Pension Scheme: Automatic EnrolmentI thank the Minister for that reply. She will, of course, be aware of the disparity between the main pension schemes in the university sector, with both employer and employee…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I will say something about disposals, but as this is the first time I have spoken in the debate, I will make some general comments in support of the Bill. Social homes…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I did realise that, which is why I made the point that I just wanted to make some general references because it is the first time that I have spoken. I will continue on to my…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDThe Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Taylor of Bolton on her comprehensive and forensic introduction to this report. I wanted to speak in this debate because the role of…08 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Arts BankMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord John for securing this debate. It is a welcome opportunity to highlight the difficulties faced by our theatres, galleries and arts venues,…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, who has consistently championed the social housing sector. Social housing is a vital…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, we have already had three excellent maiden speeches from my noble friend Lord Hobby, the noble Lord, Lord Blackwater, and the noble Baroness, Lady Leaman. I am looking…19 May 2026HANSARDStudent VisasTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the adequacy of training and quality-assurance processes for student visa caseworkers, and (2)…27 Apr 2026HANSARDStudent VisasMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply. The universities agree that the changes to thresholds in the compliance assessment metrics should help to further…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing the debate and pay tribute to his indefatigable commitment to improving health outcomes and championing research and to…21 Apr 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, like every other speaker, I start by remembering the 72 lives lost and the countless others—the victims’ families, friends and the community—whose lives were for ever…14 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am sympathetic to the probing amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and the noble Viscount, Lord Younger—Amendments 47 and 51 respectively—on…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have no extant interests to declare—my interest in pension schemes is in the past—but I have considerable sympathy with my noble friend Lord Davies’s Amendment 7. We…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I too look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady White of Tufnell Park. I was delighted to discover that we are both honorary alumni of the University…18 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, the Chancellor’s measures to combat the cost of living crisis, particularly for those on lower incomes, were the touchstone for this Budget. The Government were right to…04 Dec 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance Schools: Affordable AccessMy Lords, clarity on the future of the music and dance scheme to ensure access to specialist music and dance education for students, regardless of their background, is urgently…16 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 64B from the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, to create a new possession ground for carers. I know that every noble Lord here appreciates and…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMinimum Energy Efficiency Standards: Cost Caps for LandlordsMy Lords, there is a significant number of homes that remain hard to decarbonise for which the interventions required to meet energy efficiency standards can be extremely costly.…15 Sept 2025