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HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningMy Lords, will the Minister acknowledge the huge pressure on families, particularly working mums, of prolonged home schooling, made worse by the uncertainty of when schools will…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the Domestic Abuse Bill offers an opportunity to deliver substantial improvements to the way we respond to domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and…25 Jan 2021HANSARDAnti-Semitism: University Campus IncidentsMy Lords, there is no doubt that this report has been a wake-up call to universities. The CST acknowledges, quite fairly, that its drive to encourage greater reporting among…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCannabis OilMy Lords, the law changed over two years ago. The then Home Secretary said: “We have now delivered on our promises … we will work with the NHS to help support specialists in…12 Jan 2021HANSARDHong Kong: National Security LawMy Lords, given the Minister’s response to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, will the Government consider lodging a case against China in the International Court of Justice on the…07 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill and hope that we can make it even better in delivering the Government’s laudable aim of ensuring that survivors of domestic abuse have access to the…05 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsMy Lords, I want to urge early access to the vaccine for the terminally ill. On Tuesday, in response to my noble friend Lady Thornton, the Minister said that there was a powerful…17 Dec 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilMy Lords, what assessment has the Minister made of the likely impact that Beijing’s purging of pro-democracy voices in the legislature will have on the rule of law in Hong Kong?…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the National Housing Federation, the representative body for housing associations in England. I thank the Minister for his briefing on…29 Oct 2020HANSARDAlmshousesMy Lords, I declare my interest as in the register. Many almshouses are provided by housing associations with low-cost housing, often in rural areas, helping to tackle the problem…22 Oct 2020HANSARDPrisons: RemandMy Lords, inevitably, a period of remand is stressful. For some, it is highly stressful and can lead to self-harm. Part of the stress is caused by uncertainty. Many remand periods…21 Oct 2020HANSARDPension ScamsThat reply was encouraging—I thank the Minister. However, I hope that we can persuade the Government of how vital it is that even more specific actions are taken. Tragically, some…14 Oct 2020HANSARDPension ScamsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the report by the Police Foundation and The People’s Pension Protecting People’s Pensions: Understanding and Preventing Scams ,…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHousing: Rent, Evictions and Covid-19My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am glad that housing associations have said clearly that they will not evict anyone suffering because of this crisis…13 Oct 2020HANSARDHousing: Rent and Covid-19My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the National Housing Federation. A report by the federation and Heriot-Watt University found that within the last two years, the number…08 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: People with Learning Difficulties and AutismMy Lords, many families really struggled to get effective support or even to know where to go to find out what is available. I understand that evidence gathered by concerned…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation: A-level ResultsMy Lords, universities have the challenge of speedily picking up the pieces at the end of this sorry episode. Can the Minister tell us how the Government plan to support…23 Sept 2020HANSARDPlanningMy Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the National Housing Federation. I am anxious that the proposed changes to the planning system will undermine the already limited…16 Sept 2020HANSARDMotor Sector: Export MarketsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that there is a problem not only with exports but with imports, where the UK is a manufacturer of leisure vehicles such as caravans and mobile…14 Sept 2020HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am pleased to have the opportunity to consider this report, which sets out so succinctly the issues that need to be…09 Sept 2020