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HANSARDForeign Languages: Economic ValueMy Lords, the Minister cited a statistic for the success with French and Spanish, but they are languages of the EU, with whom our trade has fallen, according to the Dutch…29 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I support these amendments, so comprehensively introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in particular Amendment 194B. It is clearly right that overseas actors…28 Mar 2022HANSARDPension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Redfern, for introducing it. As a pensions amateur sandwiched between two pensions professionals—the noble Lord,…25 Mar 2022HANSARDSpring Statement Affordability TestMy Lords, how does the Minister expect hard-pressed local authorities to divide £500 million between the 11 million families who are dependent on universal credit now? Does she…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Financial InclusionMy Lords, the Centre for Social Justice estimates that 1 million people are currently borrowing from illegal moneylenders. Clearly, they do not feel financially included. What…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, on the first Sunday after the invasion of Ukraine, I joined the protestors in Trafalgar Square. They were peaceful but noisy. It may well be that there were some minor…22 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, I apologise for missing the beginning of the Statement; I hope that the Minister will still allow me to ask my question. I want to push her on freeports. DP World has…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockMy Lords, while many pensioners live on the breadline, quite a few do not and many of those are still in work. Would it not make sense for them to pay the full rate of national…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, Mariupol has been without water for five days now and children are dying of thirst. Can more be done to provide food and water to those who are trapped by this terrible…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, drew a parallel between the Electoral Commission and Ofcom. However, Ofcom has a huge and evolving remit; inevitably, it has to respond…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I was not insinuating that other political parties had played fast and loose in that particular election. I merely meant that, had they felt able to in some elections,…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate the Government on having gone further and faster than they had originally planned once the gravity of the situation became clear. Although this may be the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDEating DisordersMy Lords, the eating disorders charity Beat conducted a survey last autumn and found that 69% of those with eating disorders had found that their GPs did not know what to do with…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the speeches we have heard today, including the remarkable maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Sedwill, have eloquently described the horror we all feel at the outrage…25 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring ProgrammeMy Lords, the government figures are for courses which have started, but as the noble Lord pointed out, many of these courses cannot be completed because of no shows by tutors.…24 Feb 2022HANSARDState Pension Underpayments and Arrears for WomenMy Lords, when more than £60 million that should have been paid has not been paid, surely somebody should be held responsible in the end for that error. In the private sector, the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Lateral Flow TestsMy Lords, there is still the occasionally ping heard. Can the Minister bring us up to date with how many people are still employed on Test and Trace and what the total cost has…10 Feb 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasMy Lords, the oil companies, including BP and Shell, have been making record profits. Yet for their North Sea operations they have had a negative tax rate for several years. Given…10 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, whatever the reasons people refuse to be vaccinated, the Statement says more than once that it is a professional duty of those working in the health service or in care…03 Feb 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: AccountingMy Lords, the Minister explained that the ultimate decision on what PPE contracts to issue came from the department, but I think the House would still be interested to know what…02 Feb 2022