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HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Hunt said, if nothing else comes out of the current crisis, we must have a plan to bring long-term sustainability to care homes and peace of mind…08 Jun 2020HANSARDVictims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, for bringing this SI to us today and associate myself with the comments of my noble friend Lord Foulkes about the noble…03 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI beg your pardon —I was trying to unmute myself. It was not working just then but it is now. It was a little technical hitch. My Lords, no one can fail to recognise the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, I welcome the package of measures amounting to an extra £18 million announced in April by the noble Lord, Lord Elis-Thomas, a Deputy Minister in the Welsh Parliament.…21 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingI declare my interests as per the register. The MHCLG said that smaller property developers would be able to defer payments to local councils in a bid to stop them going to the…18 May 2020HANSARDHousing for the HomelessI thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for this debate. Both during and after this crisis, no one should be left homeless. Local authorities in all four nations must be supported by…14 May 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, we understand that the regulations require a review every three weeks. However, it is of the utmost importance that this review should include a range of engagements and…12 May 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, before beginning my contribution today, I would like the House to note my entries on the register of interests. Many years ago, at the start of my teaching career, I was…06 May 2020HANSARDGreater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) (Amendment) Order 2020I commend the Minister on his appointment and indeed on his historic virtual maiden speech, detailing his wide-ranging experience before arriving in the Lords. Alongside my noble…05 May 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, on 27 March the Welsh Government announced an initial fund of £24 million to support Wales’s voluntary sector in response to the pandemic. The fund will support three…30 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Wheeler for bringing this important debate to the House today, and for her excellent speech. I am in close contact with the Welsh Government…23 Apr 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register. Before becoming one of the latest non-hereditary recruits to this House, I ran a city council in Wales, so I…13 Mar 2020HANSARDWomen’s RefugesMy Lords, funding to refuges has been ravaged by over a decade of austerity in local government funding. The Communities Secretary has announced some additional funding, but…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation: Gender EqualityMy Lords, for the past year, five primary schools in the London Borough of Camden have been participating in a pilot programme created by a non-profit organisation called Lifting…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation: Gender EqualityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make gender equality education a statutory part of the curriculum.10 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I am delighted to be able to contribute to this important debate to mark International Women’s Day. In this debate I—another girl from the Rhondda—am able to pay tribute…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational Opportunities: Working ClassesMy Lords, I have almost 35 years’ front-line experience as a classroom practitioner teaching in the state sector. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Baker, for the introduction of…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, I also thank my noble friend Lord Young for bringing this timely debate to the Chamber today. For almost two decades I taught media studies and the media industries, at…05 Mar 2020HANSARDChildren and Families: Early Years InterventionsI thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester for securing this debate. It gives me a great opportunity to share with your Lordships the excellent work being…27 Feb 2020HANSARDFlooding CompensationMy Lords, communities across Wales have been terribly affected by these recent floods. Per head of population, the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf has been harder hit than…25 Feb 2020