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HANSARDInequalityAs always, my noble friend speaks great sense. Ownership is not just the key to future prosperity. It has huge benefits to people through their well-being. I totally agree with…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityI say to the right reverend Prelate that we are working with areas such as Newcastle that have food banks. We are also working with the food banks more closely to better support…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityAgain, going back to a previous life in Trafford, we have no private secondary schools at all and we are one of the top-performing LEAs in the country. I do not think we can say…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBritish CitizenshipLike my noble friend, I have tried to assist the many noble Lords who have asked me questions about immigration, citizenship, et cetera. They are complex, and Members of your…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityI think the noble Baroness will know that I am not complacent at all. I take the point she makes about life expectancy. It is not just women; it is the population as a whole.…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBritish CitizenshipThat is called the luck of the Irish, my Lords. On the second question about Henry VIII, I really have no idea, but then I am Irish, so maybe I can be granted leeway on that.…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBritish CitizenshipThe noble Lord, who is actually my noble friend, has issued me with a double humiliation. As someone whose father is from Northern Ireland, I am ashamed that I cannot answer his…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityI could not agree more with the noble Lord that education is absolutely key to good nutritional status and prospects for employment in future life.03 Oct 2019HANSARDBritish CitizenshipMy Lords, UK Visas and Immigration anticipates that about 178,000 applications will be processed during 2019-20. Following the introduction of streamlined processes, around 80% of…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityI was the Minister responsible way back when, but I think that role has now been taken by the noble Viscount, Lord Younger.03 Oct 2019HANSARDBritish CitizenshipI assure the noble Lord that I will take back both his point and that of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. I thank him; we have all been educated this morning, not least myself. I was…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityMy Lords, I was a nutritionist before I went into politics. Some people on low incomes might find the suggestion that their children were necessarily malnourished to be…03 Oct 2019HANSARDInequalityMy Lords, under this Government, income inequality is down. We believe that having a strong economy and welfare system that helps people into work is the only sustainable solution…03 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyI hate to differ on this with my noble friend, but e-gate technology is in fact superb at matching facial recognition to passports—in some cases, better than humans. However, the…02 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyThe Government do not intend to place a moratorium on the technology’s use, but the noble Lord is right that such use needs to be carefully governed and be in line with the law…02 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyI agree with the noble Lord that the emergence of these new technologies necessitates a very careful approach. The live facial recognition technology is currently being trialled…02 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyThe noble Lord makes a good point. As I said to the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, the use of this technology is being looked at by the ICO. It has launched an investigation following…02 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyAs I said before, we must proceed very carefully with such developing technologies. It is very important that the police have clear legal frameworks within which to operate.…02 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyIt might be helpful to the noble Lord if I outlined the types of people who could be on a watch list. They are persons wanted on warrants, individuals who are unlawfully at large,…02 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyMy Lords, the judgment in the South Wales Police case confirms that there is a clear and sufficient legal framework for the police to use live facial recognition. We will keep…02 Oct 2019