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HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsMy Lords, in some areas, selective licensing schemes have been introduced because of the poor performance of private landlords. They can make a real difference in improving…27 Feb 2025HANSARDMusculoskeletal Health: ChiropractorsMy Lords, I take the point my noble friend the Minister makes about national commissioning and the ability of integrated care boards to do some commissioning, but would not the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDCar Parking CompaniesMy Lords, when I was campaigning to ban cowboy wheel-clampers, otherwise known as modern-day highway robbers—a campaign in which the noble Lord, Lord Spellar, was very helpful—I…04 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Treatment: Waiting TimesMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Warwick spoke particularly about young people and provision in schools. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that there is a key role for…03 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that airport growth can be a great stimulus to the local economy, especially in places such as Doncaster Sheffield Airport? The…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCommunity Pharmacy ClosuresMy Lords, the Government are on the right track in recognising the role that community pharmacists can play in public health by preventing illness and reducing the number of…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsMy Lords, is my noble friend the Minister aware that the proposal by a consortium of Sheffield industrialists for an SMR national manufacturing centre of excellence would create…22 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Winter UpdateMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister has just reiterated what the Statement said—that one of the key levers for easing winter pressures is NHS reform, particularly moving some…21 Jan 2025HANSARDPolitical Parties: FundingMy Lords, voter registration is at shockingly low levels. Can my noble friend the Minister update the House on implementing automatic voter registration, as was also recommended…15 Jan 2025HANSARDWater BillsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that water companies should be encouraged to work closely with local organisations, such as citizens advice bureaux, to ensure that debt relief…09 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice FundingMy Lords, it is very good news that the commission is in the safe hands of Sir Mike Richards, who I worked very closely with when I was a Health Minister. Could my noble friend…06 Jan 2025HANSARDEnglish DevolutionMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will be aware, I hope, that as a former Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber I am a huge supporter of devolution and I welcome the White…19 Dec 2024HANSARDEnergy Costs for BusinessesMy Lords, the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan is clear, on page 81, that nuclear power has a role to play in achieving clean power by 2030. Will my noble friend the Minister give a…17 Dec 2024HANSARDOlder People’s Housing TaskforceMy Lords, in planning for older people in housing and with regard to accessibility, is it not also important to ensure that this accommodation is near accessible bus routes, for…16 Dec 2024HANSARDHousebuilding TargetsMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister referred in her Answer to the issue of local skills, particularly for young people, which will be absolutely essential to fulfil the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Warwick of Undercliffe on securing this debate and on her powerful opening speech. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness,…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS Plan: ConsultationMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister look at the role that pharmacists might play in any consultation? While they may not be an obvious source of reaching out, they are…02 Dec 2024HANSARDCouncil of the Nations and RegionsMy Lords, as a former Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber and a strong supporter of regional development agencies, which the previous Government made a big mistake in…27 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic Solar PanelsMy Lords, further to that point, does my noble friend the Minister agree that one of the keys to tackling this issue, especially in terms of exploitation in other countries, is to…25 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI welcome the Bill, not only because it fulfils one of the Government’s manifesto commitments to establish the first new, national, publicly owned energy company in our country…18 Nov 2024