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HANSARDArts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy Lords, it is good to welcome a package that actually exceeds expectations, in scale if not timing, but there is still plenty more to do. How will the package help new entrants…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: British MusiciansMy Lords, the London Symphony Orchestra is one of the world’s leading orchestras and a globally recognised UK brand, making a significant contribution to the UK’s soft power. No…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Music Sector and Creative EconomyMy Lords, orchestras and other performing organisations are currently focused on short-term survival with the help of the Government’s welcome support schemes, despite gaps that…23 Apr 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of the National Library of Wales, one of 44 bodies covered by the Welsh Act on which today’s Bill is modelled. However, today I am…13 Mar 2020HANSARDApprenticeships: Gender SegregationMy Lords, I hosted an event for an initiative called Maths4Girls, which seeks to increase the number of girls involved in maths, mainly by connecting them with role models from…11 Mar 2020HANSARDSport England: Female ActivityOh no!09 Mar 2020HANSARDSmart MetersMy Lords, I have tried to have smart meters installed both in London and in Wales. In both cases, when the installers arrived, they found that the combination of the meter’s…10 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Choudrey, on his well-timed maiden speech. The CBI’s Carolyn Fairbairn says, in a report out last week, that “the need to close…29 Jan 2020HANSARDApprenticeship LevyMy Lords, many SMEs which might be interested in offering apprenticeships are deterred by the amount of management time and bureaucracy involved. There is a need for specific…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, I also declare an interest as a Barnes resident. Can the Minister give an assurance that it will always remain possible for pedestrians and bicycles to cross at…07 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechHear, hear!19 Dec 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence and impact of malnutrition among people in health and social care settings; and what steps they…05 Nov 2019HANSARDHealth and Social Care: MalnutritionMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that response. Even here in the UK, malnutrition is shockingly underrecognised and undertreated. Some 3 million people live with…05 Nov 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy Lords, the noble Baroness remarked that the impact on your Lordships’ House had not been raised. I would like to raise the impact on my house—I declare an interest in having a…28 Oct 2019HANSARDVocational Education and TrainingMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Viscount on obtaining this debate, which I trust will not unduly harm our performance of “The Dream of Gerontius” with the Parliament Choir…28 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, when thinking about what to say today about last week’s gracious manifesto, I found myself facing two challenges. The first was how to address commitments that seem…22 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Medicines and Medical DevicesOh!02 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOh!04 Sept 2019HANSARDChina: Organ HarvestingOh!25 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries RegulationHear, hear.16 Jul 2019