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HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)My Lords, this is an excellent and comprehensive report, on which I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, and his committee. Coming in at the tail end of the innings, I will…23 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerMy Lords, the UK ranks 29th of 33 countries for five-year pancreatic cancer survival rates. At the very least, we should ensure that pancreatic cancer patients get the best…21 Nov 2022HANSARDMusic EducationMy Lords, I start by declaring my interest as chair of Berlioz 150, a charity developing classical music teaching resources for schools. I also congratulate my noble friend Lady…09 Nov 2022HANSARDBritish Heart Foundation: Tipping Point ReportMy Lords, what assessment has been made of how many extra deaths could have been prevented by faster access to defibrillators? What steps are the Government taking to increase the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, both the UK and the EU have said that they want musicians to be able to tour freely. The present situation is particularly damaging to young up-and-coming artists…31 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, after that introduction I am not sure that I need to say much at all, but I will speak to Amendment 361A, in my name, and briefly in support of the amendments in the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by joining the chorus of welcome to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, in her new ministerial post. It brings back happy memories since it was almost…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]The Minister did make some progress though.24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her response. I am encouraged that she agrees with the objective that framework alliances will be covered by the Bill. I will look at what…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTimes Education Commission ReportMy Lords, it is an unexpected pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, as I have been promoted one place up the batting order. Much of what I want to say has…13 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I apologise for interrupting, but I just want to ask a question in relation to Clause 32. It is about supported employment provision, which has been raised with me by Aspire…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to both of the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn. Until he performed his remarkable imitation of a human ping-pong ball, I…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I added my name to Amendment 445, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and I shall make a couple of points in addition to what he has said. Clause 84 requires pipeline…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have Amendments 120 and 129A in this group. I will also speak to Amendment 119 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, and my noble friend Lord Best’s…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have Amendment 71 in this group, which is a simple probing amendment seeking to understand why the Bill exempts contracting authorities from having regard to the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that answer and for getting to it at the third time of asking, by which point I was almost bursting with excitement as to what he was going to say. I am…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, many of my amendments and those to which I have added my name relate to the issue of promoting greater access to public procurement for small businesses, but for…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am somewhat baffled by subsection (4) of the light-touch contracts clause. The noble Baroness has rejected several suggestions that criteria might be added to it regarding what…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 82, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. As at Second Reading, my contributions in Committee will mainly reflect…06 Jul 2022