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HANSARDPolicy-making: Future Generations’ InterestsMy Lords, we have listened to a reliable tour de force from the noble Lord, Lord Bird, to start the debate, and now we have to ask ourselves a series of questions, many of which…20 Jun 2019HANSARDOlder Persons: Provision of Public ServicesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, for raising this subject. For once, I remember that, in your Lordships’ House, I am still quite young—but only in your Lordships’…13 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences for Over-75sMy Lords, is it not fair to say that the BBC is there to provide content that everybody can access, and that we should not lose sight of that as its primary function? Asking it to…11 Jun 2019HANSARDEmploymentMy Lords, before I progress with my speech I should remind the House of my declared interests—I am president of the British Dyslexia Association and work for Microlink plc—because…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSchools: British Sign LanguageMy Lords, will the Government take into the account that other types of technology are available—for example, text message? That has been very beneficial to the deaf community,…22 May 2019 Bills sponsored (3)