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HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionMy Lords, as the Minister has rightly said, we should not leap to any conclusions or make any speculative changes right now, but these two maritime ships surely would have…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSchools: Mobile PhonesMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House whether any work has been done in speaking to young people about their use of phones in school? I have been a youth worker for over 38…06 Mar 2025HANSARDProstate Cancer: National Screening ProgrammeMy Lords, in many deprived communities, and in the black community in particular, there is a very high incidence of prostate cancer. Before they get to the PSA test, what work is…27 Feb 2025HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1My Lords, would the Minister agree that, when we talk about innovation, we should also support Formula E? It is a fully battery-raced series, which is innovation at the top level.…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords, given that we have seen a steady rise in crime over the last eight years under a Labour mayor, we are the only part of the country—the Met, that is—that did not hit its…10 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyMy Lords, given that the uniformed cadet service has more than 139,000 members and provides some of the best social mobility available to young people, exposing them to some of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS Plan: ConsultationWhat special efforts will be made to speak to young people, who are often very far away from the health system—those leaving care, those who have just left prison and those from…02 Dec 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, for the last few years, at the insistence of a Labour mayor, Londoners in council tax bands D and B have had an extra £60 added to their bill to pay for Transport for…19 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support junior police cadet schemes.11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesGiven that the relationship between young people and the Met police is at such a low ebb and that police cadets have a positive impact on community relations and young people’s…11 Nov 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, the House knows two things about me—that I am new and procedure is not my thing and that I am prone to a belligerent outburst. My noble friend Lord Young kindly pointed…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I speak to my Amendment 67. When Parliament passed the Building Safety Act 2022, there was a major error within it. Anyone could be an accountable person except a…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Amendment 50 seeks to bring down the onerous 50% participation threshold to 35%, so that many more leaseholders can take back control of their homes, their money and their…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillForfeiture is regularly used as a threatening tool so, although it does not land in court all the time so people have their property seized, it is often spoken about to pull…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 51 and 52. I will not rehearse the arguments that I made in Committee, but I still have a major concern around the removal of any criminal…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, this Bill is suboptimal. It is not the revolution that many leaseholders across the country have been desperate for, but it is the only game in town—a game that has…24 May 2024HANSARDEnd of Custody Supervised Licence Scheme: ExtensionMy Lords, has any assessment been made of the impact of prisons being so full and there being such a long backlog in court? One of the biggest drivers of crime in the poorest…13 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillIn regard to the cost of leaseholders bringing a case, people are now using modern technology, such as crowdsourcing, to raise the funds to take on a landlord. When you have a…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillIs my noble friend the Minister comfortable that that information is freely distributed? It would take only a very cursory conversation with leaseholders to find out that they…29 Apr 2024