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HANSARDSupermarkets: Voluntary Price CapsMy Lords, 50 years ago I was working in the retail sector when the right honourable Baroness Williams, who was a Member of this House some time later, was the Minister for food…20 May 2026HANSARDPlan 2 Student Loans: Repayment TermsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ease the repayment terms of Plan 2 student loans.17 Mar 2026HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I will start with the one uncontroversial thing I am going say, which is to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Barrow. I look forward to his contribution, particularly in view…31 Oct 2025HANSARDDrink-Drive LimitMy Lords, I am told that the programme for drug testing on drivers is in serious disarray, with many people’s samples not being tested. Has the Minister considered using breath as…22 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese Espionage: ParliamentMy Lords, I remind the Minister of the old Foreign Office dictum that we have no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests. It is in our permanent interest…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSickness Benefits: In-person InterviewsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reinstate in-person interviews for all applicants for sickness benefits.10 Sept 2025HANSARDSickness Benefits: In-person InterviewsI thank the Minister for her Answer. This problem goes back a long time. I saw in the Times on 28 June that assessors in the department are apparently paid a bonus on interview…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will probably not find a lot of favour on this side with what I am about to say. I remind the House that I am the honorary president of BALPA, the pilots’ union, a…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it will probably not surprise noble Lords that I support the amendment. This situation has cursed the whole of the trade union movement’s relations with the Labour Party…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWe were.23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillBALPA, the union of which I am president, does all those things without a political fund.23 Jul 2025HANSARDWeight Loss MedicationMy Lord, one of the problems we have is that a number of medicines that are available privately are not available on the NHS. I am thinking in particular of medicines for prostate…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMaybe I could say what I think the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, was going to say. The workplace is not necessarily quite as put. Both my grandmothers were businesspeople in their own…21 Jul 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, for giving us the opportunity to debate this injustice. We both serve on a committee with the justice unions, as they are called. I…04 Jul 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK Security GuaranteeMy Lords, it may be unpopular, but the Russians do actually believe they have a case. If we are going to get peace, we have to get a neutral arbiter in there to try to start…05 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that it is an independent nuclear deterrent, or is it tied in? Would it work if we did not have support from the United States? One of the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDAllowancesMy Lords, I support this Motion. I have a very simple question for the Leader. Bearing in mind what happened during the period up to 2009, have the usual channels thought…02 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceMy Lords, I in no way denigrate volunteers, but can the Minister confirm that when a volunteer in a hospital comes across information about patients it has the same level of…20 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I do not intend to make a Second Reading speech, but I am probably fairly unique in this House in that I was brought up in a children’s home. Indeed, the noble Lord,…20 May 2025HANSARDPensioners: ShopliftingMy Lords, I note that the Minister is about to have a meeting with a group of people dealing with this issue. Can he assure me that the trade union movement will be involved in…15 May 2025