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HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, since I entered this House at the end of October 2013, there have been 14 Oral Questions on this subject. I had four years as the president of the British Dietetic…23 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I join in the congratulations to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. The more decent lawyers we have in this place to call the Government to account, the better. The…18 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I congratulate all maiden speakers, in particular my noble friend Lady Foster, who I have known for a good number of years, mainly in Brussels. She alluded to her role…12 Mar 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords CommissionI will put one or two questions to the Senior Deputy Speaker. I realise that it would be foolish to try to divide the House because it is a unanimous report by everyone who counts…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS: PayDoes the Minister accept that it was not a 2.1% increase but a 2.1% addition to the bill, which included a number of emoluments that are added each year? It was not 2.1% for…09 Mar 2021HANSARDUnited Kingdom Resettlement SchemeMy Lords, the key word in the Minister’s Answer was “legal”. I point out that we have a lot of refugee programmes and a visa programme for Chinese nationals. When we look at the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Brazilian VariantMy Lords, we seem to be devoting a huge amount of state resources to chasing one person with a mutating virus at a time when the National Health Service is on the point of…02 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I want to take up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and ask the Minister when we will see the MoU. On 17 February, the Minister wrote that it “is currently…01 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, the Opposition are struggling to find something to say. The Government have accepted all the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission and are putting them into force,…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Triesman. We have a special connection—in fact, it seems we have two. He was the general secretary of the Labour…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccination PassportMy Lords, much of this debate is around holidaymakers, but there is an important section of the population—businesspeople—who travel in order to increase the prosperity of the…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapCould I point out to the Leader that my noble friend Lord Dobbs asked whether time could be made available for a debate on the matter of vaccine passports? While many of us accept…23 Feb 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I thank the Senior Deputy Speaker for producing this report, and for being the Senior Deputy Speaker who is regularly criticised for not going as far as we would like…22 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksThe Minister has outlined the very large increase in the number of people in this sort of accommodation, and I accept that the Minister and the Government are doing their best.…11 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, we seem always to be talking about holidaymakers. There is a small amount of legitimate business still being carried out in Europe. A few days ago, the Parliamentary…11 Feb 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympic Games 2022My Lords, China has form on this. It threatened the Australians with sanctions about the WHO. Will my noble friend the Minister ask the Government to put this on the G7 agenda so…10 Feb 2021HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, I should make it clear that I hold office in the TRNC All-Party Group and have been a fairly regular visitor to north Cyprus over a long period. It is always nice to…08 Feb 2021HANSARDHealth Measures at UK BordersMy Lords, I am sure we all support the Minister in what is a very difficult job. The Statement says that people should be staying at home unless they have a valid reason to leave,…04 Feb 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, I will first make it clear that this Question is not aimed at any of the new creations. In my view, we need to make the House of Lords fit for purpose, but we have not…28 Jan 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeTo ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans the Procedure and Privileges Committee has to consult the House on the further steps that could be taken to implement the…28 Jan 2021