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HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating this important Statement. Before turning to the detail, I note that it is becoming increasingly common for there to be a…14 Dec 2020HANSARDProhibition on Quantitative Restrictions (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I ought to make it clear from the outset that we do not oppose the statutory instrument because we recognise that it is a natural consequence of leaving the EU at the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social MobilityMy Lords, women in low-paid insecure work have borne the triple threat of job losses, falling income and the explosion of unpaid care needs during the Covid pandemic. What work is…07 Dec 2020HANSARDExport Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I always know I am in good company when I am on the same speakers’ list as the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. Their eye for detail and…02 Dec 2020HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK (NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I join others in thanking the Minister for his explanatory notes, memoranda and letter, trying to bring some clarity to a very complicated situation. I am also grateful…27 Nov 2020HANSARDAudiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, colleagues across the House have posed a number of very awkward questions for the Minister to answer, and I am going to add one or two more of my own. It is worth making…27 Nov 2020HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs[ Inaudible ] Labour has managed to identify that £300 million will be spent in 2021-22 on children with special educational needs and disabilities. Can the Minister confirm that…26 Nov 2020HANSARDSport Sector: Financial SupportMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating last week’s Statement. Normally, it is undesirable to have such a gap between the debates in both Houses, but, in this case,…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTravel AgentsMy Lords, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association has said that the Government have “ignored calls for help” from our travel trade and that the buck “has been passed from the…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: University StudentsMy Lords, it has been tragic to hear the stories of so many Covid outbreaks at universities, which have clearly impacted on learning and on students’ mental health. Universities…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy Lords, I very much welcome the Statement and the announcement that has been made. I thank the Secretary of State for setting out the plans for the celebration, and I am sure I…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPrevention of Trade Diversion (Key Medicines) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, the Minister has said that these regulations will ensure that the tiered priced product system for certain medicines can operate effectively after the end of the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Football LeagueMy Lords, is the Minister now able to explain to the House what the Government have done to ensure that those 20 or so EFL clubs facing financial collapse can continue to trade…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommon Rules for Exports (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, these regulations transfer from the EU to the Secretary of State the power to impose export controls or restrictions after the end of the transition period, as noble…10 Nov 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020My Lords, we on the Labour Benches welcome the revocation of the original statutory instrument. We were initially supportive of the principle of the cap, as we could see scope for…29 Oct 2020HANSARDNational CurriculumMy Lords, is the Minister as shocked as I was that research from Teach First shows that a child can still get through their entire GCSEs without studying a single book by a black…21 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am always mindful of and sympathetic to a Minister who starts out with a speech by saying that the amendments he is moving are minor and technical. That is a wonderful…15 Oct 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, the Social Mobility Commission report looks only at boys, and apparently the model cannot be adjusted for part-time work. What work is being done in government to look…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for her speech and amendments. As she says, the provisions in the Bill are quite widely drawn, and the amendments stop…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, we owe the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, a debt of gratitude for bringing this amendment before us. We should also thank the noble Lord, Lord Chidgey, for his heart-rending…15 Oct 2020