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HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Shall I talk louder? The rain in Spain goes mainly down the drain. Sorry. Forgive me. Thank you. You are on my side. Tony Blair or somebody in his Government had the idea that, if…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased that I am being given the opportunity to speak to these two interesting amendments, Amendments 89 and 90. They are very simple. They are nowhere near…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Shall I talk louder? The rain in Spain goes mainly down the drain. Sorry. Forgive me. Thank you. You are on my side. Tony Blair or somebody in his Government had the idea that, if…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I will make my final comments. The noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, obviously does not know Peckham, because, if he did, he would know that the clock tower is very important for the…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Security: Child PovertyAre the Government aware that about 25% of those who fall into the NEET category are people who have been to university and have had further education or training?15 Jul 2026HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection PrisonersThe Minister says that he is ambitious, which I am pleased to hear, but where in government is work to prevent people ending up in prison? I cannot see it. I cannot see…06 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I will speak to my Amendment 116. The Government are charging us all with getting behind the idea that there will be 1.5 million new houses by the end of the Parliament. I suggest…17 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkIs it possible for the Minister to explain to me this kind of scattergun effect? She says that it covers all departments—education and everything else—but why is there not a…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkMy Lords—04 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]It is either the market or the state; that seems to be the argument. In 2017, I went to a city that was having problems with a whole bevy of people. What we did was to try to…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Anyway, to address the problem which I have not heard anybody mention: why is it that if you live in social housing—if you are the child of social housing—you have about a 2%…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBirmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ PayIs it possible for us to agree that one of the reasons we are in this dispute is that refuse workers are so badly paid? I am a former refuse worker —I was a road sweeper for the…17 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI say “well done” to the noble Lord, Lord Walker. I was confused when I was asked to follow the noble Lord and, in the tradition of the House, to praise him. I thought to myself,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren in Care: Illegal AccommodationDoes the Minister agree that care is often the only time when a lot of people who come from disturbed family lives can get their hands on some social mobility? I would like the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy Lords—12 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillIs it not wonderful that social security can be used as a hand up? That is the point I am trying to make. I am not trying to make the point of work versus social security. I am…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPFASI just wanted to bring a bit of thinking here. Why is your Government now looking like every other Government, in that when you get the opportunity to be brave and act quickly,…05 Mar 2026HANSARDFree Speech Complaints SchemeCan we include criticism of the actions of Israel in Gaza in the freedom of speech argument, because there are many of us who are being silenced by it?23 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill28 Jan 2026