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271 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBuild Back Better Business CouncilIs the Minister aware of the Ride Out Recession Alliance, which has been going since July, and has brought together very large businesses, such as Unilever and Nationwide, with…25 Feb 2021HANSARDPandemics and Environmental DegradationI congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, on this Question: it is one of the most interesting I have heard recently. When will we break out of the idea that the environment…24 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Risk RegisterShould the national risk register be about risks that are longer than two years and those over the next 10, 20 or 30 years? Also, the committee that was supposed to look into…03 Feb 2021HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsIs there not a very simple way of accepting the fact that, if we pay the rent of people in this period, we can look at the knock-on effect at a particular time? For anybody who…27 Jan 2021HANSARDTackling Intergenerational Unfairness (Select Committee Report)I would very much like to begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for promoting the Bill that I have going through the Lords; it is going through the Commons under Caroline…25 Jan 2021HANSARDSocial CapitalIs the Minister aware of small organisations such as Social Echo, which works in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire? I declare an interest, because I am part of the team that put…25 Jan 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Aid: Covid-19 VaccinationMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their vaccination record. I am about to have mine, so I thank them. The Big Issue works with people on the streets all over the…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: “Everybody In” SchemeI commend the Government on their last efforts, which I was involved in. It was a wonderful opportunity to be told about the policy and the work that was going on. Unfortunately,…11 Jan 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020I really liked that contribution from the noble Baroness, and I was grateful to hear the careful way in which the Government are approaching this issue. I must declare two things.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social MobilityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of their policies to address the COVID-19 pandemic for social mobility in England.07 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social MobilityMy Lords, I am glad to hear that we are trying to address the question of what is being called the potential lost generation, who may not get the chance of social mobility through…07 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust ActsI shall take a different angle on the National Trust. I have been approached by people who live in National Trust properties and I know that there are all sorts of plans to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I remind that House that not so long ago the Government put their arms around the homeless and removed them from the streets. They did a highly commendable job because…30 Nov 2020HANSARDAdult Learning: Union Learning FundI declare my interest in the Big Issue . We have started something called the Ride Out Recession Alliance, which is working with unions, businesses, local authorities and…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCOP 26My Lords, I am really pleased to hear that we are tying the green issue into the problems of today, with possibly 1.5 million people unemployed. I would like to see the Government…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI do not know whether the Minister has read the Lancet report showing that the work done in the first lockdown led to a saving of 266 lives, that more than 1,000 people were…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateI declare my interest as a founder of a social business, which is on the register. From where I am sitting, I am very impressed with this Government, who have pushed aside all the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am the recipient of a very generous bounce-back loan: thank you very much indeed. It is very useful for a social…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social and Economic InequalitiesMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. Does the Treasury know about the Ride Out Recession Alliance? This is bringing businesses, communities and individuals…26 Oct 2020HANSARDHousing: Rent, Evictions and Covid-19My Lords, if we take the bigger issue behind the discussion about evictions, Britain is the only one of the G7 countries that is removing support during the period of Covid-19,…13 Oct 2020