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HANSARDHousing: Rent and Covid-19We should congratulate Shelter on outlining that 60% of people in the rented sector are only one paycheque away from falling into arrears. That is the kind of information we need…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumCan the Government accept the fact that, if anybody slips into homelessness, the cost to society and to those individuals of keeping them in homelessness doubles? Can the…24 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social MobilityIs the Minister aware that if we do not extend the ban on evictions beyond 23 August, we will have an enormous amount of downward social mobility, with children and their parents…21 Jul 2020HANSARDHomelessnessMy Lords, I thank the Minister very much for that encouraging sign. Do the Government know of the Big Issue’s ride out recession alliance, which is bringing players together to…13 Jul 2020HANSARDHomelessnessTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is no increase in homelessness once the ban on evictions is lifted.13 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI suggest that one of the big issues today is not simply removing the homeless from the streets—as this Government valiantly did, and we should back them for that—but preventing…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HousingI commend the Government on their support of rough sleepers and their categorical promise that they will not put those people back on the streets. Has the Minister looked into the…18 May 2020HANSARDHousing for the HomelessGood afternoon. I am grateful for this opportunity to raise a very pressing issue that bothers us all. Anybody who has been involved in homelessness or anyone who walks the…14 May 2020HANSARDHousing for the HomelessTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support people who were previously homeless into permanent housing after the COVID-19 pandemic.14 May 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for what has been a very moving and exciting afternoon for me. I join the rest of your Lordships in saying this, but it is interesting that we are doing this…13 Mar 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, it is very strange idea, us trying to bring a Bill to the House that is, if anything else, about looking at how we can improve the way that we make laws in this country.…13 Mar 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.13 Mar 2020HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, on securing this debate today. I would like to plug what I am doing tomorrow, which is introducing the Second Reading of…12 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditAre the Government aware that a number of the people sleeping rough on our streets at the moment have fallen through the universal credit net? Would the Minister like to comment…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic LibrariesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the publication of the report by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and The Big Issue, Public Libraries:…03 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic LibrariesI thank the Minister for that reply. Might there be a cross-government problem whereby the Minister for the creative industries is in charge of promoting libraries while the local…03 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic LibrariesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question in my name on the Order Paper, and I bring to the attention of the House my interest in this product.03 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, we all like a good example of a socially mobile person because we are always looking for the exception that proves the rule. Unfortunately, the socially immobile have…29 Jan 2020HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, please forgive my prolixity as I set off on this journey.08 Jan 2020HANSARDPrisonsWould it not be very interesting to spend much more time on rehabilitation? That would reduce the need to put people in prison, as they would not be committing crime.29 Oct 2019