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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am telling the noble Lord that, from my experience, it is. From my experience, what has happened is that tenants have made a very large section of the population who are small…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 May 2025HANSARDSoft Drinks Industry LevyIs the Minister aware that, according to the BMA, 50% of people who suffer from cardiac arrest actually suffer from food poverty in the first instance?18 Mar 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Affordable RentsMy Lords, could the Government also turbocharge getting rid of Section 21, which legalises insecurity in the lives of people paying rent?27 Feb 2025HANSARDMinistry for Poverty Prevention Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw Members’ attention to the register. I work in what is called the poverty industry.29 Jan 2025HANSARDHomelessnessAre the Government going to address the fact that we have never learned to turn the tap off? We have more and more people falling into homelessness from different sectors of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Schools: Creative EducationCan we also include, while we are at it, young people in the custodial system? I am here only because I did art and creative things when I was in a juvenile detention centre.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDState Schools: Creative EducationMy Lords—15 Jan 2025HANSARDState Schools: Creative EducationMy Lords—15 Jan 2025HANSARDWater BillsMy Lords, is it possible to extend the argument around water to the quality of water itself and health? We have people suffering from dehydration. That is one of the major…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: Employer ContributionsI must just point out a difference between business and charities, and the help for both. I am an employer of a little social enterprise group. We pay tax. We do not get the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth: ObesityI am sorry; I do not have a question. Forgive me.07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth: ObesityMy question is: when are we going to get rid of poverty?07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth: ObesityMy Lords, nowhere do I see a declaration by this Government or the former Government that up to 50% of people who present themselves to our A&E and medical services are suffering…07 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Cohesion and Community during Periods of ChangeI really like the idea of speaking in this debate about community. I will start with a model that I invented and applied in a city—a town, actually, because it does not have a…06 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessI thank the noble Lord very much for that wonderful introduction. My family are Irish, and I think they are even more verbose than the Welsh, but we will not have an argument over…05 Dec 2024HANSARDDrug-related Deaths in England and WalesCan we accept the fact that a lot of the people who are dying are homeless, and a lot of them are the people who are on our streets? We know that drug addiction and bad health on…26 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeMy Lords, a third of all people who leave prison have nowhere to go. Are the Government taking that into account and ensuring that the people they are letting out are not going to…14 Nov 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Awaab’s LawDo the Government agree with me that one of the problems we have now is that many social housing associations are behaving like private landlords? Many of the problems that happen…22 Oct 2024HANSARDEducation (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL]Democracy, the rule of law, freedom, individual worth and respect for the environment —I can honestly say that I was not born into that world, I did not live in that world, and it…18 Oct 2024