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HANSARDPrioritising Early Childhood: Academy of Medical Sciences ReportMy Lords, have the Government looked at the idea of bringing back something like Sure Start? I was involved in Sure Start, and I saw people breaking down poverty in their lives…11 Mar 2024HANSARDPolice Recruitment: ReformHas the Minister ever looked at the fact that we are talking about a class issue here? Most police officers come from the class that I come from, and most of the leading people…05 Mar 2024HANSARDUNICEF: Child Poverty RankingsAre the Government aware that most of the people we are talking about—the children—inherit poverty? It crosses the generations. When will we move a lot of the effort into breaking…28 Feb 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionI thank the Minister very much. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole of that debate, which was wonderful. I shall gather it all together, read it and distribute it to my friends and…22 Feb 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionMy Lords, for me, this is probably one of the most important debates that I could ever be involved in, and I am glad we have managed to get time for it. This is largely because,…22 Feb 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionThat this House takes note of the case for aligning poverty reduction policy-making across Government.22 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Minimum WageTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for increasing the national minimum wage to £15 per hour for workers across all age groups.21 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Minimum WageI thank the Minister for that Answer. I think it is interesting that none of us knows how you can live on £10 an hour and run a family and pay your rent. The minimum wage is not…21 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal Authority FinancesMy Lords, one of the big problems that local authorities have is dealing with more and more homeless people. Section 21 on no-fault evictions is still on the statute book and…06 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Health Service: Key TargetsDoes the Minister agree with me that, if you really want to hit the targets for the NHS, you need to deal with the fact that 50% of people who present themselves at the NHS are…16 Jan 2024HANSARDHomelessnessAre the Government aware—18 Dec 2023HANSARDHomelessnessAre the Government aware that for every person who falls homeless—they are not all out on the streets—the cost of running that homeless family or individual is two or three times…18 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandIs the Minister aware that, in spite of all the Government’s levelling-up efforts, over Christmas there will be 140,000 children and 300,000 people in temporary accommodation?…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRefugees: HomelessnessMy Lords, what are the Government doing about the increasing antagonism between UK people who are homeless and people who are refugees? We need to address this, because we do not…13 Dec 2023HANSARDBanking HubsIs there a case for working much more closely with the Post Office, which is doing an enormous amount of work in backing up the lack of banking in certain areas? We are working…11 Dec 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and Pensions: AIWill this AI enable people who are on social security to get a better deal and get off social security, so that we can tap into the skills and abilities of millions of people who…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDestitution: Low Median WageDoes the Minister agree that there are actually an enormous number of people in this country who are the working poor? I was with a whole group of them last week—with the King—who…23 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsAre we aware that one of the reasons why children eat a lot of sugar is that their parents do? There is inherited bad performance when it comes to food and your social position.…15 Nov 2023HANSARDDeath of a Member: Lord JudgeMy Lords, I talked to Lord Judge only about the fact that I went to school very near the Oratory. We were the rough Catholic school, St Thomas More. We would go up to his school…09 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechForgive me; I will get it right by next year, I promise. One thing that worries me is the talk of giving tenants a better ride. The Government say they are going to protect…09 Nov 2023