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HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Moyo. I heard her speech and was very impressed, not least by her call for 3% growth in GDP over the coming years—I think she said by…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingI thank the Minister for that Answer. My problem is with the extension of homelessness that has taken place—a 34% increase in the number of people facing no-fault evictions, which…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent homeless people who are living in hostels or supported homes in England from being pushed back on to the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceAs we have a bit of time, I should like to tell your Lordships something quite horrible: I almost killed my father for almost killing my mother. The Minister said that life is…21 Feb 2023HANSARDProstitutionI look forward to the day when we do not have sex workers. What is the Government’s attitude on working towards getting rid of the reason why people are driven into sex work,…21 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for her very wonderful celebration of children and putting children right at the centre of everything. I have been involved with…20 Feb 2023HANSARDHousing: Private Rented SectorIs it possible to look at the tragedy of increased evictions that is happening now? Are the Government going to come up with a solution to these two opposites: the tenants who can…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Service Ombudsman for EnglandMy Lords, is it also possible to look at the fact that, if you have a financial complaint, you can wait over a year to get it sorted? I know a number of people who are finding…10 Jan 2023HANSARDCross-government Cost-cuttingI will take a leaf out of some of the interesting ways that noble Lords begin discussions in this House. Recently, there was a big discussion on railways and someone—I will not…21 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-government Cost-cuttingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the savings that might be realised by their cross-government cost-cutting exercise.21 Dec 2022HANSARDBoardman ReportCould we not look at a very simple way of approaching lobbying? That is, to ask, “Does somebody make a few bob out of it?” We could just ask whether somebody is likely to receive…20 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS and Social Care WorkersIt is wonderful that we get the chance to discuss this very serious matter. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Davies, that it is pity that so few Peers wanted to participate in…15 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingDoes the Treasury also measure the costs of cost-cutting, because that is the important thing, is it not? It is all well and good to cut something, but if the damage is greater…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the savings that might be realised by their cross-government cost-cutting exercise.06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractIs it possible also to look at some of the innovations that are done socially, especially for homelessness? We have brought back travelling dentists, and maybe they can go to…01 Dec 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Domestic ViolenceWill the Minister reassure us that the Government are going to do something about those people caught by this lack of justice while they are making up their mind? Will they be…01 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsThe point that more people now have school dinners is actually wrong because, when I was a young boy in the 1950s and 1960s, we had free school dinners, olive oil capsules and…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Duty Costs AllowanceIs it possible that we could get back some of the cost of running a Prime Minister when we realise that they can make millions of pounds after they leave office? Mr Blair and Mr…21 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectWill the Government be looking at the full costs of knocking £50 billion out of the social economy when we move into this period of austerity? Removing £50 billion could well…07 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation: PhilosophyDoes the Minister agree with the work of the Philosophy Foundation, which is already working in our prisons and schools to sharpen people’s thinking? We are lost if our children…01 Nov 2022