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HANSARDSocial Welfare Law Cases: Legal AidDo we need a pilot when we know that, when you are on social security, there are so many things around welfare that exclude you and make you feel that you are actually not a part…01 Feb 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charge PointsWill the Minister return to the argument of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, that this is a retrograde step? If we are talking about levelling up, we need to level up the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDevolved Governments: Public ExpenditureMy Lords, we are talking about the spending of government money, and I congratulate the Government on the fact that, on 26 December 2021, although it did not get a lot of press,…20 Jan 2022HANSARDAmbulance Queues: Health OutcomesWould it be possible at this time to talk also about preventing the next crisis and the crisis after that? Are we not always chasing something? The NHS, which does not spend a…13 Jan 2022HANSARDDWP: Support for Larger FamiliesMy Lords, not supporting children in the early stages of their lives will cause a ricochet through the years. We should take into account that fact. I also have to say that my…11 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationIs this the place to talk about a very big issue—pardon the pun—which is the fact that the flow of children out of care into homelessness and on into the prison system is still…16 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationIs it possible to accept the fact that a lot of people like myself have had to put their children through alternative education largely because things such as dyslexia are not…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Entertainment and Arts VenuesAs most people get their entertainment from television and from Netflix and Amazon, is there a way that we can tax these much more severely because they take so much out of our…14 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Community Renewal FundMy Lords, while we are talking about levelling up, is it possible to include the 500,000 people who are behind in their rent and may well be levelling down? We have spoken about…08 Dec 2021HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26When I look at the climate change argument, I am reminded of a friend of mine who was in a failing business. When the accountant left, he was praised for measuring its decline…18 Nov 2021HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…10 Nov 2021HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.10 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: AffordabilityI thank the Minister for his response. He makes me feel a bit like the young woman who I encountered in Trafalgar Square recently. She asked me for some money and I opened my…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHomes: AffordabilityIt is my fault. Sorry about that. What did I say? I said, “Do me a favour then”. He said, “What’s that?”. I said, “Remember the homeless”. Now I want Mr Boris Johnson to remember…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHomes: AffordabilityThat this House takes note of the combined impact of (1) the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (2) the reduction in Universal Credit, and (3) the upcoming rise in fuel…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHomes: AffordabilityMy Lords, it seems very apposite to try to bring together the things that we see at this moment that seem to be causing a lot of anxiety among people with very little—these are…28 Oct 2021HANSARDEducation: Music and the ArtsDoes the Minister agree that the creative minds of the future will need a synthesis of the arts and the sciences because that is the way the world is going? This division between…25 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewWe know that many children get it in the neck from poverty. Let us hope that we can address that problem. The biggest problem that I would like the Minister to talk about is the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I want to support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, but probably from a slightly different angle. People who end up doing apprenticeships and going into…12 Oct 2021HANSARDCouncil TaxWith 60%, or 60p in the pound, of local authority council tax spent on social support, that is an enormous amount of pressure on local authorities. When we talk about reforming…15 Sept 2021