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HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, these little amendments are straightforward—at least, in my view. If passed, they would make it mandatory for the Parole Board not to release any prisoners who refused…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble and learned friend for his response and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed. I shall try to comment briefly on all the points raised.…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill20 May 2020HANSARDWeights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for giving us the chance to speak on this important subject. Indeed, we used to speak of nothing else but the Planck and Avogrado…20 May 2020HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for setting out the rationale for these instruments, which I support. However, I rather like sunset clauses: they force…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffWill my noble friend the Minister please ensure that the inquiry carefully and thoroughly investigates all anomalies? While black Afro-Caribbeans have a much higher than death…19 May 2020HANSARDDraft Human Tissue (Permitted Material: Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I strongly support these regulations but worry that, with them, we could see history repeating itself. The Act from which these regulations flow was regarded by all of…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International ResponseMy Lords, the international response to this virus which, like Asian flu, SARS and H7N9, originated in China, has been feeble and kow-towing to China. I understand that the UK…18 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, on securing this important debate. I have no worries about food security in this country. We will always have more than…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TransportWill my noble friend the Minister acknowledge that London is not the UK? Will she ensure that plans to open up rail travel are based on the needs of the whole country, and look…14 May 2020HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and the Department for Transport on bringing forward these regulations. It is a very sensible thing to do. I should declare a…13 May 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I pay tribute to the SLSC for its typically thorough report, which identified errors in the original regulations. But with the changes announced by the Government over…12 May 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, this coronavirus pandemic has shown us who really matters in our country. Of course, we all immediately think of the NHS staff, but we would all be starving if we did…06 May 2020HANSARDAviation and Tourism: CancellationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure airlines and tour companies refund people for costs incurred following the cancellation of flights and…05 May 2020HANSARDAviation and Tourism: CancellationsMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for the clarity of that reply. Will she make it clear to all airlines and travel providers that sitting on £7 billion of customers’ money and…05 May 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestMy Lords, in the short term it is vital that all steps be taken to make sure that crops are planted and picked this year, but has the Minister seen reports of a huge expansion in…30 Apr 2020HANSARDPublic Services: UpdateMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his comments, particularly on schools. Reopening schools as soon as possible must be a top priority. Since most pupils and teachers will have…29 Apr 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for all the excellent work she has been doing to tackle this long-standing and difficult problem, which has been greatly exacerbated by the…29 Apr 2020HANSARDPassenger Train ServicesMy Lords, I agree that getting train services back to near full operation is absolutely essential. We have all seen reports recently of plans for physical distancing on platforms…29 Apr 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdateMy Lords, I warmly welcome the new bounce-back loans scheme, but would my noble friend not agree that these schemes are necessary only because our banks, which were first with…28 Apr 2020