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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a historic declaration of interest; I refer to it today to ensure entire transparency. I will speak to Amendment 15A and respond to the Minister. I have no doubt…24 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]At end insert “and do propose Amendment 15B instead of the words so left out of the Bill—24 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I seek to divide the House.24 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Further VariantsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines about updating their effectiveness against further variants of the virus,…23 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccines and Further VariantsMy Lords, I am looking forward to my fourth vaccine dose, and to the Government making a decision to have a full rollout in the autumn. It is undoubtedly true that the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I put my name to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, in full knowledge of his long-standing commitment to plurality and his excellent report on the previous…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillAbomination.10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillGo on, defend it. The noble Baroness used to be in the Communist Party.10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Disasters Emergency Committee AppealMy Lords, the incredible generosity of the British people in the donations that we are discussing is equally matched by the desire of business, of faith and community groups, and…09 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Imprisonment for Public Protection SentencesMy Lords, on International Women’s Day, it would be appropriate if the action plan took into account the very specific circumstances of women, given the Parole Board’s remit to…08 Mar 2022HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, can I just say a word before my own Front Bench responds? I congratulate my noble friend on this legislative endeavour and, crucially, the debate it has initiated both…04 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring ProgrammeMy Lords, Neil Armstrong, the astronaut, was once asked what frightened him most about going into space. He said it was the idea that a thousand different component parts had been…24 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Moore, on his very amusing maiden speech. I ought to be pleased that one fewer Conservative vote will be cast in the next…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]Is this an appropriate moment to reflect on the roots of where we are today on dormant assets, and to put on record again the part played by Frank Field—the noble Lord, Lord…09 Feb 2022HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I will not delay the House but I just want to reinforce the words of the noble Lord, Lord Bird, and my noble friend Lord Watson. I had the privilege of speaking at…04 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will take to heart the strictures of the Government Chief Whip and see whether I can speak in a minute without repetition. Way back in the 1970s, I was chair of social…04 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool AbsencesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare an interest, in that my 10 year-old grandson, Oscar, currently has Covid.03 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool AbsencesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children in (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools in England were absent the weeks commencing (a) 10 January, (b) 17 January, and (c) 24…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool AbsencesI am very grateful for the kind words of the Minister. The latest ONS figures for last week show over 600,000 primary school children not in the classroom. This would be worrying…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, first, I would like to apologise to the House, the Front Bench in particular, the Minister and the movers of amendments in the next group, because I have a medical…01 Feb 2022