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HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesFirst, I declare my interests in the register, including as a vice-president of the RNIB and of the Alzheimer’s Society. I am addressing noble Lords today from my experience of…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medically Vulnerable PeopleMy Lords, I appreciate greatly the work that the Minister, his team and his colleagues are doing. I know that he will join me in appreciating the hundreds of thousands of…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medically Vulnerable PeopleTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the restriction of movement on those defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from…22 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote ProceedingsIs this is a means to an end or an end in itself? Is it a means to ensuring that all Members, wherever they live and whatever their circumstances, can continue to participate,…21 Apr 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI add my support by saying that those words from the noble Lord, Lord O’Shaughnessy, were very wise. On the people that we have addressed so far and who have been talked about…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, yesterday I had the privilege of being able to speak, so I will be brief. I support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lady Thornton and the words of the noble Lord,…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI am in danger of being a pain here, but could the noble Earl acknowledge that he understood the point I was trying to make about micro-businesses? If they employ somebody, they…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I too pay tribute to those on the front line: those in intensive care and social care, but also those serving in food shops and those in local government keeping…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Holiday and Caravan ParksDoes the Minister agree that, in that perfectly understandable and justifiable circumstance, some sort of simple identification system for those whose residence is in those parks…23 Mar 2020HANSARDHigher and Further Education: Rural and Coastal AreasMy apologies—I should have declared an interest.18 Mar 2020HANSARDHigher and Further Education: Rural and Coastal AreasMy Lords, I wonder whether the House will indulge me. Will the Minister have discussions with her Secretary of State and perhaps come back to the House in relation to the survival…18 Mar 2020HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, at a time of enormous challenge, those who face challenges on a daily basis need our support most of all, so it is extremely disappointing news about the review of the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the outcome of their departmental review into children with special educational needs, announced on 6 September 2019,…17 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]Will my noble friend produce a pamphlet highlighting some of the contributions made today? They seemed to suggest that genetics and the virility of our grandparents are reasons…13 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Grocott on his tenacity and humour. I shall try to be brief because this is, in the old joke, déjà vu all over again. I have spoken…13 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I commend the Government for the measured approach they are taking and the Minister for his helpful responses this morning. I chair the Sheffield City Partnership board;…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation: Gender EqualityMy Lords, will the Minister reflect on the experiment outlined this afternoon by my noble friend Lady Wilcox, which I was unaware of, and whether it also includes the really…10 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I support what my noble friend Lord Adonis has just said. From my experience of almost 20 years ago, following the attacks of 11 September 2001, I know that the one…05 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial Code: BreachesMy Lords, will the Minister reflect that it would be deeply unfortunate if, as with the BBC or the courts, the people’s Government versus the Civil Service overrode the duty of…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Services (Social Value) Act 2012My Lords, when the forthcoming Green Paper is published, will the Minister discuss with her colleagues the idea of providing government incentives for public services and others…27 Feb 2020