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HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I have a number of interests declared on the register in the higher and further education fields. It is my great privilege and pleasure to welcome and applaud the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Building InsuranceMy Lords, will the Minister approach the Association of British Insurers about the problem faced by first-time buyers, particularly in London? Despite the Thames Barrier, insurers…15 Jun 2023HANSARDSchools: Curriculum UpdateMy Lords, I think we all agree that there will be a point when the improvement and radical updating of the curriculum are needed. If that is to happen, putting in place the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Passport Control SystemsMy Lords, I appreciate that the Minister probably does not want to use the word “cyberattack”, but I have a specific question. Will he go back and ask the department if it can…07 Jun 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection Action PlanI congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on obtaining this short debate, and thank him for the tenacity that he has shown in continuing to harry and expose a situation that we…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, in the first quarter of last year, 88 references were made from the Parole Board, and 80 were accepted. The change over the past year can have nothing to do with whether…25 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will list all facilities they plan to build to house: (1) new migrants entering Britain via the English Channel, (2) migrants…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingI am grateful to the noble Lord. A week ago, in broadcast interviews, the Home Secretary was asked a simple question: how many places are the Government seeking to provide in this…03 May 2023HANSARDBanks: Closures and Shared Banking HubsMy Lords, the bigger the profit, the less customer service there is. This has happened over the last decade. There are still some banks pretending that they are disabled by Covid…27 Apr 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: Challenge ProceduresMy Lords, can the Minister clarify his last answer? In replying to me on a previous occasion, he conceded that a very substantial part of the money he has just announced is from…19 Apr 2023HANSARDBus ServicesMy Lords, I wonder if the Minister would be kind enough to go back to the department for me and then drop me a line on the appalling treatment of the South Yorkshire Mayoral…30 Mar 2023HANSARDUkraine: Depleted UraniumWill the Minister go back and talk to his colleagues about the great care that needs to be taken in answering questions on issues of this sort from the Foreign and Commonwealth…30 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, in his amendments, and join the noble Lord, Lord Stunell and Lord Young, in doing so. I spoke on the Healthy Homes Bill on Friday…27 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI have listened with great care to what I think has been an analytical destruction of the very heart of this Bill. If, as the noble Lord has already enunciated, the right to take…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI used to teach industrial relations a long time ago—I may be rusty. The purpose of unfair dismissal protection is that the employer cannot arbitrarily take away the right of a…23 Mar 2023HANSARDUK-EU: Revised Passenger RequirementsMy Lords, the Minister’s final words were the ones used by the previous Home Secretary when appearing before your Lordships’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee. However, three…21 Mar 2023HANSARDUK-EU: Revised Passenger RequirementsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the decision by the European Commission to delay the introduction of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and European Travel Information and…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBaroness Casey ReviewI was not going to say this, but now I shall. First, I declare an interest because the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime was my special adviser 20 years ago and remains a very…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat was not me.20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 172A in my name, but I want to commend the breadth of what has already been described in the three speeches that we have already heard. I…20 Mar 2023