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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat was not me.20 Mar 2023HANSARDUniversities: Impact of Industrial Action on StudentsMy Lords, there is a real complication between the pension scheme operated by universities and the pension scheme operated by the health service. Could the Minister talk to the…16 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, before I speak to the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, could I make an appeal to the usual channels that, given that there is a major problem this…15 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that historically the capture of dangerous gases of this sort has been by our peat bogs? The protection of peat, particularly in the Pennine…09 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the notion that the Labour Party is in favour of open borders is a complete calumny. It is a disgrace that we should argue such an important issue in this way. Article…08 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, it has been a privilege to work with the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, on this important issue. When I led on the implementation of the child trust fund prior to…02 Mar 2023HANSARDPrisoners: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for his tenacity in relation to the action plan. One simple way of helping to reduce numbers and to free those on licence from…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEurostar St Pancras: Border ControlMy Lords, will the Minister be kind enough to do a bit of homework so that in three weeks’ time, when answering my Question on the Order Paper, we might have a detailed appraisal…28 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonCould we get some qualification from the Minister on that precise issue? Is he saying that, next year, the £1.6 billion that has been clawed back will be made available, in…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRestoration and Renewal Programme BoardMy Lords, first, I would like to be excused from any future museum of democracy. Secondly, I have a very simple question, as someone who served on the scrutiny committee for the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSoft PowerMy Lords, in the light of the Minister’s very wise words on higher education, can he explain the constant briefings from Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch that we really do not…09 Feb 2023HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak very briefly to congratulate the noble Baroness and those who have worked with her on getting this far with the Bill. I just draw to the attention of the House…03 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseMy Lords, Members will be aware that I represented the constituency that covered the ground, and I reinforce what my noble friend Lord Coaker said. I ask the Government to help…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionMy Lords, perhaps the Minister could reflect on the fact that television companies are always bemoaning losing young people from their audience. Would it not be sensible to invest…02 Feb 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, encores are rarely worth the value of the extra time, but the noble Lords, Lord Grabiner and Lord Willetts, have shown that it can be done. I will be very brief, because…07 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingMy Lords, does the noble Baroness not agree that what she has just said underlines the total failure of the short-term and damaging fixing over the last 12 and a half years?06 Dec 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness and all those who have campaigned to achieve this. My own city of Sheffield was the first to take up the 1956 Act. I hope we can make…02 Dec 2022HANSARDEducation SystemMy Lords, the decision announced this week to reclassify further education for borrowing and investment purposes into the public sector has caused real concern. The £150 million…30 Nov 2022HANSARDNet MigrationMy Lords, overnight briefings on the issue of “safe country” take me back 20 years. Last week’s briefings in relation to overseas students would take us back 60 years. Will the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, in following up the question raised by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, perhaps the Minister could outline to us the ratio of spend over the next two years in relation to…24 Nov 2022