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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to this group of amendments, which I fully support. I can be even briefer than I thought I might be because of the eloquence of the speeches…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to raise a particular issue at this Second Reading debate on a Bill which I am very pleased to support. The issue is the need for legislative change…08 Dec 2025HANSARDUnpaid CarersMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that the current value of the carer’s allowance does not reflect the extraordinary value of unpaid carers’ work? Does she therefore support…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSocial CareTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve social care provision over the next two years.24 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial CareI thank my noble friend for that reply and welcome the initiatives that she has outlined. I want to raise further the extraordinary work of unpaid workers in the care system. The…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 47, so eloquently moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. As the House will know, the establishment of a mental health commissioner…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as listed in the register. In Committee, I moved an amendment that would require a specified accountable person to be appointed by the relevant…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that positive response. I believe it is a major step forward in ensuring that the time limit of 28 days for the transfer of…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 131, to which, as my noble friend Lady Tyler has stated, I have added my name. I can be brief because of the eloquence and comprehensive…24 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendments 128A and 163B concern the banning of prisons and police cells as places of safety. By way of background, in my report in 2009, which I have previously…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response and pleased that progress is being well made to develop alternative facilities to ensure that the use of prisons and police…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 128C I will speak also to Amendment 163C in my name. These amendments relate to Clause 47, “Remand for a person’s own protection etc”, and Clause 53,…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am again grateful to the Minister for his response and pleased that he will provide that information, because it is fundamental to effective implementation of this policy. I…27 Jan 2025HANSARDAvanti West CoastTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the service provided by Avanti West Coast between Manchester and London.27 Jan 2025HANSARDAvanti West CoastI thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply and note my interest as a weekly user of Avanti trains and praise the many excellent staff on these trains and the brilliant…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Sixteen.27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 96A to 96C and 163A in my name in this group. They deal with the transfer of prisoners from prison to hospital in a specified timeframe of 28…27 Jan 2025