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HANSARDEmployment BillMy Lords, it is understandable that the Minister cannot give any commitment to what will be in the Bill when it comes. However, given that it was in the 2019 election manifesto…06 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI welcome much of the report, but does the Minister recall that the Prime Minister, when he was Mayor of London, was very concerned about domestic abuse that arose after football…22 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support what has already been said and the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. I also declare an interest in that I was a member of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Media AdvertisingI am disappointed that the Government are not extending the review of the effects of advertising on health over a wider front; I hope that might be reconsidered. It is important…28 Feb 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Media AdvertisingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assess (1) the impact on public health of advertising in the media, and (2) whether the tax system regarding such…28 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I have a quick question for the Minister. It is a little wide of the regulations but related to it: the hole in the dyke could be Switzerland. Have we had conversations…24 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19My Lords, I regret that the noble Baroness dismissed the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, so peremptorily. We have one of the worst records on deaths from Covid in Europe. We have seen that…22 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeWe had a very good Government then, but it was nothing to do with the Government. From 2010 onwards, we had a big influx of new Peers coming in, and we have this odd situation in…22 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy noble friend Lord Foulkes asked us to give our views, particularly on the role of the Speaker. I take a different view from what has been expressed by my colleagues. It is…22 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionMy Lords, I do not bring any praise. Age assurance can be driven through easily by a coach and horses. The noble Baroness asked what further work is being done on facial…10 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, does the Minister recall the meetings which I have had with her about the use of data and focusing on data to identify the locations in neighbourhoods which need extra…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, as a child of a working-class family in the 1940s, I was given a periodic free check on my teeth, as were all children alongside me at my…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSugar—to try to make some headway. One of the great successes has been the sugar tax, yet the Government, for reasons which he previously explained, have decided not to extend it over…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSugarMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his reply. He would agree that we need a suite of different approaches—24 Jan 2022HANSARDSugarTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of sugar on health in England; and what steps they will take to reduce its consumption.24 Jan 2022HANSARDOnline Sexual Harassment of ChildrenMy Lords, the Sunday Times yesterday alleged that there is a major hole in the Bill and that there is no provision for protecting children from grooming in the new technology of…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I generally support the direction of the Bill. I welcome it; I think a move towards less competition and more collaboration is the way forward. I support—[ Interruption…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWe have a Green intervention. I support particularly the amendment tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Merron and Lady Walmsley, and the noble Lord, Lord Patel, and I pick up the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all who have participated in the debate and particularly to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for the work that she has done. I first express my sympathy…13 Dec 2021